Fans of cult classic horror will want to check this one out: The Evil Dead Groovy Collection is heading our way. It comes with The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray, as well as the full run of Ash vs. Evil Dead on Blu-ray. A booklet and a ton of special features are also included (see below for details). The set costs $79.99 and is scheduled to release November 16. You can preorder it now.
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Unfortunately Army of Darkness, the third movie in the Evil Dead trilogy, is notably absent. Nor does it include the 2013 Evil Dead reboot, though that one is a little more understandable.
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget horror classic directed by Sam Raimi. It's about a group of college kids who take a trip to a remote cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash murderous evil. The sequel, Evil Dead II, came out in 1987 and contains similar horror thrills, but in a more campy, over-the-top comedic way. It's a masterpiece.
Ash vs. Evil Dead is a TV show that ran on Starz between 2015 and 2018. It catches up with Ash, the series' hero played by Bruce Campbell, 30 years after the events of the original trilogy, just as the demonic evil forces return.
Special Features
The Evil Dead 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Special Features
- Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Sam Raimi, Producer Robert G. Tapert, and Star Bruce Campbell
The Evil Dead DVD Special Features:
- One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
- The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
- Life After Dead: The Ladies of The Evil Dead
- The Ladies of The Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
- Unconventional
- At the Drive-In
- Reunion Panel
- Discovering The Evil Dead
- Make-Up Test
- Trailer
- TV Spots
Evil Dead II 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Special Features:
- Bloody and Groovy, Baby! — Tribute to Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II
- Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Sam Raimi, Actor Bruce Campbell, Cowriter Scott Spiegel, and Special Makeup Effects Artist Greg Nicotero
- Blu-ray™ Special Features:
- Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead II
- Cabin Fever: Behind the Scenes of Evil Dead II
- Road to Wadesboro: Revisiting the Shooting Location with Filmmaker Tony Elwood
- Evil Dead II: Behind the Screams
- The Gore the Merrier
- Still Galleries
- Audio Commentary
“Ash Vs Evil Dead” The Complete Collection: Blu-ray Special Features by Season
Season 1
- Inside the World of Ash
- How to Kill a Deadite
- Best of Ash
- Audio Commentaries
Season 2
- Season 2 First Look
- Inside the World of “Ash vs Evil Dead”
- Up Your Ash
- Women Who Kick Ash
- Puppets Are Cute
- Dawn of the Spawn
- Bringing Henrietta Back
- The Delta
- How To Kill a Deadite
- Fatality Mash-Up
- Audio Commentaries
Season 3
- Season Overview
- Inside the World of “Ash vs Evil Dead”
- Audio Commentaries
For more, be sure to check out our rundown of all the biggest upcoming 4K UHD and Blu-ray movies and TV shows.
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