The following contains major spoilers for Evil Dead (2013) and Evil Dead Rise (2023). Of the many horror franchises, few are as creatively violent as The Evil Dead. Sam Raimi’s 1981 original garnered an NC-17 rating for “substantial horror violence and gore” and Stephen King described the low-budget indie as “the most ferociously original horror […]
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Imagine Jason Voorhees wreaking havoc in the aisles of a Crystal Lake S-Mart. The only thing standing between him and the gruesome murders of the teenage employees working there is Ash Williams. Who also works there. Housewares! What a scene! A scene that never happened. Actually, it did happen in both a comic book and a […]
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Evil Dead Rise is here! After much deliberation, the Halloweenies finally scale the high rise that is Lee Cronin‘s much-anticipated reimagining. Together, they discuss the ways it leans on the past, looks to the future, and measures up to the rest of the franchise. They also digress on the gore, the family dynamics, and whether […]
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Releasing in theaters this weekend, fifth franchise installment Evil Dead Rise opens up the saga beyond the cabin and beyond any characters we’re familiar with, introducing a brand new storyline centered around a brand new Book of the Dead. It would seem the possibilities with the franchise are limitless, and the idea well isn’t running […]
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There’s no franchise like the Evil Dead franchise. Four quality entries (plus a TV series, which we’re not covering in this particular article) that each, in their own way, have managed to push the boundaries of originality, black comedy, fear and fun. Not to mention buckets, troths and otherwise gnarly amounts of blood and gore. That’s the […]
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Earlier this week we shared with you a great shot of Evil Dead Rise stars Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan hanging out with Evil Dead 2013 star Jane Levy, and today Bloody Disgusting has been provided with something even better. In celebration of 40 years of The Evil Dead, even more of the franchise’s female leads got […]
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The marketing campaign for Evil Dead Rise is kicking into high gear with just one more week to go before release, and today brings a brand new official poster for the film. The always-great Creepy Duck Design whipped up this latest Evil Dead Rise art, a digital piece that fittingly covers the two main characters in […]
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The Evil Dead franchise has long been a female-forward horror franchise, even with Bruce Campbell typically leading the charge. Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly from Sam Raimi’s original The Evil Dead have been collectively dubbed “The Ladies of The Evil Dead,” and 2013’s remake of course gave us a new franchise icon in […]
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To credit Fede Álvarez’s Evil Dead as the motivating force behind “Revenge of the Remakes” wouldn’t be an audacious claim. By golden template standards for reanimating beloved horror franchises, it remains a remarkable exemplification alongside titans like Maniac or The Blob. As an underworldly standalone feature, it’s one of the fiercest, scare-you-senseless releases since its […]
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Longtime fans know that Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead originally began its life as a short proof-of-concept film titled Within the Woods, but did you know that the 1981 horror classic was almost never titled The Evil Dead at all? Sam Raimi’s original title for the feature length version of Within the Woods was The Book […]
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One thing you should not expect to see in the upcoming Evil Dead Rise is franchise hero Ash Williams, as the new movie will instead focus on new characters. And for what it’s worth, Bruce Campbell has made it very clear in recent years that he has retired from playing the character in the world […]
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The Evil Dead franchise has taken a bit of a nothing’s-off-the-table approach in recent years, with Fede Alvarez’s remake in 2013 being followed by the return of the original franchise in the Starz series “Ash vs. Evil Dead.” There was a time when we felt the remake probably meant no more Ash Williams in the […]
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During the 1990s, there was a brief moment when directors everywhere collectively decided that they were going to make Westerns popular again. From Tombstone to Unforgiven, nostalgic filmmakers pined for the days of operatic shootouts and sweaty protagonists, but that doesn’t mean audiences agreed with them. With a few exceptions, it seemed like the world […]
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Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Jurassic Park Virtual Pets from Tamagotchi Ready for a double dose of ’90s nostalgia? Tamagotchi – the beloved virtual pet keychain […]
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2022 was a landmark year for horror media across the board. From theater screens to home consoles, we’ve been blessed with plenty of quality content during these past 12 months. However, with tentpole releases piling up as gamers struggle with their ever-expanding backlogs, we thought that this would be the perfect time to organize the […]
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