The aspect of castaways on a deserted island sometimes has a certain ring. But with Sam Raimi and a movie called "Send Help", there is bound to be a darker connotation. The film is obviously a rich set up for McAdams to flex her muscles in both psychological and physical ways after a plane crash provides an avenue for bad feelings avenged.

Finding an interesting entry point for "Evil Dead Rise" helps if there is a perfunctory understanding of the world, both in the essence of the Bruce Campbell -led structure and the more dark horror elements of some of the later adaptations. Producer Rob Tappert and Exec Producer Sam Raimi know that reinterpretation in certain ways helps to make any entry its own.