Sam Raimi

Samuel M Sam Raimi born October 23 1959 is an American film director producer screenwriter and actor He is best known for creating the cult supernatural horror franchise The Evil Deadin which he directed the first three installments 198192and for directing the original SpiderMan trilogy 200207 starring Tobey Maguire He also directed the superhero film Darkman 1990 the action western The Quick and the Dead 1995 the neonoir crimethriller A Simple Plan 1998 the supernatural thriller The Gift 2000 the supernatural horror film Drag Me to Hell 2009 the Disney fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful 2013 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022 Raimi is also a prolific producer of both film and television projects including notable horror films such as The Grudge 2004 30 Days of Night 2007 Dont Breathe 2016 and Crawl 2019 and successful television series such as Hercules The Legendary Journeys 199599 and its spinoff Xena Warrior Princess 19952001 He founded Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002