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Following the sudden death of her husband, Will, Alice seeks comfort and solitude by traveling to a secluded home to stay with his remaining family. However, the grief stricken gathering turns into a nightmare when members of the family gradually become possessed by demonic forces, transforming the residence into a brutal fight for survival. As her in-laws succumb one by one to the Deadite plague, Alice is forced to confront deep seated family trauma, unacknowledged abuse, and horrific body horror threats while discovering that the vows she took in life endure far beyond death.
Serving as the sixth installment in the iconic Evil Dead franchise and a thematic follow-up to 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, Evil Dead Burn was directed and written by French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček, alongside co-writer Florent Bernard. Franchise co-creators Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert returned to produce the project under their Ghost House Pictures banner alongside New Line Cinema. Principal photography took place across adaptable wilderness and soundstage locations in New Zealand between July and October 2025, utilizing local genre crews and immersive set designs to deliver high octane physical effects and visceral carnage.
Released theatrically in July 2026 through Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony’s Screen Gems, Evil Dead Burn proved to be a major financial success, grossing over $67 million globally against a modest $20 million production budget. The film earned praise from horror enthusiasts and critics for its relentless gore, grueling action set pieces, and inventive camera work, further expanding the lore of the Evil Dead universe with a darker, family centric lens.