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Evil Dead Rise

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A possessed Ellie hugs her family on the Evil Dead Rise Poster
Evil Dead Rise
R
Horror

Director
Lee Cronin
Cast
Mirabai Pease , Richard Crouchley , Alyssa Sutherland , Nell Fisher
Runtime
96 minutes
Main Genre
Horror

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Evil Dead Rise and Ash vs Evil Dead are the latest parts of The Evil Dead franchise. While they’re connected, they have some pretty big differences.

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While 2023 was a hard year for movies, films like Talk to Me and No One WIll Save You helped to make 2023 a stunning year for horror movies.

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While Evil Dead Rise does move the franchise in a new direction, there are several deep cuts that connect to the movies that came before.

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Why Evil Dead Rise Doesn't Use the Classic 'Cabin in the Woods' Setting

Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin explains why the 2023 horror flick takes place in a Los Angeles apartment block and not a secluded shack.

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Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin confirms the surprising number of takes it took to capture the moment an elevator fills with blood.

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In an interview with CBR, Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin broke down the trickiest days of filming, and reveals his hopes for the future of series.

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Evil Dead Rise Could Change Horror's Messy History With Trans Representation

The history of transgender representation in horror films is large and nowhere near perfect, but Evil Dead Rise tried to change that.

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Evil Dead Rise's Most Brutal Deaths, Ranked

Evil Dead Rise changes scenery by taking place in an apartment building. But that doesn't stop the kills from being as gruesome as ever.

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Evil Dead Rise Changes Key Necronomicon Rules - For the Better

Evil Dead Rise alters the key rules of the Necronomicon once more, but the new changes make the future of the franchise mysterious and better.

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Lee Cronin's gore-filled entry into the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise, lays the perfect foundation for an accurate Resident Evil adaptation.

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Like all good horror movies, Evil Dead Rise is full of terrifying scares, from the Deadites possessing Ellie to Danny discovering the Necronomicon.

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The finale of Evil Dead Rise is brutal and bloody, and while it ends on a triumphant note for Beth, dark paths are set up for a sequel.

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Evil Dead Rise is the latest horror flick to slay at the box office, proving that horror movies shouldn't be exclusive to streaming platforms.

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The final act of Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise pays tribute to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, making an iconic horror scene even more terrifying.

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Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise has a simple plot where humans try to kill a demonic being stalking them, but a few glaring cracks in the plot arise.

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Evil Dead has always focused on killing Deadites with a bloody style. But Evil Dead Rise finally evolved the series much further than expected.

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