Evil Dead
Movie, 2013, The new films, Set in A detox weekend
Evil Dead is #4 of 7 in release order and #5 of 7 in chronological order in the Evil Dead.
The story
Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.
Evil Dead recap
Evil Dead (2013) takes Mia, a heroin addict quitting cold turkey, to her family's cabin, where a friend reads from a book of the dead and a demon takes her. Fede Álvarez directs his first feature, with Jane Levy as Mia Allen and Shiloh Fernandez as her half-brother David. Their friends Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), a teacher, and Olivia (Jessica Lucas), a nurse, come along, as does David's girlfriend Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore). Eric finds the Naturom Demonto among animal carcasses in the cellar and reads aloud from it. Mia sees a double of herself in the woods and is possessed, but the others take her terror for withdrawal. Eric learns the demon needs five souls to raise the Abomination, and that Mia can be saved by burial, dismemberment or burning. It works as a soft reboot that stands on its own, with Evil Dead Rise loosely following.
Evil Dead ending explained
Evil Dead ends with David burying Mia alive and reviving her with a homemade defibrillator, which drives out the demon. David then dies in an explosion, the fifth soul, and blood rains as the Abomination rises. Mia loses her hand to an overturned car but splits the Abomination in half with a chainsaw, and walks away unaware the book survived.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. A post-credits scene shows Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) in silhouette saying "Groovy."
Where to watch Evil Dead
Evil Dead is streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 63%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Army of Darkness, before Ash vs Evil Dead.
- Chronological order: after Ash vs Evil Dead, before Evil Dead Rise.
What to watch before Evil Dead
Nothing. Evil Dead (2013) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Jane Levy as Mia
- Shiloh Fernandez as David
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Eric
- Jessica Lucas as Olivia
- Elizabeth Blackmore as Natalie
- Phoenix Connolly as Teenager
- Jim McLarty as Harold
- Sian Davis as Old Woman
- Stephen Butterworth as Toothless Redneck
- Karl Willetts as Long-Haired Redneck
- Randal Wilson as Abomination Mia
- Rupert Degas as Demon (voice)
Directed by Fede Álvarez.