Followed by
Evil Dead II (1987)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000) (VG)
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG)
Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005) (VG)
The Evil Dead (2010)
Evil Dead IV (2011)
Version of
Within the Woods (1978)
Remade as
The Evil Dead (2010)
Edited into
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)
Spin off
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000) (VG)
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG)
Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005) (VG)
References
A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
Seddok, l'erede di Satana (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Reazione a catena (1971)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Carrie (1976)
- The scene where Ash had finished burying his girlfriend, when he reached over the grave her hand came out and grabbed him is a homage to the end scene from Carrie, where Sue dreamed she puts flowers on Carrie's grave and her hand came out and grabbed her.
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
- Torn apart poster in the cellar.
Referenced in
"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
- Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
Creepshow (1982)
- In the opening of "They're Creeping Up on You!," the ending theme from Evil Dead can be heard playing on the jukebox.
Poltergeist (1982)
- posessed tree coming to life and attacking person through vines! (although released in 82, Evil Dead was finished in 1979)
Splash (1984)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Blastfighter (1984)
Blood Simple. (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Nancy watches this movie in her room
Dead End (1985)
- Book of the Dead being checked out at a library
Stryker's War (1985)
Redneck Zombies (1987)
- Ma Zombie a tribute to Ted Raime as Mother in the basement
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
- Nicholas Cage's character drives the same car as Ash, a 1973 Delta 88. Also, the shot in which the camera moves in on the mother discovering that Nathan Jr. is gone is a direct homage to The Evil Dead (1981).
Sien nui yau wan (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Deranged (1987)
After Death (Oltre la morte) (1988)
- the whole "Book of the Dead" concept is ripped-off from this movie
Shiryo no wana (1988)
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988)
Poltergeist III (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- "getting ready with various cut scene object close-ups" factor
Intruder (1989)
Tetsuo (1989)
The Dead Next Door (1989)
- At beginning in the video club, a zombie returns the VHS tapes of Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), The Evil Dead (1981) and Creepshow (1982)
Enken (1990) (V)
- Same handheld point-of-view close-to-the-ground camera moves etc.
Lik Wong (1991)
Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko (1991)
Evil Toons (1992)
- There is a (talking) book, like the 'Necromomicon' in The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness, and it's getting burned in the end, just like in the end of Evil Dead
Blood Symbol (1992)
- Maurice Devereux admitted as much in interviews - seen in swings swining by themselves/Olam's book resenbles the Necronomicon/Book of the Dead of Evil Dead, there is a page on the PA system for a "Mr. Raimi", camera movements through graveyard resemble POV shots from ED, Olam's voice sounds like that of the Deadites etc.
There's Nothing Out There (1992)
Braindead (1992)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) (V)
- Shows a replica of an original prop (The Book of the Dead) from The Evil Dead in one scene.
Serial Mom (1994)
- A picture of the possesed Scott in 'Evil Dead' can be seen in Chip's bedroom
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
- one of the camera shots zooms directly up to Billy Zane's face like in TED
"Husk lige tandbørsten: Thailand eller Tylstrup (#1.5)" (1995)
- Casper Christensen mentions the film
Evil Ed (1995)
Scream (1996/I)
Wild Arms (1996) (VG)
- One of the enemies you fight is a possessed book called Necronomicon.
"ReBoot: To Mend and Defend (#3.1)" (1997)
- The cabin, the necronomicon and even the tape recorder are in this episode.
Barbacoa sangrienta (1997)
Asylum of Terror (1998) (V)
- " 'The Evil Dead'. I love that movie!"
The Quest for _____ (1998)
Mørkeræd (1998)
The Convent (2000)
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
Flashback - Mörderische Ferien (2000)
- poster is hanging on wall
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Where the Wild Things Are (#4.18)" (2000)
- Xander: "... It doesn't mean that we rebound with the Evil Undead."
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
The End (2000/I)
- Similarity of non skating scenes in Steve Berra's part
The Gift (2000)
Donnie Darko (2001)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Crush (#5.14)" (2001)
- Xander (to Spike): "Hey, evil dead, you're in my seat."
Braccati (2001)
- for the state of siege
Jelangkung (2001)
Creepy Tales (2001) (V)
- Names and characters from Evil Dead were referenced throughout this film
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
- The famous line "Join us!" is used when the parents are "possessed" by mind controlling devices just like the zombies in Evil Dead.
Horror (2002)
Long Time Dead (2002)
Discovering 'Evil Dead' (2002) (V)
- is about the Evil Dead's video distribution in the UK
Fanalysis (2002)
- Contains discussion of entire Evil Dead series
Raaz (2002)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
My Little Eye (2002)
- The shot of the rocking porch swing in front of the house when Emma is outside the house, just like in The Evil Dead
Cabin Fever (2002)
"Angel: Deep Down (#4.1)" (2002)
- Gunn: Evil Dead was probably just messing with us.
GhostWatcher (2002)
- mentioned in dialogue
Dead/Undead (2002) (V)
Undead (2003)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- Zombies uses the "Shaky-Steady-Cam" in the opening-sequence when the robbers arrive in Captain Spauldings House of Horror [a shaking camera shot "zooming" to the patrol station - like the demonic camera-movements in the woods of "the evil dead"]...
Wrong Turn (2003/I)
- Gramophone scene is a nod to the Evil Dead
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
- one-sheet poster displayed
Creepy Tales: Girls Night Out (2003)
- Character names named after cast and crew of Evile Dead
Last Exit (2003)
- Some of the splatter scenes were inspired by this movie
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Wiseguys vs. Zombies (2003) (V)
Manhunt (2003) (VG)
- When Cash use a chainsaw, he uses it just like Ash did in "Evil Dead".
Big Fish (2003)
- Trees come to life and try to attack Edward Bloom
"Stargate SG-1: Evolution: Part 2 (#7.12)" (2003)
- "What's with the guy from Evil Dead?"
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin (2004) (V)
- briefly mentionned
The Hazing (2004)
- One character suggests a connection between the book in this movie and the book in Evil Dead
Dead & Breakfast (2004)
- sheriff picks up chainsaw from closet with Evil Dead poster hanging in it
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- The line "Her eyes! What happened to her eyes?" that Ed speaks in the garden, is taken from The Evil Dead
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- In the scene where Dr. Otto attacks the doctors with his tentacles, the presence of what looks like a chainsaw is a blatant referance to Sam Raimi (the director)'s "The Evil Dead"
Freak Out (2004)
Doom³ (2004) (VG)
- As this is also a 'paranormal' story there's several zombies waltzing around with piercing eyes just like in 'Evil Dead' and a bunch of other zombie movies ('Living Dead' series etc.) There's also references to various ancient 'scriptures' (read: 'Necronomicon')
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
- The clock's pendulum suddenly stops leaning to the right just before all hell breaks loose.
Hide and Creep (2004)
- One of the characters names the movie.
Emily (2004)
- last shot (burying lens)
"The Venture Bros.: The Trial of the Monarch (#1.12)" (2004)
- When Dr. Orpheus is told to put his hand on the bible he says "I have a book of my own" and pulls the necronomicon, which attempts to bite the bailiff, from his cloak
Bad Friend (2004) (V)
- A Poster can be seen hanging on the wall.
Making the Amazing (2004) (V)
- Mentioned by Bob Murowski and Bruce Campbell
SideFX (2005)
- similar dialogue in reference to a possessed girl: "You can't kill her." "Why the hell not?" "That's Lucy. She's your friend."
Biohazard 4 (2005) (VG)
- The fog and forest in the begining, the Villagers move and act in a similar style to the deadites of the Evil Dead
"Banned in the UK: (#1.1)" (2005)
- discussions on the film
Faces of Schlock (2005) (V)
- Poster in Corey's room. (Third segment.)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
- One of the characters mentions the film then asks if the others have seen it.
"TransGeneration" (2005)
- movie poster in Lucas' room.
"The Mighty Boosh: Call of the Yeti (#2.1)" (2005)
- The cabin looks exactly like the cabin from this movie, both interior and exterior. Many shots in the cabin are inspired by this film too.
"South Park: Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow (#9.8)" (2005)
- The Evil Dead evil force cam is used and chases towards a door before the door is slammed in it's face just in time.
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
- Referenced by name
Santeria: The Soul Possessed (2006) (V)
- Evil Dead cam shots of the spirit attacking the house
The Mighty Boosh: The Making of Series 2 (2006) (V)
- They talk about how the cabin in episode 2.1 is based on that in "The Evil Dead".
Slither (2006)
- Sam Raimi's patented "Evil Force Cam" is used during the beginning when the monster is discovered
Downhill (2006) (V)
- Shirt worn by Teddy
The Slaughter (2006)
- book bound in human skin found in the basement that brings the living dead back
Dark Ride (2006)
- poster in dorm room
Exhuming 'The Messengers' (2007) (V)
- Title referenced.
My Name Is Bruce (2007)
- In this movie actor Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from The Evil Dead.
"Supernatural: Hollywood Babylon (#2.18)" (2007)
- Swing bangs into cabin
Kammaren (2007)
- A couple of friend goes to an old cabin where the surroundings are haunted.
Pink Eye (2008)
- Guy wears a t-shirt of "The Evil Dead"
Incendiary (2008/I)
- mentioned in narration
ROT: Reunion of Terror (2008)
- Direct line referencing the film by comparing the cabin
"Torchwood: Something Borrowed (#2.9)" (2008)
- Having splattered the nostrovite all over Rhys, who's holding a chainsaw, Jack quips: "That whole Evil Dead thing looks good on you, Rhys."
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Super Mario Brothers 3 and 'The Wizard' (#3.7)" (2008)
- During the epic final battle with the Nerd and SMDC2K between all the possessed games, the book of the dead appears and the Nerd shout's "Oh, no, not you!" and zaps it.
"Ghost Whisperer: Horror Show (#3.15)" (2008)
- Mentioned as a student's most feared horror film.
Face Eater (2008)
- The Book of the Dead can be seen in the Tarot Card/Gypsy scene in Face Eater.
Ninjas vs. Zombies (2008)
- Quote: "Nice Zombies. Dawn of the Dead? More Evil Dead"
Left 4 Dead (2008) (VG)
- In the 'church' level of the 'Death Toll' campaign, the survivors come across a cabin in the woods and then a character says 'Oh how nice, a cabin in the middle of no-where ... i know how this ends!'
Stuck Like Chuck (2009)
- Charlie and Juliet discuss the Evil Dead Trilogy, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.
The Supermarket (2009)
- "Grueling horror" tagline quoted
Død snø (2009)
- Characters discussing it
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Possessed Milos floating around like Deadite Cheryl.
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Miss March/Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning (#1.3)" (2009)
- Brett mentions that Sam Rammi, After doing The Evil Dead Series...
One Minutes (2009)
- Character and style references to movie within a movie
Doghouse (2009)
- Poster in comic shop, mentioned in dialogue
Jennifer's Body (2009)
- A small Evil Dead poster hangs in Needy's room.
Don't Let's Start (2010)
- Elfman says "Didn't Raimi use the green goo in place of blood in Evil Dead to avoid an X?"
Featured in
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- on TV in Tina's room
Kukolka (1988)
- The characters watch the film.
The Dead Next Door (1989)
- On TV in Zombie Squad headquarters
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
- film clip
Dead (1996)
Angst (2000)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Frankenström (2001) (V)
- Posters in living room
Fear of the Dark (2002)
- Though heavily scared, 12-year-old Ryan is forced to watch "The Evil Dead", as some evil force won't let him switch channels or turn the TV off.
Discovering 'Evil Dead' (2002) (V)
- has lots of clips from the evil dead in it
Fanalysis (2002)
Masters of Horror (2002) (TV)
- clips from this movie are shown
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Clips are shown.
"X-Rated" (2004)
- footage shown
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
Spoofs
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Spoofed in
Dèmoni (1985)
Spookies (1986)
Bad Taste (1987)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) (TV)
Braindead (1992)
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror III (#4.5)" (1992)
- The dead are awoken with a book of the dead, just like in The Evil Dead
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (V)
- as a bat chases a man, we see from its POV like the Evil Dead cam chases Ash
"Spaced: Gatherings (#1.2)" (1999)
- all the characters rising up to evil dead-ish music and saying "Join us!"
"Grim & Evil: Hoss Delgado: Spectral Exterminator/Evil on Trial/To Eris Human (#1.10)" (2002)
- Hoss Delgado is a parody of Ash, the hero in this movie
"Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast: Aussetzer (#11.9)" (2003)
- Melanie makes fun of the dancing course and mentions the german title of the movie.
The Mental Dead (2003) (V)
- Bookcases constantly are falling on Tyler spoffing the bookcases that fall on Ash in Evil Dead
International Playboys' First Movie: Ghouls Gone Wild! (2004) (V)
- The ghouls mimic The Evil Dead's "Join us" line during the film's finale.
Happy Tree Friends: Overkill (2005) (V)
- The episode Remains To Be Seen is a parody of Evil Dead
"Happy Tree Friends: Read 'Em and Weep (#2.1)" (2007)
- The book is a parody of the necromicon on Evil Dead
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