I think people don't get this series I'm 1 of the few who actually saw this in a b title theater. Then I sold the vhs copies to video stores in the 80s I was a video wholesaler that specialized in b title movies. Anyway ..... the great thing about these films was the evil dead book the necronomicon released a spirit or demon that possessed people and turned them into demons or deadites. They were not just intent on killing you they wanted to humiliate you screw with you then if you're lucky kill you. This film did little of that it also made most of the possessed more like zombies then deadites the mom was close . The end combination creature wasn't a deadite or evil dead material at all looked like a h.p. Lovecraft concoction which I guess is OK because the original necronomicon is from the GLORIOUS h.p. Lovecraft. BUT evil dead was Sam Raimi and Bruce campbell NOT h.p. And this didn't have that evil dead fell to us. The last version with the female lead was much better it followed the formula much better. Now as a horror movie we loved it great gore phenomenal effects especially the practical effects . So as a straight up horror I'd give it a 7 or 8 but as an evil dead film it's a 3 or 4. Oh and the elevator homage to the shining HAS BEEN DONE ENOUGH quit already!!