Evil Dead

Last year, Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise put a fresh coat of (pleasingly gory) paint on the much-loved cult horror franchise. Now, there are rumblings anew for the 43-year-old series: a film from emerging horror star Sébastien Vaniček, whose Infested thrilled audiences at Fantastic Fest last year and will stream on Shudder later in 2024. But it won’t exactly be another Evil Dead sequel.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies According to Deadline, which broke the news, Vaniček will co-write and direct “a new spin-off of the…

Evil Dead Rise—writer-director Lee Cronin’s continuation of Sam Raimi’s cult-beloved Evil Dead series—managed to win over audiences and critics despite its lack of Bruce Campbell antics. If you haven’t yet made it to the theater, good news: you can now scare yourself silly on-demand by streaming it on Vudu.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesIt’ll cost you a bit to couch-potato this one ($24.99), but you can choose SD, HD, or UHD depending on how much gory detail you want…

Image: Warner Bros.Fans of Sam Raimi different parts of his filmography the like, but the Evil Dead series is often one of the most talked about. While the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV show from 2015 and last year’s video game have helped keep the franchise alive in pop culture, alongside the series’ longtime fans, Fede Alvarez’s 2013 reboot marked the last film in the series. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesNow comes Evil Dead Rise, which comes courtesy of director/writer Lee…

It was risky for Evil Dead Rise, the latest entry in a series that set the standard for “cabin in the woods” horror, to choose a Los Angeles high-rise as its principle setting. But that risk pays off in writer-director Lee Cronin’s new film, which balances reverence for Sam Raimi’s classic with an entertaining exploration of its own turf.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesAfter a prologue that does involve a cabin in the woods—wink!—we plunge into the story of Beth (Lily…

The Guardians of the Galaxy, and their actors, really are hyping up the end of an era arc and I better see some real nail-in-the-coffin storytelling or I will be deeply disappointed. We’ve also got some incredible horror incoming and if Jenny Slate’s Mindful doesn’t find it’s way onto all the meditation girlies radar I will evangelize myself. Spoilers, ready your tissues.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesNever Let GoDeadline reports Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV and Anthony…

Melissa Barrera is heading to her Scream 6 directors’ Universal Monsters movie. A new Deadite rises in clips from Evil Dead Rise. Plus, behind the scenes on The Little Mermaid, and wedding bells ring for Archie and Cheryl on Riverdale. Spoilers, away!Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesUntitled Monster ThrillerDeadline reports Melissa Barrera will re-team with Scream 6 directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett on their currently untitled “monster thriller” at…

Alyssa Sutherland as Ellie in Evil Dead Rise.Image: Warner Bros. PicturesA new chapter in the Evil Dead series is nearly here, with Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise shifting the demonic shenanigans from the deep, dark forest to a Los Angeles high-rise. The writer-director has spoken before about why Rise goes in a new direction, but in a new interview he gives more details about the decision.Spoilers of the Week | June 3rdSpeaking to Collider, Cronin (The Hole in the Ground) explained that while he’s a confirmedEvil Dead fan,…

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Evil Dead Rise has its world premiere tonight at the SXSW Film Festival before arriving in theaters in April. And while it won’t feature Bruce Campbell’s Ash Williams, Lee Cronin’s film will include some other important series characters, like the Book of the Dead, and blood. Lots of blood.And before you point out that blood is actually not a character, here’s Cronin, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, explaining his point of view on the matter. “From very early on, I said, the blood is going to be a character in this…

Bruce Campbell in Ash vs. Evil DeadImage: StarzEvil Dead Rise is creeping out of the haunted basement and into theaters next month, but—much like the 2013 Evil Dead remake—it won’t star Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, instead pursuing a new continuation of the story. And while Campbell himself has said he’s done playing Ash, Evil Dead director Sam Raimi just tossed a tiny speck of hope to splatter fans who dare to dream that isn’t true.In an excerpt from a new interview with Empire, the director—whose most recent feature…