Evil Dead: 5 Reasons Why The Remake Is Scariest (& 5 Why It’s The Original) – Screen Rant

There are aspects that are more or less successful in each Evil Dead film, but both the original & remake are undeniably scary for different reasons.

ActorBruce Campbellstarred in the iconic 1981 filmThe Evil Deadandit launched an entire franchise consisting of several films and a television series where Campbell reprised his role. The franchisereleased a remake of the story with new characters in 2013 that felt distinctively different than the original film.

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The original was groundbreaking when it introduced the evil dead demonic creatures and balanced its campy nature with true horror and destruction, while the remake focused more on the horror than the camp. There areaspectsthat are moreor less successful in each film, but both are undeniably scary for different reasons.

The remake plays a lot with its lighting and environment of the woods and setting in the cabin. The way the remake plays with its cinematography gives the film a more modern and eerie edge as it is more stylized and polished than the original. In the original and the remake, the camera movements represent the evil dead approaching the cabin, but the remake also utilizes its lightingto dramatic and terrifying effect.

The original Evil Deadhad a chaotic and surprising energy to the film that no audience could predict, which made it all the scarier. Some horror films follow the motions and it's easy to predict a jump scare, but the original cult classic didn't fall into this trap.

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Although the remake attempts to build onto the legacy, it ends up paying homage to the original by repeating some of its moments.

The original Sam Raimi movie saw Ash and his group of friends go out to the cabin in the woods for a fun weekend together, but in the remake, the reason for the group being at the cabin is more serious. They meet out in the secluded area to help Mia quit hernarcoticsaddiction. The group thinks that Mia's pleas for help as she tells them what she's seen out in the woods are part of her hallucinations from the drugs or the beginning of her withdrawal.

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