Evil Dead Rise
Overview
Evil Dead Rise is a 2023 supernatural horror film directed by Lee Cronin, the fifth film in the Evil Dead franchise. The film stars Lily Sullivan as Beth, a guitar technician who visits her sister, Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), and her three children in a cramped, high-rise apartment building in Los Angeles. The film is set in a decaying, urban environment, a departure from the cabin-in-the-woods setting of previous films. Ellie and her children find a book bound in human skin, the Book of the Dead, in the basement of the building. They read from the book, and they unleash a demonic force. Ellie is possessed, and she becomes a Deadite, a grotesque, murderous monster. Beth must protect her nieces and nephews from their possessed mother. The film is a gory, violent, and terrifying horror film. It is a return to the franchise's roots, with a focus on practical effects and intense, claustrophobic horror. The film features a memorable, blood-soaked sequence in a parking garage, and a shocking, visceral sequence involving a wood chipper. Evil Dead Rise was a critical and commercial success, earning over $146 million on a $15 million budget. The film was praised for its gore, its suspense, and its performances.
