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Evil Dead II

Released March 13, 1987 · 8 / 10 popcorn buckets

Evil Dead II (1987) poster: a close-up of a skull-like face with bulging eyes on a black field, the red title below

Popcorn rating

8/10

Straight-up horror crack

Kill count

8

On-screen deaths

Rating
8 / 10 popcorn buckets
Release date
March 13, 1987
Category
31 Nights of Halloween
Format
Rewatch · Night 11
Verdict
Recommended

This is another excellent rewatch of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II.

The film that made me a Raimi fan

This is the film that made me a Raimi fan. At this point I’m still not sure if the guy’s a genius or just fully insane. Probably both.

Straight-up horror crack

Evil Dead II is straight-up horror crack—it completely bypasses your brain and goes right for the pleasure centers.

Night eleven on the scare schedule

This was night eleven of 31 Nights of Halloween — one horror film a night, all October. The rest of the month is mapped out if you want to follow along as the scores pile up.

31 Nights of Halloween schedule

Final verdict — 8 / 10 popcorn buckets

I recommend Evil Dead II. This is another excellent rewatch, and the film that made me a Raimi fan. At this point I’m still not sure if the guy’s a genius or just fully insane — probably both — but it is straight-up horror crack. It completely bypasses your brain and goes right for the pleasure centers.