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“Ash vs Evil Dead”: Ash Must Destroy the Necronomicon
While the first season of Starz’s “Ash vs Evil Dead” was fun, it ultimately didn’t live up to the hype of the Evil Dead sequel we’ve been begging for since 1993’s Army of Darkness.
Season 2, however, is such a bloody surprise that feels way more developed than its predecessor; last year it felt as if – even at 30 minutes an episode – the filmmakers were just spinning wheels. Here, we have a well constructed season arc, with some mini storylines (Ash’s possessed Delta being one) that’s delivered quite the ride. The best news here is that there’s still three episodes left, with last night’s being one of the best yet. In a self-contained storyline, Baal attempts to trick Ash (Bruce Campbell) into believing he’s insane and has been since the events of The Evil Dead; there are no demons, just Ashy Slashy. The episode plays as if wanting the viewer to possibly believe it’s all been a psycho’s hallucination, only when we get to the finale moments it’s revealed that Baal is working Ash to help him destroy the Necronomicon.
In next Sunday’s episode, titled “Ashy Slashy”, Ruby, Kelly and Pablo go to look for Ash and Baal in the abandoned asylum and encounter some crazy characters. They are all players in Baal’s attempt to break Ash and find the Necronomicon. But did his plan work?
I’m dying to know the setting of the season finale and can only hope it’s better than last year’s sloppy conclusion. Here’s a look at next week’s continuation, which once again looks like a blast.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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