Evil Dead Trap
Seen it?1988 | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Barbarian, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda
- Miyuki OnoNami Tsuchiya
- Yūji HonmaDaisuke Muraki
- Hitomi KobayashiRei Sugiura
- Eriko NakagawaRie Kawamura
- Aya KatsuragiMasako Abe
- Masahiko AbeAkio Kondo
- Hiroshi ShimizuMiddle-aged Man
- Yûko SuwanoTime Keeper
- Kyoko HashimotoYoung Woman
- Yūko Maehara