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

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.

Mar 29, 2023

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Elvis Mitchell

Detroit Free Press

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.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 29, 2023

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David Ansen

Newsweek

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

Mar 29, 2023

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

...Evil Dead 2 takes a more comedy-based approach while maintaining an incredible array of shocking visuals. The effects in this are so over-the-top that it’s pushed into goofy, nervous laughter territory.

Rated: 10/10

Sep 18, 2025

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Raimi's movie is a glorious goof, which picks up some of Lovecraft's tossed off ideas as an excuse for gross-out physical comedy and joyful filmmaking.

Apr 3, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

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Its demons just want to have a little nasty fun with its human playthings and the gleeful excess is so over-the-top that it leaves the realm of horror and becomes slapstick splatter fest

Jul 1, 2023

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Jason Phillips

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

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Mathew Macias

Greatest movie of all time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Uri

How could you hate this god dam movie 5/5

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/23

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Shawn R

An all around gory fun ride!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/25

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pietro p

“Evil Dead 2 é a Bíblia do Trash” Oswaldo Marchi da Trasheira Violenta.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Wayne K

I seen the original Evil Dead so long ago that few parts of it have stuck in my mind, so when I watched Evil Dead II I had no idea which bits of it were original and which were paying homage to its predecessor. Something that didn’t make sense was the continuity. I don’t expect a series as notoriously silly as this to be airtight in this regard, but it seems like Ash is driving to the same cabin from the first film, with no acknowledgement of being there before, or even the events that occurred there. Why would you return to a place like this? It’s never brought up at any point. Plenty of people have declared this film to be better than its predecessor, but since I can’t remember the first one so well I cant comment on that. It’s funny in plenty of places, and gory as Hell of course. The practical effects look great, and the special effects are never so ambitious as to expose them completely. It’s a movie that’s heavy on zany antics, quotable one-liners and memorably crazy moments. I recall the sequel Army Of Darkness being awesome, so much so that I’d say I prefer it to Evil Dead II, but I’d still recommend this film to all lovers of horror comedy. Overrated perhaps, but still a blast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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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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