The Evil Dead
1981 HorrorWhen a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly unleash a demonic force from the surrounding forest.
Movies like The Evil Dead
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to The Evil Dead. Explore films such as Evil Dead II, Dawn of the Dead, and Freddy vs. Jason, around the themes of cult film, tape recording, cult director. Other notable keywords include evil and cabin.
#1
Evil Dead II
Synopsis:
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Starring:
Bruce Campbell,
Ted Raimi,
Dan Hicks
Plot:
grindhouse film,
evil dead,
panties,
1980s,
cult film,
backwoods,
sex,
fake shemp character,
zombification,
zombie
...
#2
Dawn of the Dead
Synopsis:
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Starring:
David Emge,
Ken Foree,
Scott H. Reiniger
#3
Freddy vs. Jason
Synopsis:
In an attempt to free himself from a state of forgotten limbo, evil dream-demon Freddy Krueger devises a plan to manipulate un-dead mass murderer Jason Voorhees into slicing-and-dicing his way through the teenage population of Springwood. But when the master of dreams loses control of his monster, a brutal fight to the death is the only way out.
Starring:
Robert Englund,
Lochlyn Munro,
Brendan Fletcher
#4
Night of the Living Dead
Synopsis:
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.
Starring:
Duane Jones,
Judith O'Dea,
Karl Hardman
Similar posters
#5
Hellboy
Synopsis:
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
Starring:
Sophie Okonedo,
Daniel Dae Kim,
David Harbour
Plot:
demon,
based on comic,
superhero,
magic,
sorceress,
death,
wizard,
reboot,
based on graphic novel,
violence
...
#6
Suspiria
Synopsis:
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare, others will finally wake up.
Starring:
Chloë Grace Moretz,
Tilda Swinton,
Mia Goth
#7
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Synopsis:
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devis…
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund
#8
A Bay of Blood
Synopsis:
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.
Starring:
Claudine Auger,
Luigi Pistilli,
Claudio Camaso
Similar plot
#9
Cannibal Holocaust
Synopsis:
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
Starring:
Paolo Paoloni,
Robert Kerman,
Francesca Ciardi
#10
The Return of the Living Dead
Synopsis:
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mys…
Starring:
John Philbin,
Thom Mathews,
Jonathan Terry
Plot:
female frontal nudity,
naked dead woman,
living dead,
female nudity,
crematorium,
poison gas,
paramedic,
undead,
cemetery,
punk
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#11
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Synopsis:
It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
Starring:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
Laurence Fishburne
#12
Night of the Living Dead
Synopsis:
In this remake of the original classic film, a group of people are trapped inside a farmhouse as legions of the walking dead try to get inside and use them for food.
Starring:
Katie Finneran,
Tom Towles,
Tony Todd
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#13
Friday the 13th
Synopsis:
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Starring:
Rex Everhart,
Betsy Palmer,
Adrienne King
#14
Cabin Fever
Synopsis:
A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
Starring:
Eli Roth,
Jordan Ladd,
Cerina Vincent
With the same actors
#15
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Synopsis:
A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her fear.
Starring:
Robert Englund,
Robert Rusler,
Clu Gulager
#16
Natural Born Killers
Synopsis:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Tommy Lee Jones,
Jared Harris
Plot:
media,
satire,
controversy,
mass media,
irony,
traumatic childhood,
media exploitation,
pop culture,
television,
murder
...
#17
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Synopsis:
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
Starring:
David Koechner,
Halston Sage,
Logan Miller
#18
High Tension
Synopsis:
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Starring:
Franck Khalfoun,
Philippe Nahon,
Cécile de France
Plot:
serial killer,
farmhouse,
straight razor,
killing spree,
killing,
gory violence,
gory,
graphic violence,
blood spatter,
slasher
...
#19
Wrong Turn
Synopsis:
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.
Starring:
Kevin Zegers,
Lindy Booth,
Desmond Harrington
Plot:
west virginia,
bound and gagged,
voyeur,
voyeurism,
flat tire,
hillbilly,
forest,
dead teenager,
teenage girl,
damsel in distress
...
#20
Suspiria
Synopsis:
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Starring:
Udo Kier,
Alida Valli,
Jessica Harper