Lee Cronin
Lee Cronin (born 24 January 1982) is best known for directing the horror films The Hole in the Ground (2019), Evil Dead Rise (2023), and Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026).
Cronin was born in Dublin, Ireland, and started his career making short films. He first achieved recognition for his short horror “Ghost Train” (2013), which won the Méliès d’Argent and was featured in the horror anthology film “Minutes Past Midnight” (2016).
In 2019, he made his feature directorial debut with the horror film The Hole in the Ground (2019) for A24 and DirecTV Cinema.
In 2020, he directed two episodes of the horror TV series “50 States of Fright.”
In 2023, he wrote and directed the horror film Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise for New Line Cinema and Warner.
Cronin also serves as exec producer on the franchise’s follow-up films Evil Dead Burn (2026) and Evil Dead Wrath (2028).
In March 2024, he co-founded his production company Wicked/Good (formerly Doppelgängers) with producers John Keville and Macdara Kelleher. The company signed a first-look deal with New Line Cinema.
In 2026, Cronin wrote and directed the horror film The Mummy for Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions and Wicked/Good. The film was released by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures.[12][13]
On April 17, 2026, it was announced that he and Glenn Montgomery were co-developing a folk horror TV series titled “Spiral” for Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Wicked/Good.
Cronin and his company are also producing a found footage horror film and a slasher film.
Cronin is in development for his fourth feature horror Box of Bones.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Cronin broke out with 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, which grossed $147 million globally.
A favorite of Jason Blum and James Wan, he got the name-brand treatment with Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, another solid performer this year that made audiences uncomfortable with its body horror.
The movie my parents didn’t let me watch:
“Trainspotting. Because of the drug use. Little did they know I had split the signal from the VHS player, so when they watched it downstairs, I also watched it on my 14-inch portable TV in my bedroom.”
The recent movie scene I’m jealous that I didn’t direct:
“The karaoke scene in Project Hail Mary. That entire film blew my mind, and I’d love to see it win best picture. That scene in particular was so simple and human amongst the rest of the wonderful spectacle.”
After an intense day of filming, I unwind by:
“Worrying about the next day.”
The prop I took home without permission was:
“A tiny ashtray from the police station in The Mummy. A 1970s wooden one. I also have the sarcophagus in the hallway of my house, but that was way harder to steal.”
