Evil Dead rapidly spirals into gorier, bloodier extravaganza when Mia passes on the evil within by vomiting blood all over Olivia (Jessica Lucas). No one suspects anything evil as Mia grows stranger and more violent. Yep, none other than 'drug-addict-gone-coldturkey' Mia. The evil comes for them one by one.Ĭonnoisseurs of horror films will have no trouble guessing who is the first person possessed. No harm every came from reading a book! Eric smartly uses a pencil and paper to make some rubbings from the book, then he promptly goes brain dead and reads the passage aloud thus awakening an evil, dead spirit in the woods. 'Do not read from the book!', seems like good advice to anyone who sees the cryptic language and unsettling imagery. If the contents of this package were truly dangerous, the last person who wrapped the package would have buried the thing in the middle of God-foresaken nowhere.Ĭuriosity killed the cat so Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) promptly unwraps the package to discover a mysterious book. Christmas comes early or someone just hit the lotto! Who in their right mind would NOT open a package so invitingly disguised. Sitting out in plain sight for anyone to find is a package wrapped in plastic and bound with barbed wire. Instead of leaving immediately and contacting the authorities, the five decide to stick it out just to help Mia, never mind the strangers using the cabin may come back at any moment. Someone has been using the cellar for some nefarious purpose. One of the support pillars is scorched black. Never go into the cellar! Dead animals abound hanging from the rafters. Obviously, these kids have never seen a horror movie.

Shortly thereafter, the friends discover a trap door and begin to explore. Her brother David (Shiloh Fernandez) takes Mia to the family cabin where Mia will be forced to go cold-turkey and quit her additction once and for all. Mia (Jane Levy) is coping with drug addiction. Five twenty-something, somewhat friends, venture into the woods. This is the foreshadowing element to explain the rest of the movie.Įvil Dead is based upon the cult classic 'The Evil Dead (1981)' written and directed by Sam Raimi.

The father promptly burns his possessed daughter thus saving her soul. When the father strikes a match, the girl's face changes into a demon. The frightened girl pleads harder knowing the end is near. The father almost relents before dousing his daughter in gasoline. The young woman is pleading and begging her father to let her go. She is surrounded by a 'Dick Tracy-esque' rogues gallery led by a demented older woman chanting passages from a mysterious book.

There are some frightening moments, but overall, this is not edge-of-your-seat suspense and horror.Ī cute innocent teenager finds herself chained to a pillar in a darkened room. Other than that, the film is rather straight forward. Evil Dead is terrifying! The sheer volume of blood, guts and gore is frightening.

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