Review of Evil Dead (2013) by Ken K — 16 Oct 2014

Is it similar to the original? Nope. Is it a great horror flick anyways? Yup.

This review of Evil Dead (2013) was written by Ken K on 16 Oct 2014.

Evil Dead has generally received positive reviews.

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