Film

Evil Dead II 1987

Directed by Sam Raimi

  • Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
  • 84 min
  • R

Kiss your nerves goodbye!

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

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  • Body horror
  • Graphic violence

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Unpretentious, intimate, relentless and plot-driven.

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  • intimateepic
  • contemplativerelentless
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