Supernatural horror (2026), 6th film in the Evil Dead series, sequel to Evil Dead Rise (2023).
Plot Summary (Spoilers)
- Joseph finds their late grandfather Benjamin's research: the Circle of the Wise Men used the Necronomicon to unleash Deadites, and the Kandarian Dagger can banish them — Joseph accidentally breaks the spells hiding the dagger.
- Alice's husband Will dies in a car crash caused by a Deadite and comes back as one himself.
- At the family vacation house after Will's cremation, family members get possessed one by one — Edgar, Thya, grandmother Polly, and finally Susan.
- Joseph reveals Benjamin's research to Alice as the Deadites demand the dagger in exchange for sparing the family.
- The ordeal unlocks Alice's memories of Will's physical abuse during their marriage.
- Alice fights back — kills the Deadites with the dagger and a rotary saw, sets the house on fire, and finally destroys Will at a construction site, telling his restored human form "That's not enough."
- When rescuers ask who hurt her, she answers: "My ex-husband."
- Post-credits: Polly escapes by severing her own leg, and Deadite Ellie Bixler from Evil Dead Rise is resurrected at the crematorium.
My Thoughts (Spoilers)
- Overall it was fun — I liked the gore and the intense atmosphere.
- But it's missing the humor and weirdness of Sam Raimi's films, which held it back for me.