The Evil Dead: From The Evil Dead to Ash VS Evil Dead The progression of Evil Dead story lines

From The Evil Dead to Ash VS Evil Dead
The progression of Evil Dead story lines

At the time of writing this post Ash Vs Evil Dead (2015 -?)  is streaming on Netflix and I have been viewing it. While doing this I thought it will be fun to write about the Evil Dead film series.

The Evil Dead has four films and one TV show The Evil Dead (1981), The Evil Dead 2 (1987), Army of Darkness (1992), Evil Dead (2013) and Ash Vs Evil Dead (2015-?). 

Possible spoilers if you want to avoid skip to synopsis section.

The Evil Dead stories have changed over the years, but this is a condensed history.  It starts as a classic horror movie start a group of friends going to an isolated cabin where some of the group release demons which results in everybody at the cabin getting attacked/killed one by one, before ending with a final survivor, and an opening for a sequel.

The second part Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn begins with Ash Williams the last survivor dealing with the developments of the last film before having a fever dream/nightmare of some of the events from the first film. The film progresses to resolve most of the story lines as well as having more people fighting and getting killed by demons. The ending being the only story line left unresolved, and open for a third film.

The third part Army of Darkness goes from straight horror to horror comedy and takes place right where the second films ends; in medieval times. (Thu magic Ash has traveled space and time to land himself and his car in King Aurthur's Court). At this point Ash is no longer a regular guy in a horrific situation (much like the heroes of Die Hard, or Rambo with their third films). This one ends with an open ending for another film. However, that does not happen exactly.

A fourth film I is made which is a remake of the first Evil Dead (1982), without the Ash Williams charter (Bruce Campbell).  In spite of this two years after the remake, and twenty-three years after Army of Darkness, and thirty-three years after the first Evil Dead the Starz Channel made a TV series of Evil Dead titled Ash VS Evil Dead.

  

Ash VS Evil Dead ignores the remake and takes place about 30 years after the first three films The events of the first two films having taken place in 1982 after the time travel adventure. Ash returned to his present which would have been 1982. The show starts in 2015 and uses flashbacks, and lines referencing the earlier films. At this point Ash is basically superhuman although older and fed up with fighting he continues to fight the forces of Darkness with a few sidekicks that the series introduces. As of 2018 the show is on its 3rd season. 

The Synopsis section.

The Evil Dead (1981)

Five collage age friends go to a remote cabin for a vacation. At the cabin Ash and friends find the Necronomicon and audio recordings of it being translated. At which point the audio recording and book are both used releasing demons resulting in a fight for survival.  

Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)

Evil Dead 2 picks up right where the first one ended. Ash the lone survivor meets with the professor’s daughter and some associates of the professor, then the new group fights for survival.  

Army of Darkness (1992)

The third film in the Evil Dead series; this picks up right after the second film ended. Ash has been sent back in time with his car. In the past he must rid the world of Demons and get back to the present. 

Evil Dead (2013)

A Group of five friends take a vacation in an isolated cabin in the woods, they find the Necronomicon, unleash demons and fight for survival. 

Ash VS Evil Dead (2015 - 2018)                  

This is a comedy horror TV show Taking place 30 years after the first 3 films. This starts with Ash having gotten back to the present has been hiding for 30 years. However, the book is again read from releasing more evil upon the world, resulting in Ash and a pair of sidekicks fighting and saving the world.  

Hollywood Remakes: Part 2

This  combined with the 150 titles in  part 1; I have found over 200 remakes. Excluding titles that get a new version a least once a decade. Example things like Robin Hood, Frankenstein, or A Christmas Carol. I hope you will share parts 1 and 2 with your friends and family.

1. 39 Steps (1935/1959/1978/2008)
2. A Star is Born (1937/1954/1976)
3. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945/1974)
4. About Last Night (1986/2014)
5. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930/1979)
6. Animal Farm (1954/1999)
7. Around The World In 80 Days (1956/2004) [Disney]
8. Babbit (1924/1934)
9. Beaches (1988/2017) 
10. The Beguiled (1971/2017)
11. BFG (1989/2016)
12. The Bishop's Wife/The Preacher's Wife (1947/1996)
13.  Brave New World (1980/1998)
14. Breathless (1960/1983)
15. Breeders (1986/1997)
16. Cabin Fever (2002/2016)
17. Cape Fear (1962/1991)
18. Cimarron (1931/1960)
19. Death At a Funeral (2007/2010)
20. Death Wish (1974/2017)
21. Doctor Zhivago (1965/2002)
22. Endless Love (1981/2014)
23. Envoy's Tres Speciaux/Special Correspondent's (2009/2016)
24. Far From The Madding Crowd (1967/1998)
25. Flatliners (1990/2017)
26. Fever Pitch (1999/2005)
27. Flowers In The Attic (1987/2014)
28. The Four Feathers (1939/1978/2002)
29. From Here To Eternity (1953/1979)
30. Les Fugitifs (1986)/Three Fugitives (1989)
31. Funny Games (1997/2008)
32. The Gambler (1974/2014)
33. Gaslight (1940/1944/1958)
34. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2010/2011) 
35. Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939/1969/2003)
36. The Great Gatsby (1974/2013)
37. The Heart Break Kid (1972/2007)
38. House on Haunted Hill (1959/1999)
39. Into The Woods (1990/2014)
40. The Island of Doctor Moreau (1977/1996)
41. IT (1990/2017)
42. The Italian Job (1969/2003)
43. Jacob The Liar (1979/1999)
44. A Kiss Before Dying (1956/1991)
45. Lady Chatterely’s Lover (1981)/Lady Chatterely (1993/2006)
46. Lemonade Popsicle (1978)/ Last American Virgin (1982)
47. Let The Right One In (2008)/Let Me In (2010)
48. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936/1980)
49. The Little Princess (1939/1986/1995)
50. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960/1986)
51. Lolita (1962/1997)
52. Lord of The Flies (1963/1990)
53. Madam Bovary (1949/1991/2000/2015)
54. The Magnificent 7 (1960/2016)
55. The Manchurian Candidate (1962/2004)
56. Maniac (1980/2012)
57. Miracle On Ice (1981)/Miracle (2004)
58. The Mummy (1932/1999/2017)
59. Murder on The Orient Express (1974/2017)/Agatha Christie’s Murder on The Orient Express (2001)
60. My Man Godfrey (1936/1957)
61. Night of the Demons (1988/2009)
62. Native Son (1961/1986)
63. Of Mice and Men (1939/1968/1981/1992)
64. Our Town (1940/2003)
65. Pink Panther (1964/2006)
66. Pollyanna (1960/2016) Polly (1989)
67. Poltergeist (1982/2015)
68. Prisoner of Zenda (1937/1952)
69. Scarface (1932/1983)
70. The Secret Garden (1975/1987/1993)
71. The Shaggy Dog (1959/1994/2006)
72. State of Play (2003/2009)
73. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)/The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
74. That Darn Cat (1965/1997)
75. The Thing (1951/1982)
76. The Time Machine (1960/2002)
77. The Vanishing (1988/1993)
78. Village of the Damned (1960/1995)
79. When A Stranger Calls (1979/2006)
80. The Wolf Man (1941/2010)
81. When Billy Beat Bobby (2001)/ Battle of the Sexes (2017)
82. A Wrinkle in Time (2003/2018)
83. The Yearling (1946/1994)
84. The Yellow Handkerchief  (1977/2008)

Hollywood Remakes: Part 1

First I want to stat that I am not against remakes, modern re-imaging, reboots, updates or readapting of films. This like my other posts is to create interest in movies and television. I hope you the reader will look into the versions that you have not seen. After posting this I realized I missed several well known remakes so I am working on a part 2.

1.       12 Angry Men (1957/1997)

2.       13 Ghosts (1960/2001)

3.       101 Dalmatians (1961/1996) [Disney]

4.       300 Spartans(1962)/300 (2006)

5.       3:10 to Yuma (1957/2007)

6.       Adventures In Babysitting (1987/2016)

7.       Alfie (1966/2004)

8.       All The King’s Men(1949/2006)

9.       Amityville Horror (1979/2005)

10.   Angle and the Badman (1947/2009)

11.   Angles in the Outfield (1951/1994)

12.   The Apartment (1960)/Loser (2000)

13.   Arthur  (1981/2011)

14.   Assault on Precinct 13 (1976/2005)

15.   Black Christmas (1974/2006)

16.   Bad News Bears (1976/2005)

17.   The Barefoot Executive (1971/1995)

18.   Beauty and the Beast (1991/2017) [Disney]

19.   Bedazzled (1967/2000)

20.   Ben-Her (1959/2016)

21.   The Blob (1958/1988)

22.   Brewster’s Millions (1921/1935/1945/1985)

23.   Brian’s Song (1970/2001)

24.   Bridge To Terabithia (1985/2007)

25.   Can’t Buy Me Love(1987)/Love Don’t Cost A Thing(2003)

26.   Cape Fear (1962/1991)

27.   Carrie(1976/2002/2013)

28.   The Computer That Wore Tennis Shoes (1969/1995)

29.   Cat People (1942/1982)

30.   Charade(1963)/The Truth About Charlie (2002)

31.   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971/2005)

32.   Charlotte’s Web (1973/2006)

33.   Cheaper by the Dozen (1950/2003)

34.   Children of The Corn (1984/2009)

35.   The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1988/2005)

36.   The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (1989/2008)

37.   Cinderella (1950/2015) [Disney]

38.   Clash of the Titans (1981/2010)

39.   The Crazies (1973/2010)

40.   Dangerous Liaisons (1988)/Valmont (1989)/Cruel Intentions (1999)

41.   Dawn of the Dead (1978/2004)

42.   Day of the Dead (1985/2008)

43.   The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951/2008)

44.   Death Race(1975/2008)

45.   Death Takes a Holiday(1934)/Meet Joe Black (1998)

46.   The Dinner Game (1998)/Dinner For Schmucks (2010)

47.   D.O.A. (1950/1988)

48.   Doctor Doolittle (1967/1998)

49.   Embrace of the Vampire (1995/2013)

50.   Escape To Witch Mountain (1975/1995) reimaged as Race To Witch Mountain (2007)

51.   Evil Dead (1981/2013)

52.   Fame (1980/2009)

53.   Father of the Bride (1950/1991)

54.   Flicka (1943/2006)

55.   Flight of the Phoenix (1965/2004)

56.   Flubber (1961/1997)

57.   The Fly (1958/1986)

58.   The Fog (1980/2005)

59.   Footloose (1984/2011)

60.   Freaky Friday (1976/1995/2003)

61.   Friday The 13^th (1980/2009)

62.   Fright Night (1985/2011)

63.   Fun With Dick and Jane (1977/2005)

64.   Ghostbusters (1984/2016)

65.   Gone In 60 Seconds (1974/2007)

66.   Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (1967)/Guess Who (2005)

67.   Harvy (1950/1996)

68.   Halloween (1978/2007)

69.   The Haunting (1963/1999)

70.   Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)/Heaven Can Wait (1978)/Down to Earth (2001)

71.   The Hills Have Eyes (1977/2006)

72.   House on Haunted Hill (1959/1999)

73.   A House on Sorority Row (1983/2009)

74.   Ice Castles (1978/2010)

75.   Infernal Affairs (2002)/ The Departed (2006)

76.   Il Mare (2000)/The Lake House (2006)

77.   The In Laws (1979/2003)

78.   Invaders From Mars (1953/1986)

79.   The Italian Job (1969/2003)

80.   The Jungle Book (1967/1994/2016) [Disney]

 
    
    81.   Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)/The Grudge(2004)

82.   The Karate Kid (1984/2010)

83.   King Kong (1933/1976/2005)

84.   Lady For a Day (1933)/Pocketful Of Miracles (1961)

85.   The Lady Killers(1955/2004)

86.   Last Holiday (1950/2006)

87.   Last House On The Left (1972/2009)

88.   The Last Man On Earth (1964)/Omega Man (1971)/I Am Legend (2007)

89.   The Longest Yard (1974/2005)

90.   Manhunter (1986)/Red Dragon (2002)

91.   The Mechanic (1972/2011)

92.   Mighty Joe Young (1949/1998)

93.   Miracle on 34 Street (1947/1973/1994)

94.   Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)/Mr. Deeds (2002)

95.   Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Billy Jack Goes To Washington (1977)

96.   My Bloody Valentine (1981/2009)

97.   National Lampoons Vacation (1983/2015)

98.   Night Of The Living Dead (1968/1990)

99.   A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984/2010)

100.   No Man Of Her Own (1950)/ Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

101.   The Nutty Professor(1963/1996)

102.   Ocean’s 11 (1960/2001)

103.   The Omen (1976/2006)

104.   One Wild Moment (1977)/Blame it on Rio (1984)

105.   The Out of Towner’s (1970/1999)

106.   The Parent Trap (1961/1998)

107.   Pete’s Dragon(1977/2016)

108.   Piranha (1978/2010)

109.   Planet Of The Apes(1968/2001)

110.   Point Break (1991/2015)

111.   The Poseidon Adventure (1972/2005/2006)

112.   The Producers (1967/2005)

113.   Prom Night (1980/2008)

114.   Psycho (1960/1998)

115.   Pulse (2001/2006)

116.   The Quiet American (1958/2002)

117.   Red Dawn (1984/2012)

118.   Rear Window (1954/1998)/Disturbia (2007)

119.   Ringu/The Ring (1998/2002)

120.   Robocop (1987/2014)

121.   The Rocky Picture Horror Show (1975/2016)

122.   Rollerball (1975/2002)

123.   Rosemary’s Baby (1968/2014)

124.   Sabrina (1954/1995)

125.   Salem’s Lot (1979/2004)

126.   Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947/2013)

127.   Shall We Dance (1996/2004)

128.   The Shop Around The Corner (1940)/You’ve Got Mail (1998)

129.   Silent Night Deadly Night (1984/2012)

130.   Solaris (1972/2002)

131.   The Sound of Music (1965/2013)

132.   Straw Dogs (1971/2011)

133.   The Stepfather (1987/2009)

134.   The Stepford Wives (1975/2004)

135.   The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974/1998/2009)

136.   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990/2014)

137.   Ten Little Indians (1945/1965)

138.   Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974/2003)

139.   The Thomas Crown Affair (1968/1999)

140.   Toolbox Murders (1978/2003)

141.   Total Recall (1990/2012)

142.   True Grit (1969/2010)

143.   Vanishing Point (1971/1997)

144.   Village of the Dammed (1960/1995)

145.   Walking Tall (1973/2004)

146.   The Wicker Man (1973/2006)

147.   Willard (1971/2003)

148.   The Wiz (1978/2015)

149.   The Women (1939/2008)

150.   Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968/2005)

    

Not sure if remake 
 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)/Are We Done Yet? (2007) 
 Bringing Up Baby (1938)/ Who’s That Girl? (1987)

Purple Noon (1960)/ The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)/Four Brothers (2005)