2. Ash vs the Evil Dead
After two decades, the prayers of horror movie fans have finally been answered: Geek god Bruce Campbell steps back into the role that made him famous, the goofball demon hunter Ash Williams.Sam Raimi not only produces but also wrote and directed the pilot episode, returning to the mold of the classic Evil Dead movies.
Ash has settled down to a quiet life as a hardware store employee, putting the horrors of his past behind him. But when someone gets hold of the Book of the Dead and summons demons, he’s forced to strap on the chainsaw hand and once more go hunting. This time, he has help from a state trooper (Jill Marie Jones) and a fellow worker (Ray Santiago) as he takes on the hordes of darkness.
Starz is prepared to allow Raimi to cut loose with plenty of R-rated gore and violence and Campbell is right back to his old wisecracking ways and thus promises a series replicating that cult film’s magic while reminding new audiences of how bad-ass Raimi and Campbell are together. Groovy.
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