This Day in Halloween: Writer/director/producer Sam Raimi -- maker of the "Evil Dead" trilogy -- is born in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1959. / Illustration by Mads Torres
Sam Raimi is born in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1959. The writer/director/producer is best known for creating the cult horror comedy Evil Dead trilogy, Raimi also directed the original Spider-Man trilogy, Darkman, and The Gift, as well as producing and contributing to episodes of Ash vs. The Evil Dead.