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After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deadites, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life - survive even in death.
Critic Consensus
Evil Dead Burn receives a mixed-to-negative critical reception, with most reviewers acknowledging its extreme, inventive gore and relentless practical effects as the film's primary draw. Several critics praise director Sébastien Vaničeks ability to craft intense set-pieces that justify his place in the franchise's lineage. However, the consensus leans toward disappointment, with recurring criticisms pointing to the film's prioritization of gore over genuine scares, emotional depth, and coherent storytelling, while many note the absence of the playful, darkly comedic spirit that defined earlier entries in the series. Additional complaints include an overwhelming tonal bleakness, weak characterization, and technical choices — such as a drab color grade — that undermine the practical effects work on display.
7 reviews · 1 positive · 1 mixed · 1 negative
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"Don't be mistaken - Sebastien Vanicek's Evil Dead Burn is very much a 'horror' show. Guts and gore make this the horror movie you asked for."Read full review ↗
"Evil Dead Burn pushes the franchise's signature gore to new extremes, but mistakes gore for horror, delivering more blood than scares."Read full review ↗
"A relentlessly violent, overlong, one-note, meandering grindhouse that lacks its predecessors' Looney Tunes approach to horror and humor. 'Evil Dead Burn' shows signs that the franchise may have found itself a savage, nihilistic dead end in torture-porn."Read full review ↗
"Evil Dead Burn offers gruesome kills and relentless horror, but weak characters and an underdeveloped story hold it back. Souheila Yacoub leads a visually intense sequel that values gore over emotional depth."Read full review ↗
"Evil Dead Burn proves there's still fresh blood to spill with gallons of gore, inventive kills and relentless terror. What it doesn't always deliver is the gleeful, mischievous spirit that once defined the franchise. One recurring issue with the film is its overwhelming commitment to bleakness, and the tonal heaviness gradually becomes exhausting."Read full review ↗
"Vaniček's filmmaking nevertheless delivers several fantastic sequences that immediately justify why this franchise remains a proving ground for ambitious horror directors... But for reasons unknown, Jane O'Kane builds all these elaborate prosthetics and practical effects only for the colour grade to file them under fifty shades of damp concrete. Several digital effects during the closing confrontation similarly robs us of those previous tactile pleasures."Read full review ↗
"The film's gore, pushed to new extremes, seems determined to secure its place in the Evil Dead franchise. It is much like the insane lengths to which the family members go to safeguard a toxic household masquerading as a family. More than any of its jump scares, the film's biggest horror lies in throwing away the potential for an in-depth study of the horrors of a "perfect family" in favour of writing - 101 Ways to Turn Kitchen Utensils into Lethal Weapons."Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Souheila Yacoub · Alice
- Tandi Wright · Susan
- Hunter Doohan · Joseph
- Luciane Buchanan · Thya
- Erroll Shand · Edgar Price
- Maude Davey · Polly
- Victory Ndukwe
- George Pullar · William
- Greta van den Brink · Jessica
- Keanu Karim · Jared
- Tapiwa Soropa · Mike
- Alain Chabat · Alice's Father
Details
- Release Date
- 8 July 2026
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Language
- English
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