First wave of theatres announced for 4K re-release of The Evil Dead

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Last month, Grindhouse Releasing announced that they are bringing Sam Raimi's horror classic THE EVIL DEAD back to theatres, restored from the original 16mm camera negatives for a "stunning" new 4K transfer, with a new 5.1 surround sound mix and a "reimagined score" by composer Joseph LoDuca. Now the company has revealed the first round of dates for this fancy re-release, and these screenings will keep EVIL DEAD fans throughout the US and Canada busy from today, September 24th, when the 4K version is having its Canadian premiere, through Christmas Eve.

Here's the current list of dates and theatres: 

9/24 – Rio Theatre, Vancouver , B.C. – Canadian premiere
10/4 – Texas Theatre, Dallas, TX
10/4 – Alamo Drafthouse, Houston, TX
10/4 – Landmark Theatres Ritz- Bourse, Philadelphia , PA
10/5 – Beyond Fest – Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
10/5 – Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
10/6 – Tropicana Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
10/10 – New! Encore screening @ Texas Theatre, Dallas, TX
10/11 – Music Box Theatre, Chicago, IL
10/11 – 10/17 – Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, GA
10/11 – Alamo La Vista, Omaha, NE
10/12 – Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival – Wealthy Theatre, Grand Rapids, MI (w/Evil Dead SFX artist Tom Sullivan!)
10/15 – Alamo Drafthouse, Corpus Christi, TX
10/15 – Alamo Drafthouse, Laredo, TX
10/15 – Avalon Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
10/15 – Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh , NC
10/16 – FilmScene, Iowa City, IA
10/17 – Alamo Drafthouse, Richardson TX
10/18 – Palace Theatre, Syracuse, NY (*35mm original version)
10/18 – FilmBar, Phoenix, AZ
10/18 – Gables Cinema, Coral Gables, FL
10/19 – Knoxville Horror Film Festival, Knoxville, TN
10/19 – Roxy 14, Santa Rosa, CA (with THE BEYOND)
10/20 – Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR
10/21 & 22 – Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA
10/23 – Fox Gold Coast, Ocean City, MD
10/23 – Alamo Drafthouse, Littleton, CO
10/25 – Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, KY
10/25 – Cinematique, Daytona Beach, FL
10/25 – Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
10/26 – Globe Theater, Calgary, AB (Calgary Underground Film Festival)
10/26 & 31 – AFI Silver, Silver Spring, MD
10/26 – FEARnyc, New York, NY
10/26 & 29 – Apollo Cinema, Kitchener ON
10/27 – Metro Cinema, Edmonton, AB
10/29 – The Westdale, Hamilton, ON
10/29 – 11/3 – Historic Howell Theater, Howell MI
10/29 & 30 – Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa, ON
10/30 – Byrd Theatre, Richmond, VA
10/31 –Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville, ME
10/31 – Cinema Arts Center, Huntington, NY
10/31 – Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ
10/31 – Fox Theatre, Toronto, ON
11/2 & 11/3 – Landmark Ken Theatre, San Diego
11/8 & 11/9 – Coolidge Corner Theatre, Boston
11/10 – Alamo Drafthouse, Woodbridge, VA
11/10 – Alamo Drafthouse, Ashburn, VA
12/20 – 12/24 – Gateway Film Center, Columbus, OH

Star Bruce Campbell explained why the score has been reimagined: 

Mixing the sound for EVIL DEAD in the early 80’s, we were forced to shove everything into one monaural box. As a result, Joe LoDuca’s great score had to compete unfairly with Kandarian Demons, gore sound effects and lots of screaming. With this new release, Joe can finally have his dynamic composition mixed, balanced and featured properly – for perhaps the first time ever!"

THE EVIL DEAD was LoDuca's first film commission, and the composer said he was happy to be able to take a new approach to the score after decades of working in the industry.

Grindhouse Releasing owner Bob Murawski says the new music, new sound mix, and 4K restoration work together to "elevate EVIL DEAD from the scary to the sublime."

If you're interested in having this new experience in grueling horror, search for a theatre close to you on the list above. If you don't see one close, don't give up hope – theatre owners who are interested in showing this version of THE EVIL DEAD can still contact Grindhouse's theatrical sales director David Szulkin at [email protected] to set up a screening, and more dates will be announced soon.