The House: The Burning of Evil: Plot, cast, and information on the new horror film in theaters from July 8, 2026.

It's coming out in theaters today The House – The Burning of Evil (Evil Dead Burn), the sixth installment in the popular horror franchise created by Sam Raimi. Directed by French director Sébastien Vanicek, the film opens in Italian theaters on July 8, 2026, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

What the series is about?

The story follows Alice, a young woman who returns to the family home after years of absence to settle inheritance matters. What should be a short stay turns into a nightmare when she discovers a Necronomicon wrapped in barbed wire and a tape recorder containing the last messages of his missing father. Reading some passages of the cursed book awakens an ancient evil entity that transforms those present into deadite, demonically possessed, devoid of all humanity. Alice must fight to survive until dawn, while the fire devouring the house seems the only way to stop the evil.

cast

• Souheila Yacoub (Dune – Part Two, The Women on the Balcony) plays Alice, the protagonist
• Hunter Doohan (Wednesday, Your Honor) is Jake, Alice's brother
• Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent) is Sarah, the family friend
• Tandi Wright (Pearl) plays Mrs. Morrison, the neighbor
• George Pullar completes the cast in the role of the young sheriff

The director

Sébastien Vanicek, French director already known for the film La maschera, brings his dark and claustrophobic visual style to the world of Evil Dead. The screenplay, written by Vanicek himself and Florent Bernard, maintains the iconic splatstick tone that made the series famous: blood, dark humor, and constant tension.

The House saga

The franchise of The house (Evil Dead) is one of the pillars of modern horror cinema, which began in 1981 with Sam Raimi's cult classic. The series includes:

• The house (1981) — Sam Raimi's original with Bruce Campbell
• The house 2 (1987) — sequel between horror and comedy
• The Army of Darkness (1992) — third fantasy-horror chapter
• The house (2013) — reboot produced by Raimi and directed by Fede Álvarez
• The House – The Awakening of Evil (2023) — chapter set in a Los Angeles building
• The House – The Burning of Evil (2026) — the new chapter directed by Vanicek

A seventh chapter has already been announced, Evil Dead Wrath, directed by Francis Galluppi.

Curiosity

• The original title Evil Dead Burn it's a reference to fire as a central plot element
• The film was shot in New Zealand, the same location as the 2013 chapter
• Sam Raimi oversaw the production as executive producer
• The soundtrack is composed by David August, who also worked for Ari Aster.