The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead

1981 · 1h 25m · NC-17

7.3/10
IMDb · 249,650
73%
TMDB · 4,685
71
Metacritic
85%
Rotten Tomatoes

The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

Full synopsis

Five college students take time off to spend a peaceful vacation in a remote cabin. A book and audio tape is discovered, and its evil is found to be powerful once the incantations are read out loud. The friends find themselves helpless to stop the evil as it takes them one by one, with only one survivor left with the evil dead and desperately tries to fight to live until morning.

B-HorrorBody HorrorDark ComedyPsychological DramaSplatter HorrorSupernatural HorrorTeen HorrorHorror

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Part of the Evil Dead franchise

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Cast (18)

Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell Ash Ellen Sandweiss Ellen Sandweiss Cheryl Richard DeManincor Richard DeManincor Scott Betsy Baker Betsy Baker Linda Theresa Tilly Theresa Tilly Shelly Philip A. Gillis Philip A. Gillis Fake Shemp Dorothy Tapert Fake Shemp Cheryl Klam Cheryl Klam Fake Shemp Barbara Carey Fake Shemp Ted Raimi Ted Raimi Fake Shemp Ivan Raimi Ivan Raimi Fake Shemp Bill Vincent Bill Vincent Fake Shemp Scott Spiegel Scott Spiegel Fake Shemp John Cameron John Cameron Fake Shemp Bob Dorian Bob Dorian Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited) Sam Raimi Sam Raimi Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited) Tom Sullivan Tom Sullivan Demon Hands (uncredited) Robert Tapert Robert Tapert Local Yokel (uncredited)