“You’d be a good mom someday, Auntie Beth. You know how to lie to kids.”
In 1981, visionary director Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead and changed horror forever. This tentpole franchise not only popularized the “cabin in the woods” subgenre but remains one of the most creative and bloody sagas in the genre’s history. We first meet the Kandarian Demon in the remote woods, attacking Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his ill-fated friends. But the evil dead know no bounds and cannot be contained by geographic location. Lee Cronin’s 2023 sequel Evil Dead Rise sees the Necronomicon reemerge from the bowels of an LA high rise. Rather than a group of college coeds (and some medieval knights), this Kandarian iteration squares off against an unsuspecting mom and her likeable family. It’s the perfect film for Horror Movie Mothers Day as the terrifying deadites bring gory destruction instead of chocolates and a corsage.
Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) is a single mom trying to make ends meet. She’s just been evicted from her ramshackle apartment building and her husband recently left her alone with three kids. Adding to the chaos, her sister Beth (Lily Sullivan) drops in with shocking news of her own. As the sisters hash out their problems, an earthquake opens up a hidden chamber in the building’s basement. Exploring the wreckage, Ellie’s son Danny (Morgan Davies) stumbles upon an ominous book and accidentally unleashes an ancient evil hellbent on devouring their souls.
The Lady Killers continue Murderous Moms Month by dissecting the taboo terrors in Lee Cronin’s shocking film. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Mae Shults, and Rocco T. Thompson discuss their favorite franchise entries, the most upsetting kills, problematic narrative choices, and their undying affinity for wood chippers and chainsaws. Why is a killer mom so upsetting? What should Beth do about her impending arrival? Should we all read Wuthering Heights and is there anything Staffanie can’t do? They’ll chew on these questions and more as they celebrate a film that may or may not mean more to them than pizza.
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