Evil Dead saga
- Films
- 6
- Years
- 1981–2026
- The first
- The Evil Dead 1981
- The latest
- Evil Dead Burn 2026
- Best rated
- Evil Dead Rise 7.4
The films in release order
Numbered by their first release anywhere; the date, where there is one, is their UK release.
About the Evil Dead saga
'The Evil Dead' began in 1981 as a shoestring horror film shot by a young Sam Raimi and his friends in a cabin in Tennessee. 'The Evil Dead' turned Bruce Campbell into Ash Williams, the accidental hero who faces the demons unleashed by the Necronomicon, and became a cult classic.
Raimi and Campbell followed it with 'Evil Dead II' (1987), which blended horror with slapstick, and 'Army of Darkness' (1992), which sent Ash back to the Middle Ages. Then a new generation took over: Fede Álvarez directed the far gorier 'Evil Dead' (2013), and Lee Cronin brought the terror to a Los Angeles tower block in 'Evil Dead Rise' (2023), the highest-grossing film of the series.
The series kept growing with 'Evil Dead Burn', released in July 2026. Raimi and Campbell have stayed on as producers throughout, and Ash also had his own series, 'Ash vs Evil Dead' (2015-2018).
Questions about the Evil Dead saga
How many Evil Dead films are there?
The Evil Dead saga has 6 released films: the first is The Evil Dead (1981) and the latest Evil Dead Burn (2026).
In what order should you watch the Evil Dead films?
In release order it starts with The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), Evil dead III: Army of Darkness (1992) and Evil Dead (2013). All 6 are numbered in the list above.
What is the best Evil Dead film?
For our readers, Evil Dead Rise (2023), averaging 7.4 from 7 votes.
