After the loss of her husband, a grieving woman seeks solace with her in-laws at their secluded family home. However, it soon becomes a reunion from hell as the Book of the Dead unleashes demonic forces that transform them into Deadites one by one.
Director: Sébastien Vaniček
Cast: Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, Maude Davey
Release Date: July 1, 2026
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, and language.
Runtime: 1h 51m
Review:
Evil Dead Burn, the sixth film in the overall franchise, brings a healthy amount of nastiness and gore to the screen to placate the most blood thirsty gorehounds out there even if the story seems a bit undercooked by the time it’s all said and done. Writer/Director Sébastien Vaniček takes the reins with a level of confidence that shines through the screen as he slowly unleashes an increasingly squirm inducing series of set pieces that are impressive on their own. Those set pieces are wonderfully staged to deliver the maximum level of chaos as the characters are submitted to an increasingly intense levels of torture. There are multiple times where the violence veers into overkill territory, but Vaniček is fairly relentless from start to finish which might put this film in the running one of the nastiest entries in the overall series. This being an Evil Dead film, he does offers up a handful of moments of levity scattered throughout along with some impressive tracking shots, both being hallmarks of the series. The biggest issue the film has is that once you get past all the gore the story almost feels like an afterthought which keeps it from being something truly memorable since there are some interesting ideas thrown around but never explored. We get a few tidbits of lore about the people who initially found the book of the dead and their research, a fun little wink to Bruce Campbell thrown in for good measure, which I wish was explored a bit more. There’s also an undercooked undercurrent about domestic violence which isn’t really brought to the forefront until the final act which makes it feel shoehorned more than anything. A bit more nuance, an odd request for this series, could have made this entry stand out and probably given the cast a bit more to do outside of running around and react to the horrors thrown onscreen. Souheila Yacoub and Tandi Wright both leave the biggest impression by the time the final credits roll but Evil Dead Burn doesn’t strike me as the kind of entry that’ll get a lot of replay in the future.
C+
