Evil Dead Spin-Off Director Cautiously Addresses Movie’s Connection to the Rest of the Horror Franchise

Mommy might be with the maggots in Evil Dead Rise, but Sébastien Vaniček won’t deny or confirm if his upcoming Evil Dead spin-off will be connected to any of the other movies in the horror franchise. Certainly, Vaniček could be keeping certain details under wraps to avoid divulging spoilers. But the truth is that he and his collaborator (Florent Bernard) "are in the early process of the writing." So, there's not an answer to that question at this time, according to Vaniček. The filmmaker addressed the inquiry while promoting the premiere of Infested, aka Vermines, on Shudder. Vaniček said in an interview with Screen Rant: