[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Evil Dead Rise (2023)

For the most part Evil Dead Rise, as with Malignant above, is a superior slice of contemporary supernatural horror, well acted with decent characters but again as with Malignant, the last half hour puts it on another plane altogether as the film leaves the boring jump scares of formulaic Hollywood horror and finally becomes a genuinely fun film full of Deadite violence and bloodshed.

I wasn't sure how far it would go with it's cast of four main characters. I was sure the kids wouldn't be harmed and the film would wimp out in comparison to the original Evil Dead film which left only Bruce Campbell's Ash alive at the end. I was wrong. The longer the film ran the better it got and i was surprised how it all unfolded before ending in hugely satisfying blood soaked chainsaw carnage in true Bruce Campbell style.