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Ash Vs. Evil Dead is the 30-episode follow-up to the classic movie series, comprised of The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, and Army of Darkness. How does it compare? Read on to find out...


When Ash Vs. Evil Dead starts, Ash is decades removed from his ordeals with the evil dead, but that does not stop him from trying to pick up women with tales of his heroic deeds. While high, he reads from the Necronomicon and unleashes a new evil onto the world. When the dead find him, he reluctantly asks his much younger co-workers, Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo), to help him in his new battle. The series follows Ash as he returns home to Elk Grove, Michigan, meets his long-lost daughter (Arielle Carver-O'Neill), and unites with former enemy Ruby (Lucy Lawless).


The Evil Dead franchise is one that I have always had mixed feelings about. The first film is a great, creepy horror film. The second is much like the first, only it starts to introduce comedic elements into the mix, which makes things a little absurd. The third film, Army of Darkness, eschews the horror in favor of Three Stooges slapstick comedy. I have no problems with horror-comedy - Ghostbusters IS my favorite film, after all - but the third film lost me because it was so vastly different from the tone of the original. The Ash Vs. Evil Dead TV series plays out more like an early Peter Jackson film, such as Dead Alive. If you never saw that film, I'll sum it up this way: over-the-top absurdly gory and bloody with it's tongue firmly in cheek. In short, where Army of Darkness lost me, Ash Vs. Evil Dead gets me back!


Shortly before the third season ended this past April, it was announced that the show would not be returning for a fourth season. Unfortunately, the producers were never told of this while the show was still in production. The third season, and now the entire series, ends on a cliff hanger. While the fans made an earnest push to get a fourth season on Netflix, that will not be happening. I hope that the powers-that-be will come together for a wrap-up movie. Even ALF got one; albeit several years later.


The six-disc set includes all 30 episodes of the series (10 per season) that aired on Starz from 2015-2018.

DISC 1
S01 E01 - El Jefe (40:46)
S01 E02 - Bait (27:42)
S01 E03 - Books From Beyond (27:55)
S01 E04 - Brujo (28:08)
S01 E05 - The Host (26:19)

DISC 2
S01 E06 - The Killer of Killers (25:45)
S01 E07 - Fire in the Hole (25:29)
S01 E08 - Ashes to Ashes (26:46)
S01 E09 - Bound in Flesh (27:52)
S01 E10 - The Dark One (34:53)

DISC 3
S02 E01 - Home (33:48)
S02 E02 - The Morgue (26:49)
S02 E03 - Last Call (29:05)
S02 E04 - D.U.I. (27:02)
S02 E05 - Confinement (27:19)

DISC 4
S02 E06 - Trapped Inside (28:14)
S02 E07 - Delusion (28:10)
S02 E08 - Ashy Slashy (27:15)
S02 E09 - Home Again (27:13)
S02 E10 - Second Coming (32:46)

DISC 5
S03 E01 - Family (27:39)
S03 E02 - Booth Three (28:40)
S03 E03 - Apparently Dead (28:42)
S03 E04 - Unfinished Business (27:21)
S03 E05 - Baby Proof (27:18)

DISC 6
S03 E06 - Tales From the Rift (27:10)
S03 E07 - Twist and Shout (27:00)
S03 E08 - Rifting Apart (27:18)
S03 E09 - Judgement Day (28:15)
S03 E10 - The Mettle of Man (29:37)


Ash Vs. Evil Dead is presented in its original 1.78:1 (16:9) aspect ratio. On the audio side, there are English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround, and French 5.1 Dolby Digital audio tracks. Subtitles are available in English SDH, Spanish, and French. (French audio and subs are for Seasons Two and Three only).


All of the bonus features that can be found on the discs are in HD.

SEASON 1

• Audio Commentaries on ALL 10 episodes. Participants vary between Creator/Executive Producer/Director Sam Raimi, Co-Executive Producer Ivan Raimi, Executive Producer Bob Tapert, Executive Producer/Actor Bruce Campbell; and Actors Dana Delorenzo, and Lucy Lawless.
• Ash Inside the World (15:59) - An examination of the story, visual effects, gore, performances, and more.
• How to Kill a Deadite (2:31) - A discussion of the process of killing, and the weapons and methods necessary to do the job.
• Best of Ash (1:27) - A montage of Bruce Campbell's most memorable moments from the season.

SEASON 2

• Audio Commentaries on 6 episodes. Participants vary between Executive Producer Rob Tapert, Director/Co-Executive Producer Rick Jacobson, Executive Producer/Actor Bruce Campbell; and Actors Dana DeLorenzo, Lucy Lawless, and Ray Santiago.
• Season 2 First Look (2:17) - A quick introduction to the season's plot.
• Inside the World of Ash vs. Evil Dead (various brief runtimes) - A collection of quick episode-by-episode recaps for the season.
• Up Your Ash (2:22) - How the gruesome visuals from the morgue episode were created.
• Women Who Kick Ash (2:08) - Brief looks at Kelly, Ruby, and Linda.
• Puppets Are Cute (1:09) - Discussion of the new puppet character.
• Dawn of the Spawn (1:22) - Exploring a new type of villain.
• Bringing Henrietta Back (1:35) - Resurrecting a famous character from the film franchise.
• The Delta (2:13) - A look at Ash's groovy ride.
• How to Kill a Deadite (2:18) - Cast and crew discuss the methods of killing off the dead.
• Fatality Mash-Up (0:49) - Rapid-fire kill shots.

SEASON 3

• Audio Commentaries on ALL 10 episodes. Participants vary between Executive Producer Bob Tapert, Executive Producer Rick Jacobson, Executive Producer/Actor Bruce Campbell; Actors Dana Delorenzo, Ray Santiago, Lucy Lawless, and Arielle Carver-O'Neill; Directors Mark Beesley, Diego Meza-Valdes, and Andres Meza-Valdes; Stunt Coordinator Stuart Thorp; and Visual Effects Supervisor Tim Capper.
• Season Overview (2:48) - A quick overview of the season.
• Inside the World of Ash vs. Evil Dead (various brief runtimes) - A collection of quick episode-by-episode recaps for the season.

An UltraViolet (not Movies Anywhere) digital copy code voucher is also included in the standard size thick Blu-ray case.


I should note that there's a strange issue with Disc 6 (Season 3, Disc 2) and my LG BP125 Blu-ray player. It would not display the "Inside the World of Ash vs. Evil Dead" submenu under Special Features, which meant that I could not view the 10 short videos contained therein. Either it showed a blank "page", or it wouldn't display anything at all. This issue did not happen in my PlayStation 3.


Ash Vs. Evil Dead: The Complete Collection contains the same six discs you'll find individually in the Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3 sets. So, if you already have any or all of those, you don't need the Complete Collection. Of course, if you don't have any of the season sets, the Complete Collection is a great way to own all of them in a nice save-saving package for a cheap price. The Complete Collection is also available on DVD.








More videos (including some of the bonus features) can be found on the Starz YouTube channel. All images were taken from the IMDB gallery of the film, or were provided by Lionsgate (Season 2 & Season 3). The Blu-ray has been provided by Lionsgate for review on this site.