8 Horror Remakes That Became Classics In Their Own Right

8. Evil Dead (2013)

The first thing to understand about Evil Dead 2013 is that it really isn’t trying to be Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead. This is not the humorous, tongue-in-cheek spatter-fest that first introduced us to the Book of the Dead back in 1981. This is a different beast entirely; intense, brutal, unrelenting and at times genuinely uncomfortable. Evil Dead leaves you thinking a joke here or there wouldn’t have gone a miss in order to catch your breath.

The criticism that it takes itself too seriously, and ignores the humour of the original in favour of out-right intensity is fair one. However, regardless of whether you question its loyalty to the 'video nasty' version, one thing can’t be argued, horror films like this are rarely, if ever, seen in our cinemas these days.

It may be a bit too early to refer to the 2013 Evil Dead as a genre classic, and it certainly hasn’t established a similar cult status as the original, but it is one of the best horror films released in the past 10 years and one that is endlessly re-watchable. Even if at times it's hard to watch!