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Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell, reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sam Raimi
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Five months after Gwen Stacy’s brutal death at the hands of Venom and Peter Killing the Symbiote (Not Eddie), Peter Parker lives a hollow existence. Spider-Man still swings through New York, but the joy and hope that once defined him are gone — replaced by grief, guilt, and isolation. Haunted by Gwen’s final moments, Peter questions his purpose as both hero and man. But when a series of surreal, reality-bending crimes erupt across the city, he’s forced back into the fight. Behind the chaos stands Quentin Beck, a disgraced illusionist and effects artist turned terrorist known as Mysterio, who blames Spider-Man for the failures that destroyed his career. Using advanced holographic tech and hallucinogenic gas, Mysterio doesn’t just want revenge — he wants to shatter Spider-Man’s mind and make the world believe he’s gone insane. As illusions blend with reality, Peter begins to lose his grip on what’s real, reliving his worst fears and regrets in twisted, nightmarish visions. Every hallucination cuts deeper — Gwen’s voice, his uncle’s disappointment, the faces of everyone he’s failed. Mysterio’s manipulations turn New York against him, painting Spider-Man as a murderer and fugitive. In this R-rated descent into psychological horror, Peter must confront not only Mysterio, but his own fractured psyche. To stop the villain and reclaim his humanity, Spider-Man must face the truth he’s buried: to honor Gwen’s memory, he has to forgive himself — before Mysterio’s illusions consume him completely.
