Is Evil Dead II scary?

Not particularly — Evil Dead II's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a occult film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Evil Dead II?

Evil Dead II has 27 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like Evil Dead II?

Evil Dead II is tagged as occult, supernatural, possession on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Evil Dead II

1987 · R · 1h 24m

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.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.5

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Built on atmosphere.

Jump scares

Evil Dead II has 27 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.5Overall

Fear3.0

Gore6.9

Atmosphere8.0

Intensity6.3

Genres

horrorcomedy

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Details

Budget$3.5M

Box office$10.9M

Directed by

Sam Raimi

Written by

Scott Spiegel, Sam Raimi

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Music

Joseph LoDuca

Starring

Bruce Campbell as Ash · Sarah Berry as Annie · Dan Hicks as Jake · Kassie DePaiva as Bobby Joe · Ted Raimi as Possessed Henrietta · Denise Bixler as Linda · Richard Domeier as Ed · John Peakes as Professor Knowby

Production

Renaissance Pictures, Rosebud Releasing Corporation, The De Laurentiis Company

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