Evil Dead
2013 · 91 min · Horror · TMDB 6.7
The short version:Withdrawal-as-horror in a cabin. Almost nonstop self-mutilation and gore once it starts; the tree scene from the original is reprised.
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Synopsis
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.
What is in it
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Violence & gore
- Graphic goreHeavyeditorial
Sexual content & violence
- Sexual assaultModerateeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A woman is assaulted by vines, briefly.
Animals
- Animal harmed or killedBriefeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A dog is bludgeoned off screen.
Body & medical
- Self-harmHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Possessed characters cut and burn themselves; a tongue is split with a box cutter.
- Vomiting & gross-outModerateeditorial
- Medical & surgicalBriefeditorial
Mental health & grief
- Addiction & drugsModerateeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- Fire & burningModerateeditorial
Religion & the occult
- Demons & possessionHeavyeditorial