Evil Dead Rise‘s First Trailer Contains One Very Scary Mother

Thanks toa tease yesterdaybyBruce “ Ash Williams ” Campbellhimself ( who gently cue us thathe ’s not in reality in the film , though he is one of its producer ) , we ’ve been thirstily anticipating the first dawdler for Evil Dead Rise , the 5th flick in the series created bySam Raimiand his collaborators in 1981 .

And at last , it ’s here ! Check out Evil Dead Rise , which is write and channelize by Lee Cronin ( The Hole in the Ground ) .

CHAINSAW !

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Other than not starring Campbell — whose absence seizure was matt-up in the otherwise - surprisingly - good2013 Evil Dead reboot — Evil Dead Rise is famous for not taking place in a obsess cabin in the haunted woods . Instead , it ’s determine in a Los Angelesapartment building , where Ellie ( Vikings ’ Alyssa Sutherland ) is prove her three kids when her long - absentminded younger sister , Beth ( Prime Video seriesPicnic at Hanging Rock ’s Lily Sullivan ) shows up for a visit . However , you’re able to count on some Evil Dead mainstay to show their terrific faces ; allot to the official precis , “ the baby ’ reunion is cut unretentive by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie ’s building , giving ascent to flesh - possess demons , and hurtle Beth into a primal battle for endurance as she is faced with the most bloodcurdling version of maternity imaginable . ” And , yep , the good ol’ Necronomicon is most decidedly present in that trailer .

Cronin ’s The Hole in the Ground was atmospheric and freaky , and also prove the director is more than able working with kid actors in creepy place — so we ’re looking forwards to his take on the much - loved revulsion franchise . Evil Dead Rise wasoriginally tapped as an HBO Max releasebut is now getting a theatrical rollout ( another promising star sign ! ) ; it will be out April 21 .

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