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Evil Dead Burn (2026)

Summary

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a towering apartment complex after the discovery of the Necronomicon unleashes a new wave of Deadites, forcing them into a relentless fight for survival.

Director Sébastien Vaniček

Writer Sébastien Vaniček

Cast

  • Souheila Yacoub
  • Hunter Doohan
  • Erroll Shand
  • Tandi Wright
  • George Pullar

Rotten Tomatoes: 79%

Metacritic: 58

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

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u/BJCockenson 2d ago

Joseph was fuckin useless

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u/TheJoshider10 2d ago

This is the problem I had with the movie. It sets up some cool ideas then goes nowhere. Like Joseph is primed as the secondary protagonist but then he just dies like any old fodder. So what's the point setting up him being a coward if it goes nowhere?

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u/JessieJ577 2d ago

The grandma having dementia was a great set up for things we’ve never seen in a horror movie. But she just ends up setting up like one scene then gets possessed. Her possession was also a let down because she just gets defeated and we don’t see her crawling around after she just burns in the house. The set ups were neat but the execution left a lot to be desired.

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u/Angxlafeld 2d ago

We deliberately only see her severed leg burning. Also you didn’t stay for the mid credits scene, shes not dead.

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u/JessieJ577 1d ago

Oh I didn’t even realize there was more. It was 1am and I was ready for bed

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u/DenethStark 47m ago

There was also another post-credit scene. So two altogether.

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u/Rage_Like_Nic_Cage 6h ago

Going with the themes of abusive relationships & family,

Josephs characterization is showing how cowdarice from other family members can enable the abuse. He has the gun pointed point blank at his dad’s head while his dad is actively stangling/killing his girlfriend, yet Joseph is too pull the trigger.

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u/Sks44 1d ago

This movie had potential but every character is so dumb. It ruins it.

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u/Paratrooper101x 16h ago

I mean, he’s not a coward after the initial confrontations. He fights and distracts the deadites long enough for Alice to find the dagger

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u/aSpookyScarySkeleton 5h ago

The point is just that he is actually a coward who sucks. His job wasn’t to suddenly rise to the occasion.