Evil dead rise marks the return to the iconic horror franchise, written and directed by lee cronin the hole in the ground'. '.strtoupper('t')he film stars lily sullivan i met a girl, barkskins, alyssa sutherland new gold mountain, vikings, morgan davies the end, storm boy, gabrielle echols reminiscence and introducing nell fisher northspur.moving the action out of the woods and into the city, evil dead rise tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by sullivan and sutherland, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.evil dead rise is produced by long time franchise producer rob tapert ash vs evil dead, don't breathe and executive produced by series creator and horror icon sam raimi and cult legend and ash himself, bruce campbell.product featuresexclusive audio commentary with director lee croninlee cronin's short film ghost train