Is Evil Dead (2013) scary?

Moderately so — Evil Dead (2013) mixes scares with other modes. As a possession 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 (2013)?

Evil Dead (2013) has 20 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

What age is Evil Dead (2013) appropriate for?

Evil Dead (2013) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 8.5/10 for gore, and 7.8/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 20 jump scares. Content warnings on file: animal death, body fluids, pet death, self harm, and sexual violence.

What are some films like Evil Dead (2013)?

Films similar to Evil Dead (2013) on Watch Darkly include Cuando acecha la maldad (2023), The Thing (2011), Annabelle: Creation (2017), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, 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

Release

In theaters: April 5, 2013

Curator Score

8.0

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings · How we score

Strongest on gore and atmosphere.

Jump scares

Evil Dead has 20 jump scares. Compare counts

Age suitability

Evil Dead is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 6.0/10 for fear and 8.5/10 for gore, and carries 5 content warnings: animal death, body fluids, pet death, self harm, and sexual violence.

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8.0Overall

Fear6.0

Gore8.5

Atmosphere8.0

Intensity7.8