The latest entry in the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Burn, is set to release in theaters this week, providing the horror genre with another gory, blood-soaked installment in the long-standing franchise. First conceived by Sam Raimi in 1981, the franchise struggled to find its identity outside Raimi’s entries. Following the release of his third film, Army of Darkness, in 1993, Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez attempted to reinvigorate the franchise with his 2013 entry, Evil Dead, which featured a new cast of characters and a post-credits scene connecting it to the original film. It took another 10 years before the franchise finally found a path forward through an almost anthology-style release format.

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