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Evil Dead Burn reviews praise brutal new Evil Dead entry

moviesJul 8, 202634549

Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn arrives as a deliberately brutal, bleak entry in the franchise that critics praise for its relentless violence and kinetic camerawork. Daily Dead calls it a "full-sprint horror flick" that burns boundaries and compares Vaniček’s nastiness to the 2013 Evil Dead remake, while Whitlock&Pope awards the film three and a half stars for taking the series to its "bleakest, crunchiest extreme." Climax star Souheila Yacoub leads as Alice, whose widower status and history of physical and emotional abuse set up a doomed family reunion populated by Joseph (Hunter Doohan), Susan (Tandi Wright), Edgar (Erroll Shand) and racist granny Polly (Maude Davey) that becomes the locus for Deadite possession. Co-writer Florent Bernard and Vaniček drop viewers into action already underway, favoring propulsive gore and practical fire effects over deeper character setup. Reviewers note the film leans into New French Extremity influences and gives violence center stage, with humor largely sidelined compared with earlier franchise entries. The consensus highlights the movie’s uncompromising nastiness as both its main strength and the source of its divisive reception among fans.

Alan Cerny
@alancerny.bsky.social

I’m down for EVIL DEAD BURN, but this franchise has its roots in physical comedy and silliness (if EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS count as “roots”). I’d really, really like to see it return to that. It doesn’t need Bruce Campbell to do that.

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