10 Horror Movies That Could Have Ended After 10 Minutes
1. Evil Dead (2013)
2013's Evil Dead reboot steered away from the slapstick comedy that the franchise had become renowned for. Instead, it returned to its horror roots, focusing on tense scares and cranking the gore up to 11.
It's an enjoyable reboot that freshens things up for modern audiences, but the premise is still all too familiar. Cabin in the woods with no way to call for help or escape? Check. A group of friends ready to be picked off one by one? Check. A relentless demon hell bent on death and destruction? What do you think?
The demon is summoned after one member of the group, Eric, reads aloud a passage from a book they find in the cellar. An honest mistake that anyone could make. Well, it would be if the book wasn't absolutely plastered with warnings on every page saying not to read the book aloud. It couldn't be more obvious and it certainly couldn't be left open to interpretation.
Do not read the book. At all. Any rational person would leave well enough alone and just enjoy being amongst nature and with their friends, but this is a horror film, where rational thinking gets left at the door.