I LOVED Evil Dead and pretty much everything Bruce Campbell has ever done. My favorite might be Bubba Ho Tep, an extremely underrated movie - it tried to be a campy horror movie and ended up being an accidentally touching tale of an aging Elvis Prestley dealing with dying, losing everything and recapturing his dignity - highly recommended. Briliant performance by Campbell - probably the best Elvis anyone has ever done on film...but I digress...
I read a recent interview with Campbell on the new Evil Dead - it sounds terrific. I'm really glad he was involved. I'll 100% definitely see that.
I didn't see the remake of the Thing, but thank you for the reminder - I'll have to rent it sometime. The original scared the living crap outta me as a kid. Even with low budget special effects, John Carpenter has a way of frightening you with minimalism and plot.