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The Evil Dead movies in order
One book, one cabin and 45 years of Deadites. Box office and story details per Wikipedia.
By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026
Release order
| Year | Film | Director | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Evil Dead | Sam Raimi | $29.9M |
| 1987 | Evil Dead II | Sam Raimi | $5.9M |
| 1993 | Army of Darkness | Sam Raimi | $21.5M |
| 2013 | Evil Dead | Fede Álvarez | $97.5M |
| 2023 | Evil Dead Rise | Lee Cronin | $147.3M |
| 2026 | Evil Dead Burn | Sébastien Vaniček | $72.3M |
How the story fits together
- The Raimi trilogy follows Ash Williams. Evil Dead II is a direct sequel that opens with a quick recap of the first film, and Army of Darkness sends Ash back to the year 1300 (Wikipedia).
- Ash vs Evil Dead, the Starz series that ran from 2015 to 2018, brings Bruce Campbell back as an older Ash (Wikipedia).
- Evil Dead (2013) is a standalone sequel rather than a remake, following Mia instead of Ash (Wikipedia).
- Evil Dead Rise and Evil Dead Burn each tell a new story with new characters. Watch them in any order.
How we'd watch them
The Evil Dead, then Evil Dead II, back to back. The first is pure terror and the second remakes it as slapstick, and the pairing is the best lesson in tone horror has. Then jump to Evil Dead Rise, the most successful film in the series.
What's next
Evil Dead Wrath, directed by Francis Galluppi, is dated for April 7, 2028 (Wikipedia). Evil Dead Burn is streaming on HBO Max, where it became one of the service's most-watched films (Collider).