The TV series simply titled Evil Dead, starring Bruce Campbell in a continuation of the movie saga, premiered and helped keep the franchise alive in popular culture.
A reboot of the Evil Dead franchise directed by Fede Álvarez, introducing a new storyline and characters while maintaining the horror elements of the original series.
Ash and his friends discover the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (Book of the Dead) in the basement of the cabin in the woods near the town of Elk Grove.
Reading from the Necronomicon awakens demonic forces, possessing Ash's friends and unleashing the Deadites upon the cabin and surrounding area.
Ash fights to survive the night against the Deadites, ultimately destroying the cabin to stop the evil.
After losing his right hand to possession, Ash attaches a chainsaw as a prosthetic and fights Deadites with it.
Ash trapped once again in the cabin struggles with hallucinations and battles Deadites, ultimately escaping and inadvertently unleashing more evil.
Ash is transported back to the medieval past where he must find the Necronomicon to return home and battle the Deadite army.
After defeating the Deadite army and retrieving the Necronomicon, Ash returns to his own time with the book.
A separate version of the Necronomicon possession story occurs, where Mia, her brother, and friends encounter the evil in a cabin variety with tragic consequences.
Ash battles Deadites in various locations while encountering alternate realities, dark forces, and personal challenges continuing his fight against the evil.
