Evil Dead II

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Evil Dead II

R

1987

1h 25m

Horror

Comedy

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The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash's girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.

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Critics Consensus

Less a continuation than an outright reimagining, Sam Raimi transforms his horror tale into a comedy of terrors -- and arguably even improves on the original formula.

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Owen Gleiberman

Boston Phoenix

Mar 29, 2023

Raimi delivers. At this point, I'm not sure whether he's a genius or certifiable (perhaps a bit of both), but Evil Dead 2 is the horror equivalent of the hardest drugs there are: it bypasses logic and heads straight for your pleasure centers.

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Elvis Mitchell

Detroit Free Press

Mar 29, 2023

7/10

For those who respond by screaming back at the movie while swallowing its junk food aesthetic, this may be the best time they've had in quite a while.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 29, 2023

Keep your eye on Raimi: it's not easy to pitch a comedy at a level this flamboyant and then keep topping the gags.

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Justin LaLiberty

Screen Slate

Aug 24, 2026

If Evil Dead II has any firm legacy to leave behind, it is its inability to be equalled, even by the very filmmaker who made it.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Aug 3, 2026

The weird genre pastiche of this franchise would later be reflected in the television series "Xena: The Warrior Princess," which is the stylistic choice that makes this film noteworthy.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 7, 2026

The problem is that with no characters to care about, the decapitated heads, the eyeballs caroming out of someone's skull to land in someone else's mouth, the buzzing chainsaws and the incessant screaming don't really add up to very much.

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Henry

Jul 16, 2026

I wanted more GORE!!!!!

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John M

Jun 18, 2026

Can't argue with a CLASSIC!!! So much technique and cinematic creativity in one picture!

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Oscar

Jun 15, 2026

loved the intro with interesting facts about the movie, interested in checking out Flashback Cinema

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Jason Phillips

Oct 3, 2024

Great cinematography, great practical effects, Bruce Campbell is amazing - just good gory fun!

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Mathew Macias

Oct 3, 2024

Greatest movie of all time

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Uri

Apr 5, 2023

How could you hate this god dam movie 5/5

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Synopsis

The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash's girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.

Director: Sam Raimi
Producer: Rob Tapert
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi
Distributor: Rosebud Releasing Corporation
Production Co: De Laurentiis, Lions Gate Films, Renaissance Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M
Runtime: 1h 25m

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