Evil Dead Burn
Warner Bros. | Release Date: July 10, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
16
Negative:
4

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJul 10, 2026
There’s a fetid sliminess, a certain putrefaction that you can almost smell from the screen, and Vaniček understands how to evoke that stench. Read full review
83
AwardsWatchTrace SauveurJul 8, 2026
This is probably the best of the franchise not to carry Raimi’s name as director (though he serves as a producer) because of how it locates its own sense of ingenuity and worthwhile homage. Read full review
80
ColliderAidan KelleyJul 8, 2026
The characters have depth, the action, scares, and comedy are all in line with of Sam Raimi's signature style, and it has a third act that is nothing short of unforgettable. In truth, there is one word and one word only that can accurately describe Evil Dead Burn: Groovy. Read full review
75
IndieWireAlison ForemanJul 8, 2026
Vaniček doesn’t reinvent Evil Dead, but he does reinvent how an Evil Dead movie can feel. Whether or not that ultimately works for you, it’s the rare legacy sequel that expands the possibilities of its own franchise — and leaves you genuinely excited to see who will push themselves to the point of exhaustion next. Read full review
70
LooperAlistair RyderJul 8, 2026
It's one of the weaker Evil Dead movies, but placed next to all the other horror legacy sequels we've seen in recent years, it's the cream of the crop. Read full review
67
Original-CinThom ErnstJul 8, 2026
Vanicek delivers the pain, the brutality, and the technical craftsmanship. What he doesn't quite recapture is the mischievous spirit that made audiences grin even as they watched through their fingers. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 9, 2026
With the horror genre as a whole turning out more interesting and offbeat stories, this one feels almost retro in its scope, scale, and intent. Read full review
70
Screen RantJordan WilliamsJul 8, 2026
Evil Dead Burn’s set pieces are so inspired and engrossing that the pacing impressively never wavers. The speed with which the film travels through the Deadite attacks easily could have become monotonous and draining in other hands, but not Vaniček’s. His direction is so energized that a nearly two-hour movie feels more like the franchise’s typical 90-minute fare. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineRocco T. ThompsonJul 8, 2026
What begins as a nasty delight chronicling a noxious family quickly becomes a meditation on gendered abuse that, while well-intentioned, ends up feeling uncomfortably literal-minded. Read full review
70
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaJul 8, 2026
Three films in, I think it's fair to say the modern "Evil Dead" movies have found the right formula. While nothing will ever quite compare to what Raimi originally created (how could it?), I've grown quite fond of this new approach of handing each movie to a different director and letting them run wild. Read full review
80
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJul 8, 2026
Finds the funny in the fantastically nasty—and, in doing so, proves a stomach-churningly amusing nightmare. Read full review
70
The Travers TakePeter TraversJul 10, 2026
This baby will scare the bejesus out of you, relentlessly and mercilessly, but that’s all there is. Read full review
77
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJul 8, 2026
It’s not the smartest Evil Dead. It’s not the funniest Evil Dead. It’s not the best Evil Dead. But it is the evilest Evil Dead, and that feels right. Dead right. Read full review
80
Total FilmBrad HansonJul 8, 2026
Sébastien Vaniček's Evil Dead Burn sets out a relentless and oppressive tone from the outset. There's no hope or salvation to be found as the film ramps up the barbarism, sadism and gore to almost unbearable levels. This may well be the evilest Evil Dead film to date. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanJul 8, 2026
It’s a stand-alone drama of family rancor and family demons — at times, it suggests a Eugene O’Neill play staged by Herschell Gordon Lewis. But on those terms it’s an effective piece of gross-out guignol. Read full review
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