Moderately so — Evil Dead mixes scares with other modes. As a body horror film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

How many jump scares are in Evil Dead?

Evil Dead has 20 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like Evil Dead?

Evil Dead is tagged as body horror, survival, 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

2013 · R · 1h 31m

The most terrifying film you will ever experience.

Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

8.0

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings

Strongest on gore and atmosphere.

Jump scares

Evil Dead has 20 jump scares. Compare counts

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8.0Overall

Fear6.0

Gore8.5

Atmosphere8.0

Intensity7.8

Genres

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Details

Budget$17M

Box office$99M

Directed by

Fede Álvarez

Written by

Rodo Sayagues, Fede Álvarez

Cinematography

Aaron Morton

Music

Roque Baños

Starring

Jane Levy as Mia Allen · Shiloh Fernandez as David Allen · Lou Taylor Pucci as Eric · Jessica Lucas as Olivia · Elizabeth Blackmore as Natalie · Phoenix Connolly as Teenager · Jim McLarty as Harold · Sian Davis as Old Woman

Production

FilmDistrict, Ghost House Pictures, TriStar Pictures

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