The original trilogy (The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), and Army of Darkness (1992)) were campy Hollywood B horror movies that turned more to comedy by the end. They tell the story of the Necronomicon, or Book of the Dead, and Ash Williams' (Bruce Campbell) fight against the hordes of the undead, both in a cabin in the woods and in the distant medieval past.
The Evil Dead was soft rebooted with the film Evil Dead (2013), telling a similar story with a big-budget production and new characters.
A new TV series came out recently titled Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) that continues Ash's fight against the undead 30 years later. Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash, as Sam Raimi has said that the role belongs to Campbell and will never be recast. It's run for 2 seasons now with a third in production.
This series is excellent, only getting better with each movie. Bruce Campbell's style of humor really sells it and has made the series a cult classic. I'm doing a marathon of this series today and I highly recommend it. Only Bruce Campbell can take a male character named Ashley (a.k.a. Ash) and make him an icon for manliness.
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