Evil Dead Trap
1988 · Movie · Unrated · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · 95% critics
After receiving a disturbing tape that appears to document a real killing, a late-night TV host brings a small crew to an abandoned factory to investigate. Inside the dark, decaying building, their search turns into a relentless ordeal of traps, violence, and fear as they realize someone is watching and closing in.
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Details
- Original title
- 死霊の罠
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-05-14
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (99 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grim, trap-filled horror mystery with graphic violence and a strange, escalating tone, somewhat in the vein of Ring; Not for you if you dislike gore, nudity, or uneven pacing.
Pros: brutal, inventive kills; creepy industrial setting; tense, unpredictable vibe | Cons: drags in middle; confusing story turns; includes sexual violence
Themes
- japan
- rape
- talk show
- snuff
- conjoined twins
- plot twist
- japanese slasher
Cast & crew
Miyuki Ono
as Nami Tsuchiya
- YH
Yūji Honma
as Daisuke Muraki
Hitomi Kobayashi
as Rei Sugiura
Eriko Nakagawa
as Rya Kawamura
Aya Katsuragi
as Masako Abe
- MA
Masahiko Abe
as Akio Kondo
Hiroshi Shimizu
as Middle-aged Man
- YS
Yûko Suwano
as Time Keeper
Kyoko Hashimoto
as Young Woman
Yūko Maehara
Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda