Evil Dead Rise

It's not for the faint-hearted but for long-time fans and horror nuts, just sit back and let the blood wash over you.

The first sequel in a full decade, this should feel like getting an Evil Dead reunion, but instead it’s more akin to a so-so tribute band.

Evil Dead Rise provides blood by the bucketful without ever crossing the line into outright cruelty.

Lee Cronin serves up considerable gore with monotonous, po-faced earnestness.

In addition to dropping in visual tips of the hat to certain elements from the “Evil Dead” franchise, writer-director Cronin delivers some outstanding callbacks.

[Cronin's] go-for-broke horror extravaganza is a gorily gonzo rollercoaster ride that is as ruthless as it is exhilarating. I pretty much loved it.

This is an enormously fun thing to watch.

If you'd told me and my friends as we were watching that grainy Thorn EMI Evil Dead videotape that not only would the franchise continue into the 21st century, but it'd actually be thriving, we'd have pelted you with Cool Ranch Doritos.


The action in Lee Cronin’s film moves from the ubiquitous cabin in the woods to an urban setting without losing any of the blood, guts, gore or giggles along the way

Evil Dead Rise packs everything I love about Evil Dead: Grotesque kills blended together with dark humor. I loved every minute of it.