{"id":86839,"date":"2020-10-11T19:16:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T16:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/"},"modified":"2020-10-17T19:54:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T16:54:45","slug":"10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/","title":{"rendered":"#10 Best Horror Remakes (and We Do Mean Remakes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcd4eec189\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcd4eec189\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#10_My_Bloody_Valentine_2009\" >10. My Bloody Valentine (2009)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#9_The_Hills_Have_Eyes_2006\" >9. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#8_Fright_Night_2011\" >8. Fright Night (2011)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#7_Maniac_2012\" >7. Maniac (2012)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#6_House_of_Wax_2005\" >6. House of Wax (2005)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#5_The_Crazies_2010\" >5. The Crazies (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#4_Piranha_3D_2010\" >4. Piranha 3D (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#3_Evil_Dead_II_1987\" >3. Evil Dead II (1987)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#2_The_Blob_1988\" >2. The Blob (1988)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-best-horror-remakes-and-we-do-mean-remakes\/#1_Evil_Dead_2013\" >1. Evil Dead (2013)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#10 Best Horror Remakes (and We Do Mean Remakes)<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.7--><\/p>\n<p><em>October is defined in Webster\u2019s Dictionary as \u201c31 days of horror.\u201d Don\u2019t bother looking it up; it\u2019s true. Most people take that to mean highlighting one horror movie a day, but here at FSR, we\u2019ve taken that up a spooky notch or nine by celebrating each day with a top ten list. This article, about the best horror remakes, is part of our ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> <strong>31 Days of Horror Lists<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Remakes and reboots have been part of cinema for as long as the medium has existed. Filmmakers have always loved to tell new versions of the same stories. And yet, few things frighten film fans more than remakes. This is especially true for horror fans \u2014 whenever new remakes are announced, you can hear a collective groan ripple through the horror community.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a bizarre phenomenon, isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s not like a remake replaces the film that came before it. One of your beloved movies is getting remade? Guess what, your movie is still there. Worst case scenario, the remake is bad and quickly forgotten. But the best case? The remake is awesome, and now you have two great versions of the same movie to love.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t say for certain that horror remakes occur more often than remakes in other genres, but they feel more frequent. And their success rate is similar to any other film in the genre. Some work and some don\u2019t. Most end up somewhere in between. Since we\u2019re here to <em>celebrate<\/em> horror remakes, though, you can just push aside those middling films and those that are terrible.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve put together a collection of remakes that you can enjoy and use to win arguments with your annoying friends who tell you remakes are <em>never<\/em> any good. A quick note: this is a remake list, not a list of new adaptations of stories, novels, etc. So no, you won\u2019t see John Carpenter\u2019s <strong><em>The Thing<\/em><\/strong> or David Cronenberg\u2019s <strong><em>The Fly <\/em><\/strong>anywhere below.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading for a look at the best horror remakes as voted on by Anna Swanson, Brad Gullickson, Meg Shields, Jacob Trussell, Kieran Fisher, Rob Hunter, Valerie Ettenhofer, and myself. And if you don\u2019t like our choices, please feel free to remake our list with your own picks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_My_Bloody_Valentine_2009\"><\/span>10. My Bloody Valentine (2009)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/My-Bloody-Valentine.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/My-Bloody-Valentine.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/My-Bloody-Valentine-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/My-Bloody-Valentine-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/My-Bloody-Valentine-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"My Bloody Valentine\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 3D gimmick has never been my thing, but now and then it works. And in 2009, it worked for <strong>Patrick Lussier<\/strong> and his remake of 1981\u2019s <em>My Bloody Valentine<\/em>. Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles) returns to the small mining town he grew up in after the death of his father. His return coincides with the tenth anniversary of a Valentine\u2019s Day massacre, from which Tom barely escaped. Much to his surprise, Tom is now viewed as a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Lussier shifts things a bit from the original, particularly with the killer, turning this one into more of a murder mystery. The kills are plentiful, with the 3D element used to celebrate the film\u2019s gory carnage, throwing it straight out of the screen and right into our slasher-loving faces. And then there\u2019s Tom Atkins. You always win with Tom Atkins. (Chris Coffel)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_The_Hills_Have_Eyes_2006\"><\/span>9. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Hills-Have-Eyes.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Hills-Have-Eyes.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Hills-Have-Eyes-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"The Hills Have Eyes\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best remakes improve on the film that came before, and in that regard, <em>The Hills Have Eyes<\/em> succeeds. Not to discount a single frame of <strong>Wes Craven<\/strong>\u2019s classic 1977 shocker \u2013 it still shreds every nerve you\u2019ve got four decades later \u2013 but by leaning fully into the nuclear-anxiety the original touches upon, <strong>Alexandre Aja<\/strong>\u2019s remake has the metaphorical framework to build a blood-soaked story that (dare I say it) elevates it from being just another shocking rehash.<\/p>\n<p>As much as you want the widowed father to kill \u2018em all, you also feel a modicum of pity for these mutants caught between their shitty lot in life and the machines of war that created them. With Aja\u2019s white-knuckled hand on the wheel, <em>The Hills Have Eyes<\/em> is a sticky, sweaty onslaught that proved in 2006 the mid-aughtss remake train could be so much more than a blind money grab. (Jacob Trussell)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Fright_Night_2011\"><\/span>8. Fright Night (2011)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358191 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fright-Night.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fright-Night.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fright-Night-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fright-Night-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fright-Night-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"Fright Night\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking into a movie with your arms crossed is never fun, but sometimes our primordial brains can\u2019t help themselves. We\u2019ve been burned too many times by remakes. The original <em>Fright Night<\/em> from 1985 is a gosh darn delight. Who would dare put their spin on it? Say hi, <strong>Craig Gillespie<\/strong>. Huh. The guy who directed <em>Lars and the Real Girl<\/em>? Yup. He would also go on to helm <em>I, Tonya<\/em>. That\u2019s a little unexpected, and that\u2019s exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Gillespie\u2019s <em>Fright Night<\/em> achieves all the giddy bits of nostalgia that the original film was going for, but it does so with a different kind of bouncy glee. This <em>Fright Night<\/em> leans even further into the perpetual awkwardness that all teenagers face, and the courage we all must adapt to make our way out of high school and into adulthood. Ten minutes into this flick, and your arms will uncross and relax. The 2011 <em>Fright Night<\/em> is here to have a good time, and you will, too, if you allow it. And frankly, there are too few Anton Yelchin films in this world, and the heart he supplies in <em>Fright Night<\/em> is a pure blessing. (Brad Gullickson)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Maniac_2012\"><\/span>7. Maniac (2012)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Maniac.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Maniac.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Maniac-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Maniac-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Maniac-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"Maniac\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Franck Khalfoun<\/strong> tackled his 2012 remake of William Lustig\u2019s notorious 1980 slasher by using a point-of-view gimmick. On the surface, that sounds like a disaster waiting to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en, and yet it works brilliantly. Elijah Wood stars as Frank Zito, a disturbed young man with mommy issues searching for love.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Frank\u2019s idea of love includes murdering his partners, scalping them, and attaching their scalps to mannequins. Khalfoun directs with style, Wood gives a chilling performance, and the POV perspective puts us in the killer\u2019s shoes, giving us an intimate relationship with an onscreen killer rarely seen. (Chris Coffel)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_House_of_Wax_2005\"><\/span>6. House of Wax (2005)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358189\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/House-of-Wax.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/House-of-Wax.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/House-of-Wax-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/House-of-Wax-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/House-of-Wax-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"House Of Wax\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemakes are always worse than the original,\u201d you say? Then how do you explain the scenes in <strong>Jaume Collet-Serra<\/strong>\u2019s <em>House of Wax<\/em> redux that\u2019ll absolutely make your skin crawl? This is a gnarly take on the original that\u2019s mostly remembered for its cast of mid-2000s TV heart-throbs, among them Chad Michael Murray, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, and Elisha Cuthbert.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it should be remembered for the squirm-inducing sequence where one character tries to help free another from his wax encasing and instead peels off the guy\u2019s skin while he sits helplessly immobile. Or the scene where a character whose mouth is super-glued shut tries to wave for help through a grate and gets her fingertips clipped off. The film overall might be less-than-perfect, but <em>House of Wax<\/em> deserves a spot in the body horror hall of fame for its most creatively excruciating moments. (Valerie Ettenhofer)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_The_Crazies_2010\"><\/span>5. The Crazies (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Crazies.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Crazies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Crazies-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Crazies-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Crazies-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"The Crazies\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have a confession: I\u2019ve never seen George Romero\u2019s 1973 film\u00a0<em>The Crazies<\/em>. Does that make me a blasphemer? Maybe, but that\u2019s for the courts to decide. I have seen\u00a0<strong>Breck Eisner<\/strong>\u2018s 2010 remake, however, and I can tell you that it rules. A plane crashes in a rural Iowa town unleashing a military virus that turns the locals into lunatic killers. The townspeople become struck with paranoia, unable to know whom they can trust and whom they can\u2019t. Eventually, that doesn\u2019t matter because the military comes in to clean things up.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Crazies<\/em>\u00a0works because it seems very plausible, even more so now in our current political climate. Would you be surprised if our government accidentally unleashed chemical warfare on us? Me neither. (Chris Coffel)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Piranha_3D_2010\"><\/span>4. Piranha 3D (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piranha-3D-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piranha-3D-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piranha-3D-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piranha-3D-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Piranha-3D-1-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"Piranha D\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I believe it was Godard who said all you need to make a movie is a swarm of prehistoric piranhas and teenagers on spring break. This is a sentiment\u00a0<strong>Alexandre Aja<\/strong>\u00a0(the only director to land two spots on our list of the best horror remakes \u2014 and he co-wrote and produced a third!) knows well and a fact he utilizes to its full potential in his remake of Joe Dante\u2019s 1978 cult classic.<\/p>\n<p><em>Piranha 3D<\/em>\u00a0is a rip-roaring horror comedy with carnage to spare. It\u2019s bloody, bombastic, and unabashedly ridiculous. This is a film that never takes itself too seriously and is all the better for it. And, naturally, it delivers a feast for the senses in the form of bloodthirsty piranhas. What more could you ask for? (Anna Swanson)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Evil_Dead_II_1987\"><\/span>3. Evil Dead II (1987)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-II.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-II.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-II-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-II-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-II-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"Evil Dead Ii\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Raimi<\/strong>\u2018s 1981 original\u00a0<em>The Evil Dead<\/em>\u00a0contains a streak of black humor, but it\u2019s more of a straight horror movie than a comedy. The follow-up \u2014 arguably\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evil_Dead_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both a sequel and a remake<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 sees Raimi combine his love of The Three Stooges and scary movies to make the ultimate splatstick nightmare. It feels more like the movie Raimi and company had always wanted to make at the time, and the increased budget allows for much better special effects and ambitious set pieces.<\/p>\n<p>While the results are hilarious, the film doesn\u2019t lose any of the menacing edge that made the first movie such a groundbreaking hit either.\u00a0<em>Evil Dead II<\/em>\u00a0is wild and relentless, with laughing household ornaments and severed hands among the many ghoulish delights that add to Ash\u2019s torment. (Kieran Fisher)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_Blob_1988\"><\/span>2. The Blob (1988)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Blob.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Blob.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Blob-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Blob-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Blob-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"The Blob\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, I\u2019m not saying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/horror-movie-melts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">goop makes every film better<\/a>. But I am saying that this amount of goop makes a film about goop better. The original 1958 version of\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Blob<\/em>\u00a0is a playful if innocuous B-movie about a malevolent meteor wreaking havoc in small-town America. It\u2019s all very terrifying in theory: a flesh-eating alien pile of goo, growing larger and bloodier with each victim. In execution, the film defaults to an oddball fun-factor that, to its credit, is what sets the original apart from the more self-serious B-movie fare.<\/p>\n<p>And we should be so grateful because, without that upbeat jam-colored gelatin, we wouldn\u2019t have the 1988 remake. And that\u2019d be a shame indeed.\u00a0<strong>Chuck Russell<\/strong>\u2019s titular blob doesn\u2019t just crawl, it shoots out of corpses, sucks people down drain pipes, and scurries improbably fast across ceilings. It is tongue-in-cheek body horror that didn\u2019t come to play nice. The remake isn\u2019t just gleefully over-the-top, it raises the stakes with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/the-blob-special-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">improved special effects<\/a>\u00a0that impress the horror and hunger of this Jell-O pudding from beyond the stars. (Meg Shields)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Evil_Dead_2013\"><\/span>1. Evil Dead (2013)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358184\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evil-Dead-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"Evil Dead\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Odds are you\u2019ve already read a few controversial and\/or outrageous takes in our list of the best horror remakes, so here\u2019s one more. Not only is\u00a0<strong>Fede Alvarez<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em>Evil Dead<\/em>\u00a0the best of the bunch, but it\u2019s also the best of the\u00a0<em>Evil Dead<\/em>\u00a0films. Yeah yeah, it\u2019s all subjective, but also, I\u2019m right. Raimi\u2019s films are comedies, and while there\u2019s nothing wrong with a good horror-comedy, the prioritizing of zany slapstick and gory silliness just can\u2019t compete with the purely visceral horror that Alvarez delivers.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s copious gore and bloodletting aren\u2019t fun in the traditional sense and instead mesmerizes in its visual splendor, technical perfection, and terror-inducing presence. This is a film where we feel the violence rather than merely witness it. From the bodily carnage (that tongue slice!) to the demonic transformations, this is a gloriously oppressive watch that eschews the slow burn usually associated with dread to instead pair it with fleshy renderings and liberal sprays of crimson pain.<\/p>\n<p>The cast delivers across the board as well, but it\u2019s the always fantastic Jane Levy who carries the brunt of the horror. While Raimi\u2019s characters, outside of Ash, are forgettable, Levy\u2019s Mia is someone we quickly come to care for. The more she suffers, the more we suffer, and her transformation into a pained and pain-dealing hellspawn delivers horror that\u2019s both physical and emotional. This is not just the good stuff; it\u2019s the best stuff. 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