Director Sam Raimi starts pre-production work on Evil Dead II, the sequel to The Evil Dead, after the success of the original film.
Principal photography for Evil Dead II takes place, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell.
Evil Dead II is released in theaters, becoming a cult classic and blending horror and comedy effectively.
The film receives positive critical reviews and develops a significant cult following among horror fans.
Ash and his girlfriend Linda arrive at the isolated cabin in the woods for a vacation.
Ash finds the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead) and the tape recorder containing Professor Knowby’s recordings.
Ash plays the tape and listens to the professor’s reading from the Necronomicon, unknowingly unleashing demonic forces.
Demonic entity possesses Linda, leading her to attack Ash violently.
Ash is forced to decapitate the possessed Linda in self-defense.
The evil spirit possesses Ash’s hand, forcing him into a struggle against his own body.
To free himself from possession, Ash amputates his own possessed hand with a chainsaw.
Ash fights off various possessed corpses and demonic entities inside and outside the cabin.
Ash discovers a videotape revealing what happened to Annie Knowby, his girlfriend’s mother.
The evil forces trap Ash in a horrifying nightmare-like scenario, tormenting him psychologically and physically.
Armed with a chainsaw and shotgun, Ash fights to survive the night against demonic forces.
Ash confronts the evil spirit in a final battle, resulting in the cabin burning down and Ash being ejected through a portal to another dimension/time.
