Evil Dead Trap

Evil Dead Trap

Pure terror!

Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda

Produced by Directors Company, Japan Home Video

1988100 min6.0 / 10

A brutal Japanese slasher that weaponizes voyeurism and investigation into a descent through graphic violence and paranoid dread.

A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.

Questions people ask

  • Is Evil Dead Trap scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Evil Dead Trap violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Does Evil Dead Trap end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Evil Dead Trap easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Evil Dead Trap sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Evil Dead Trap

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Evil Dead Trap

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Evil Dead Trap, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Evil Dead Trap, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Evil Dead Trap, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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