Sam Raimi made the Doctor Strange sequel into the MCU’s creepiest film

polygon.com:

For a guy named Stephen Strange, the former Sorcerer Supreme is actually a pretty normal person with at least some normal problems: He’s bad at relationships and only a little better with kids, and he’s kind of a prick. As we noted in our spoiler-free review of the film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness isn’t really out to change viewers’ minds about the guy. Like his comics counterpart, Doctor Strange is more effectively used as a tour guide to places and creatures that would not, or could not, exist in any other story.

Multiverse of Madness is pretty successful in that regard, but its focus on strange new worlds ultimately means there are two stars competing for attention in Multiverse of Madness, and neither of them are Doctor Strange. The first is the Marvel Cinematic Universe itself, and the puzzle-piece assembly that fans gain extended access to every time Marvel adds a new movie to its blockbuster tapestry. The second is director Sam Raimi, returning from a nearly decade-long absence from cinema to deliver the creepiest film in the MCU. There’s nothing wrong with viewers showing up for Multiverse of Madness for the former reason, to continue the MCU story and see what it’s offering this time. But Raimi is the star that really makes the movie shine.

[Ed. note: Basic plot setup spoilers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness follow, but one of those plot setup elements goes beyond what’s seen in the trailers.]

Raimi’s much-loved, wildly successful Spider-Man trilogy movies are by far the most popular entries in his filmography. But before he helped invent the modern era of superhero cinema, Raimi’s calling card was in horror. His Evil Dead trilogy and his 2009 throwback Drag Me To Hell establish