- The final scene of Alone in the Dark (2005) is (depending on how generous the viewer is) either a rip-off or an homage of the final shots of The Evil Dead.
- The Cabin in the Woods shares quite a few things with the film, as a deliberate homage:
- Identical plot set-up (five college students go on a retreat in the woods; things go wrong).
- The titular cabin is basically a copy of the one seen in The Evil Dead (1981), complete with an evil basement. The scene where the basement trapdoor swings open is a faithful recreation of the same scene from the original.
- An ominous book with an ancient chant plays a role in the plot.
- Deadites and "Angry Molesting Tree" are among the creatures listed on the technicians' blackboard, and the latter makes a (non-rapey) cameo in the initial elevator-room carnage scene.
- In Donnie Darko, the title character takes his girlfriend to see the film at the movies; it's what's playing on the screen when the wormhole appears.
- In Jennifer's Body, Needy has the film's poster on her wall, and Jennifer wears a T-shirt with the poster on one occasion..
- Nancy is seen watching the movie in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (Freddy Krueger's glove later appears in the workshed in Evil Dead 2; apparently, Sam Raimi and Wes Craven had something of a Friendly Rivalry at the time and would try to one-up one another).
- In the hospital scene of Spider-Man 2, the lunging POV shot from the sensors on the tentacles is reminiscent of the POV of the "Evil".
Literature
- In Newsflesh, Shaun uses a rather odd plot summary as a burner-phone password.
TV Series
- Director Edgar Wright is a self-proclaimed fan of the franchise, and while Spaced references the Evil Dead sequels in a more overt manner, it also recreates certain camera shots from the first installment.
- In Stranger Things, Jonathan has the movie's poster on his wall. The Byers house is also filmed similarly to the cabin setting in the film.
Video Games
- Ghostly Matter has, as one of its many references to horror and fantasy properties of all kinds, a part where the protagonist enters a lone cabin in the woods, activates a record player and summons a demonically-possessed floating man for a boss fight.
Western Animation
- "Night Feeder", the penultimate episode of Season 1 of Primal (2019), is an extended homage to films like Predator, but its Impending Doom P.O.V. of the titular creature rushing through the woods is very Raimi-esque.
