Over the years, many horror movies have paid homage to 1981's The Evil Dead in ways both large and small. One of the most notable entries is 2011's The Cabin in the Woods, which deconstructs the titular subgenre. Other prominent titles that pay homage to the Sam Raimi classic are Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Wither, and My Name is Bruce.

1981's The Evil Dead has influenced the future of cinema in ways both large and small. This includes birthing the career of director Sam Raimi, who made the movie as an expansion of his 1978 short film Within the Woods, and that of star Bruce Campbell, who played the beleaguered survivor Ash Williams. Both would go on to major projects both in and out of the horror genre, with Raimi helming projects including the Spider-Man trilogy and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Campbell starring in titles such as Burn Notice,...