Evil Dead Burn

Evil Dead Burn is a 2026 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Sébastien Vaniček, who co-wrote it with Florent Bernard, and produced by Rob Tapert and series creator Sam Raimi. It serves as a sequel to Evil Dead Rise (2023) and is the sixth installment in the Evil Dead film series. The film stars Souheila Yacoub as a young woman who seeks solace with her in-laws following the death of her husband. As the family comes together in a secluded house, the gathering becomes a "family reunion from hell" as members gradually turn into Deadites. It also stars Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, and Maude Davey in supporting roles.

A sixth Evil Dead film was announced in February 2024, with Vaniček hired to direct a script he co-wrote with Florent Bernard. Raimi and Tapert served as producers, with Ghost House Pictures producing the project. In December 2024, Vaniček revealed the title to be Evil Dead Burn along with a release scheduled tentatively for 2026. Casting began in May 2025, while filming began in July and concluded in October that same year in New Zealand.

Evil Dead Burn was theatrically released in the United States on July 10, by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States and Canada, and by Sony Pictures Releasing International through its Screen Gems banner internationally. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and has grossed 71ドル million worldwide on a budget of 20ドル million.

At the Price family vacation house, Joseph Price discovers his late grandfather Benjamin's research, revealing that the Circle of the Wise Men used the Necronomicon to unleash flesh-possessing demons known as Deadites before discovering the Kandarian Dagger, which can banish them back to Hell. Joseph inadvertently removes the spells concealing the dagger from the Deadites.

Some time later, Joseph's brother, Will, argues with his wife, Alice, before drunkenly driving away. On a rural road, the Deadite-possessed Jessica steps in front of his car,^[a] causing him to crash. As Will burns to death, the decapitated Jessica recites a passage from the Necronomicon, transforming him into a Deadite.

At Will's cremation, Alice is reunited with Joseph, his girlfriend Thya, his parents Susan and Edgar, and his dementia-afflicted grandmother, Polly. Alice remains distant following Will's death. Afterwards, Edgar privately visits Will's coffin, where Deadite Will breaks free, kills the crematorium attendant, and burns Edgar's arm. The family returns to the house, where Edgar gradually succumbs to possession. At dinner, he blames Alice for Will's death before fatally stabbing the family dog Max. Joseph and Thya drive him toward a hospital, but Edgar fully transforms into a Deadite and crashes the car. Joseph abandons Thya and flees as Edgar kills her.

Alice is attacked by a resurrected Max before reuniting with Joseph at the house. Deadite Thya arrives and attacks the family before being trapped in the cellar. Outside, Edgar repeatedly shoots himself in the head without dying. While Alice, Joseph, and Susan struggle to understand what is happening, Thya tricks Polly into releasing her and infects her before Joseph bludgeons Thya to death. The ordeal triggers Alice's memories of Will's physical abuse. When questioned by Alice, Joseph reveals Benjamin's research about the Deadites. Polly later transforms into a Deadite and promises Susan that the family can be reunited, including Will, convincing her to let Edgar into the house. Edgar and Susan kiss, infecting her, before the couple demand that Joseph surrender the dagger in exchange for sparing the family. When Joseph refuses, Edgar mortally wounds him and attacks Susan. Alice hides as memories of Will's abuse continue to haunt her.

Exploring upstairs, Alice is ambushed by Polly, who convinces Susan to help kill her, but Alice subdues Polly and ties her to her stairlift, which drags her downstairs. Alice and Susan barricade themselves in a bathroom, but Alice restrains Susan for helping Polly. Susan blames Alice for destroying the family, while Alice accuses Susan of ignoring Will's abuse to preserve the illusion of a perfect family. Susan finally transforms into a Deadite and attacks Alice, who escapes into the attic. Deadite Joseph pursues her, but Alice finds the dagger and kills him with it, ending his possession. Alice escapes onto the roof, pursued by Susan and Edgar, before climbing back into the house through the chimney. She decapitates Susan with a rotary saw, seriously wounds Edgar, sets the house ablaze, and kills Max with the dagger. Collapsing outside, she hears Will's voice and sees his charred Deadite form standing before the burning house.

Alice flees to a nearby construction site, where Will cripples her leg and traps her in a pit filling with boiling tar. She fights him with a jackhammer before finally stabbing him with the dagger. Alice then sees a vision of Will restored to human form, telling her he loves her. She tearfully replies, "That's not enough", before crushing his Deadite head with her hands. Wounded, Alice crawls onto the road, where police and paramedics arrive. When asked who inflicted her injuries, she replies, "My ex-husband".

In post-credit scenes, Polly is revealed to have escaped after severing her own leg and attacks a passing motorist. Meanwhile, Deadite Ellie Bixler is resurrected at the crematorium housing her unclaimed ashes and kills the manager's daughter.^[b]

• Souheila Yacoub as Alice Price
• Tandi Wright as Susan Price
• Hunter Doohan as Joseph Price
• Luciane Buchanan as Thya
• Erroll Shand as Edgar Price
• Maude Davey as Polly Price
• George Pullar as William Price

Evil Dead Burn also features Greta Van Den Brink as Jessica, Lara Macgregor as Manager, Keanu Karim as Jared, Shyamal Singh as Cremator (Jake), Victory Ndukwe as Leo, Keagan Carr Fransch as Firefighter, Tapiwa Soropa as Server (Mike), and Justin Benn as Taxi Driver.

Coco White appears as the Manager's Daughter, Dax as Max (The Dog), Zoe Brunton as Woman, Michael Hurst as Benjamin Price (voice), and Alain Chabat as Alice's father (voice). Alyssa Sutherland reprises her role as Ellie Bixler in a cameo appearance. Executive producer Bruce Campbell, who previously portrayed Ash Williams in previous installments of the franchise, has a cameo appearance on two photographs depicting Benjamin Price.^[5]

In February 2024, it was announced that a spin-off film of Evil Dead Rise was in development.^[6] Sébastien Vaniček signed on to direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Florent Bernard.^[7] Series creator Sam Raimi hired Vaniček after being impressed by the latter's directorial debut Infested (2023). Raimi and Rob Tapert served as producers through their Ghost House Pictures banner, while Bruce Campbell and Lee Cronin served as executive producers.^[8] In May 2025, Souheila Yacoub was announced as the lead, with the film being co-financed by New Line Cinema (original distributor of the first film and current distributor of Rise through Warner Bros.) and Sony Pictures (which previously co-released the 2013 film with FilmDistrict through its TriStar Pictures banner and currently distributes the original 1981 film).^{[9] [10]} Later that month, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, and Tandi Wright were added to the cast.^[11]

In July 2026, it was announced that the family's vacation home was going to be featured for Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort.^[12]

French electronic and film score duo Double Danger, consisting of musicians Douglas Cavanna and Xavier Caux, was assigned to compose the musical score for the film. The project marks their second major collaboration with the film's director, Vaniček, following their work on Infested .^[17] The official soundtrack album was released digitally on July 3, 2026, by WaterTower Music, ahead of the film's general theatrical release.^[18]

• Official website
• Evil Dead Burn at IMDb