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The Evil Dead Burn trailer has been unleashed, and it promises exactly the kind of murderous mayhem we’ve come to expect from the horror franchise. It also hints at a potential tie-in with TV spin-off Ash vs. Evil Dead, which would make it the series’ first non-standalone film in 34 years…
Directed by Infested’s Sébastien Vaniček, the film is rumored to follow Alice (Souheila Yacoub), as she visits her in-laws in the wake of her husband’s death. The family reunion takes a hellish turn, though, when they start possessed by blood-thirsty demons. Shown before screenings of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (and, more recently, shared online by Warner Bros.), the promo rolls out in one continuous scene, as a bloodied Alice tries to crawl out of harm’s way as snarling (and levitating!) Deadites throw bodies like adult-sized ragdolls all around her.
The film, as evidenced in the clip above, looks to be set in Ruby’s house from Ash vs. Evil Dead. See that unique-looking stain-glass window, Evil Dead nerds? In the small-screen show, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) created the Necronomicon AKA The Book of the Dead, and her home is essentially a hub in Deadite lore. We’re guessing then that in Evil Dead Burn, Alice and her nearest and dearest learn of its dark history the hard way…
Ash vs. Evil Dead
Cronin produced the new flick alongside Rob Tapert, Sarah Spurway, Jose Cañas, Romel Adam, Bruce Campbell, and Sam Raimi. Luciane Buchanan, Tandi Wright, George Pullar, and Wednesday’s Hunter Doohan round out the supporting cast.
“I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested,” Vaniček previously said of his offering. “I’m going to put all the horror I have inside, it will be cathartic, and if I haven’t ruined my career and I can continue to make films behind it, I will move on to something other than horror!”
Despite Lee Cronin’s The Mummy being rated R, it seems like the above teaser is pretty tame in comparison presented to CinemaCon attendees just a few days prior. On Wednesday, April 15, guests were treated to an alternative sizzle reel that saw a woman waking up in a car having been struck in the face by a headrest, another woman drinking a lit candle, and a man falling face-first onto a knife-filled, open dishwasher. Gnarly.
Evil Dead Burn releases on July 10. In the meantime, check out our guide to the most exciting upcoming horror movies heading our way.