If you’re joining us for Evil Dead II on Monday, October 26, why not come back for the sequel on Friday? See Ash go from one very bad night at a cabin to one very bad time in medieval England. They’re completely different movies, but together they make for a pretty great Halloween double feature spread across the week.
If Evil Dead II is horror canon, Army of Darkness is what happens when you give Ash Williams a chainsaw, a boomstick and a one-way ticket to the Middle Ages.
It’s bigger, sillier and more adventure-driven than Evil Dead II, but it has the same unmistakable Raimi energy: wild camera work, practical effects, physical comedy and a hero who is never quite as prepared as he thinks he is. Army of Darkness has become a Halloween favourite for a reason. It’s weird, quotable, endlessly rewatchable and a whole lot of fun with a crowd.