Evil Dead Burn
2026 · 110 min · Horror · TMDB 7.7
The short version:After her abusive husband's death, Alice faces off against him and his family as demonic possession spreads through the household. A grim survival tale heavy on practical gore, possession, and body transformation, grounded in themes of domestic abuse and grief, with slow-burn pacing that builds dread without providing redemption.
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Synopsis
After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.
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Violence & gore
- Graphic goreHeavy0 reports
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- Multiple family members are killed graphically including decapitation with a rotary saw and head crushing with bare hands.
- Realistic, grounded violenceModerate0 reports
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- Visceral, grounded combat between characters including stabbing, shooting, and blunt force trauma with practical weapons.
- TortureModerate0 reports
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- Alice is trapped in a pit filling with boiling tar and attacked while unable to escape.
Children & pregnancy
- Child harmed or killedBrief0 reports
Animals
- Animal harmed or killedModerate0 reports
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- The family dog is stabbed and killed multiple times during the film.
Body & medical
- Body horrorModerate0 reports
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- Family members gradually transform into demonic creatures (Deadites) with visible physical changes.
Mental health & grief
- Grief & bereavementModerate0 reports
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- Alice grieves her husband's abrupt death and deals with loss while being hunted by his possessed family.
- SuicideBrief0 reports
Abuse & bigotry
- Domestic abuseModerate0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- Alice's memories of her abusive, aggressive husband Will are revealed and triggered throughout the film.
Phobias & sensory
- Fire & burningModerate0 reports
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- The house is set on fire; burning to death is depicted as part of the kills.
- Claustrophobia & confinementBrief0 reports
Religion & the occult
- Demons & possessionHeavy0 reports
Details (may spoil)
- Multiple family members become possessed by demons (Deadites) from the Necronomicon; possession is central to the plot.