Every Evil Dead Movie Ranked Worst To Best

5. Evil Dead (2013)

Words like remake, reboot, and reimagining can scare film fans more than running into Michael Myers down a dark alleyway. Seeing one of your favourite franchises turned into a dull, money-driven, hollow shell of a movie is a painful experience. So, how did Evil Dead fair in the process? Well, despite being at the bottom of the list, it did an excellent job.

Fede Alvarez's 2013 Evil Dead takes the same narrative as the first movie, following a collection of friends as they spend the weekend at a remote cabin, only to summon parasitic demons. It re-explored the franchise in a nostalgic yet fresh way, and only fell to this position because of one or two setbacks.

The movie certainly gets the atmosphere and violence right; the ungodly gory sequences in the flick feel like true Evil Dead horror. However, there are a few downsides, with one being the pacing. It takes a little too much time to get going, causing the first act to drag. The premise also feels too familiar, with the setting and concept feeling like a full rehash of the original with few new ideas bar incorporating addiction into the tale.

Overall, it's a stellar reimagining, but still just a reimagining.