Editing The Evil Dead (section)

===Sequels===

''The Evil Dead'' was followed by a series of sequels. The franchise is noted from attracting attention for each sequel featuring more comedic qualities than the last, progressing into "weirder" territory with each film.{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=429–434}} ''[[Evil Dead II|Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn]]'' was a [[black comedy]]-horror film which released in 1987, and was a box-office success.{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=101}} It received general acclaim from critics, and is often considered to be superior to the first film.{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=429–434}} This was followed by ''[[Army of Darkness]]'', a [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]]-horror film released in 1992. At that time, Raimi had become a successful director, attracting Hollywood's interest.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=207}} His [[superhero film]] ''[[Darkman]]'' (1990) was another box-office success, which led to an increased budget for ''Army of Darkness''.{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=429–434}}{{sfn|Harris|2002|p=51–52}}{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=138}} ''Army of Darkness'' had 22.8 times the budget of the original ''Evil Dead'', though it was not considered to be a box-office success like its two predecessors.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=207}}{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=217–218}} It was met with mostly positive critical reception.{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=429–434}} After any additional installments suffered through [[development hell]], a [[Supernatural horror film|supernatural-horror]] [[reboot (fiction)|soft reboot]]/[[Sequel#Classifications|legacy sequel]] titled ''[[Evil Dead (2013 film)|Evil Dead]]'' was released in 2013, featuring [[Jane Levy]] as the main character Mia Allen. Directed and co-written by Fede Álvarez, the film was produced by Raimi and Campbell. The film, which was a departure from the humor of the previous two films, was a moderate box office success and was praised for its dark and bloody story. While various projects going through varying stages of development, a continuation was released as a television series titled, ''[[Ash vs. Evil Dead]]''. Created and executive produced by Sam Raimi, the series aired from 2015 to 2018.

After further film installments once again remained in development hell for a number of years, a fifth feature film titled ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]'' was announced to be in development. The project began filming in June 2021, with Irish filmmaker [[Lee Cronin (director)|Lee Cronin]] serving as writer/director. Though Campbell reprised his role as Ashley "Ash" J. Williams in each of the proceeding sequels, he did not appear in the film.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=207}}{{sfn|Konow|2012|p=429–434}} The film was released theatrically on April 21, 2023, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2022-08-24 |title='Aquaman 2' Heads To Christmas 2023, 'Shazam: Fury Of The Gods' Goes To March; HBO Max Pics 'House Party' & 'Evil Dead Rise' Going Theatrical – Warner Bros. Release Date Changes |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/aquaman-2-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-hbo-max-house-party-evil-dead-rise-1235099521/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901092842/https://deadline.com/2022/08/aquaman-2-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-hbo-max-house-party-evil-dead-rise-1235099521/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Foreign market====
Unofficial sequels were made in Italy, where the film was known as ''La Casa'' ("The House"). Produced by [[Joe D'Amato]]'s Filmirage, two mostly unrelated films were released and marketed as [[La Casa (film series)|sequels to ''Evil Dead II'']]: [[Umberto Lenzi]]'s ''La Casa 3: [[Ghosthouse (film)|Ghosthouse]]'' and ''La Casa 4: [[Witchery (film)|Witchery]]'' starring [[Linda Blair]] and [[David Hasselhoff]]. The final film was released in 1990 and titled, ''La Casa 5: [[Beyond Darkness]]''.<ref name="PM"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Erotismo, orrore e pornografia secondo Joe D'Amato|language=it|page=168|first=Gordiano|last=Lupi|publisher=Mondo Ignoto|year=2004|isbn=88-89084-49-9}}</ref> The film ''[[House II: The Second Story]]'' was reissued and retitled in Italy as ''La Casa 6''; followed by ''[[The Horror Show]]'' which was released in Italy as ''La Casa 7''.<ref name="PM">{{cite web|url=https://popmatters.com/pm/column/170551-books-of-the-dead-the-followers-and-clones-of-the-evil-dead/|title=Books of the Dead: The Followers and Clones of 'The Evil Dead'|last=Maçek III|first=J. C.|date=April 26, 2013|work=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830001425/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/170551-books-of-the-dead-the-followers-and-clones-of-the-evil-dead/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2008, an unofficial remake was also produced in India under the title ''Bach Ke Zara''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3406964/5-hilarious-moments-bollywoods-evil-dead-rip-off/|title=5 Hilarious Moments from Bollywood’s ‘Evil Dead’ Rip-Off|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref>