Evil Dead Rise(2023)
2023 · Lee Cronin · 96 min
A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
Horror · Thriller
7.04k votes
TMDB score
5/5
Intensity
5/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How Evil Dead Rise scares
Evil Dead Rise traps its characters in a single apartment building and then just keeps escalating, piling on body horror and gross-out gore until it becomes an endurance test. The fear here is almost all physical: people getting torn apart, chased, and twisted into something wrong, not quiet dread or slow buildup. It moves fast once it starts, with sustained chaos more than spaced-out jump scares, and it leans hard into over-the-top blood and practical effects. This is for people who want a nasty, relentless, splatter-heavy ride rather than something that creeps under your skin.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Evil Dead Rise rates psychological 2/5, visceral 5/5, gore 5/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 5/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 5 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 5 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A tense but grounded setup gives way to an escalating, increasingly relentless assault that barely lets up through its back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4.
How scary is Evil Dead Rise?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Evil Dead Rise rates 5/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, balancing creeping dread with well-placed shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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