The Evil Dead hilariously contains trailers for “Upcoming Features” that are already over a decade old, such as the Shawn Ashmore ski lift thriller Frozen (which is honestly worth watching). Evil Dead are the exact same discs featured in previous releases. Meanwhile, the Blu-ray copies of both films and each season of Ash vs. (Because it’s a horror movie about one agonizing night in a dusty haunted cabin, I always forget how much color there is in the film’s gore.) The Evil Dead is presented in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio and is much muddier than its sequel, but that’s owing more to the realities of the film’s shoestring budget and the ravages of time than any deficiency in this new transfer. The stars of this new set are the 4K discs, and they look as sharp as the films ever have, particularly Evil Dead 2, which pops right off the screen. Whatever the case, its absence is both loud and puzzling.

Army of Darkness is puzzlingly absent from the set I’m not sure whether it was a legal issue ( Army of Darkness was released by Universal), or if the film was specifically curated out of the collection.

The set includes new 4K Ultra HD editions of The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2, plus their respective Blu-ray versions, and Blu-ray copies of all three seasons of Ash vs. Lionsgate similarly went all-out for their steelbook Rambo box set last year, so if you’re a sucker for slick packaging like I am, they may quickly become your favorite studio in terms of dope-as-hell gift sets. The box set is gorgeous – a sturdy cardboard slipcase opens up to reveal a big, glossy hardcover booklet containing all the discs, plus a small write-up on each film and each season of the series. RELATED: 'Evil Dead Rise': Release Date, Cast, Plot & Everything We Know So Farįirst, the review. Evil Dead, the sequel series that premiered nearly 35 years after he first drove to that cabin with his doomed friends. Horror’s favorite action dope didn’t really become a character – an honest-to-Baal character with identifiable wants and needs – until Ash vs. Williams ( Bruce Campbell) get his ass beat by demons in glorious 4K resolution to write this quasi-review, something occurred to me. The Evil Dead Groovy Collection is a righteous offering even for longtime fans of the franchise who probably already own multiple copies of each installment. Listen up, screwheads – a brand new Evil Dead box set is loose on these streets, and if you are anything like me, you’ll punch every single fangletoothed demon in between you and your local media store to get your hands on one.

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