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ou’ve stumbled upon an abandoned hunting

cabin, deep in the woods, on a dark and

stormy night. On the wall above the mantle hangs

an impressive stag, long dead and stuffed, his

massive antlers covered with cobwebs and dust.

You sit down to rest — and suddenly — hear a crack,

a creak, a groan, as the static creature above you

springs to life. Its glassy black eyes begin to glow

with a haunting red light, and its head turns your

direction, gaze fixed upon you as it lets out chilling,

evil laughter!

While such a scene, as in the 1987 cult classic

Evil Dead II, can be achieved on screen through

the use of manually operated puppets and

creative ...