We may have just had the season of gatherings, but this first look and intense red-band trailer for Evil Dead Rise seriously puts a whole new meaning on the term ‘family gathering’, and you’re already not going to forget it!

Written and Directed by The Hole in the Ground‘s Lee Cronin, our review of that film is here, and this one stars Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and introduces Nell Fisher, to the iconic horror franchise coming to cinemas on 21 April from STUDIOCANAL, New Line Cinema and Renaissance Pictures…

Moving the action out of the woods and into the city, EVIL DEAD RISE tells the twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Sutherland and Sullivan, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

Evil Dead Rise is produced by Rob Tapert (Ash vs Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) and executive produced by series creator and horror icon Sam Raimi and cult legend and “Ash” himself, Bruce Campbell, along with John Keville, Macdara Kelleher, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Romel Adam and Victoria Palmieri.

Cronin is joined behind the camera by Director of Photography Dave Garbett (Z for Zachariah, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), Production Designer Nick Bassett (Guns Akimbo, Sweet Tooth), Editor Bryan Shaw (Ash vs Evil Dead, Spartacus) and Costume Designer Sarah Voon (Chasing Great, Inside), with a score by Stephen McKeon (The Hole in the Ground, Primeval)

Evil Dead Rise is set to be released in UK cinemas on 21 April 2023

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