Well, here we are...Back at the cabin again. But in this re-telling/continuation of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, we find that it is just Ash and Linda venturing to the cabin. This confused people to no end. As they sat and watched they wondered what kind of a bozo would bring a different girlfriend back to the same cabin? However, it was soon revealed that becuase production rights and legal jargon got in the way of this fine movie, the couldn't tell the story the way it was originally set up.
Therefore, we have Ash and Linda (his girlfriend from Evil Dead) arriving at the old cabin for a quiet weekend...Alone...With a bottle of champagne. Hmm...what could they possible do to pass the time? That's right, you guessed it...play the tape recorded translation of Dr. Raymond Knowby's find of the century. The Necormicon ex Mortes, or book of the dead. That's right, the book Ash burned in the first movie is back...and bigger? Wow, that face went through some growht spurt. Instead of being the size of a pocked bible it's now the size of a small novel. Hmmm...does that mean twice the evil? You bet it does. For just as Ash plays the tape, the evil emerges and takes Linda back with it into the woods. And for all of you who saw Evil Dead, you know those trees are a randy bunch. Ash gives chase, only to discover that Linda is now possessed. She is a walking horror doll. As she attempts to attack Ash he lops her head off with a rusty shovel. Man, they just don't build those evil dead like they used to. However, Ash should've listened to the WHOLE tape. Since the good doctor told us all that full body dismemberment was required to kill the evil. And last time I checked, decapitation wasn't the same thing.
So, after a magical mystery tour courtesy of the invisible evil spirit that can keep up with cars, but not people, Ash tries to leave the woods. However, he finds the bridge is torn up like a huge hand, preventing him from leaving. And to make matters worse, the sun is setting really fast. And we all know that nothing good can happen at night. So, Ash takes refuge in the cabin. Which is another bonehead idea, since it's pretty much evil too.
Meanwhile, the professor's (doctor, it's all the same) daughter, Annie, has arrived with the missing pages of the book of the dead. She intends to go with her studly boyfriend to see her father at his cabin. Along the way, she finds the bridge is out. So she convinces two inbred hicks to take her through the woods to the cabin. The evil must be having a field day with this, people just keep coming to this old cabin.
By this time, Ash has rid himself of the possessed Linda completely. However, the price for doing this was his hand. That's right, his hand has become possessed. Makes you wonder why they didn't go for the whole ball of wax. Oh well, it seems Ash is not quite tough enough to handle his own evil dead hand. That's probably why it keeps laughing at him. Still just a big wimp. This is until the hand is about to reach a butcher knife that will be the end of Ash. We see something completely out of character for Ash. He takes another knife and stabs his possessed hand with it. "Uh-huh...That's right...Who's laughing now?!?" Ash says. But that isn't all. Knowing he can't make it with one bad hand, he grabs the nearby chainsaw. That's right, CHAINSAW. Starts it with his teeth, and proceeds to SAW THROUGH HIS OWN WRIST!! That right there boys and girls, is where Ash made the transition from wimp to dangerous psychopathic animal. Afterwards, the evil leaves him alone for a bit. They probably realized that they pushed this guy too far.
Annie and the group arrive, and after thinking Ash killed her parents, they throw him into the cellar. The cellar...well that can't be too bad, right? Wrong. Apparently, Henrietta, the wife of the professor was possessed. However, the good doctor didn't have the stones to dismember her corpse. So what did he do? He buried her in the cellar. Uh-huh, the same cellar Ash is locked in. Well, lest just say Henrietta looks pretty good for a decaying evil dead ball of fat
The group rescues Ash, and they all try to figure out a way to fight the evil. But, not before the evil has its way with Annie's boyfriend. Ash takes care of him with a handy axe. Soon after, the group gets a message from the afterlife. It's Annie's father. He tells them that the missing pages are the key to stoping the evil. Of course, like we didn't see that one coming. But, the evil dead hand decides to get frisky with teh redneck chick, Bobbie Jo. She tears out of the cabin and runs straight into...yeah..the woods. Not to high on brians is she. Well needless to say, the redneck dude decides to take charge of the operation. He tosses the pages down the cellar and forces the group to go into the woods to look for her. But, his leadership skills are cut short when Ash becomes possessed and throws him into a tree. Annie runs back into the cabin, and Ash breaks attacking her. But, the good in Ash fights off the evil and he is back to normal.
But, they still need those pages. And Henrietta isn't about to just hand them over. So, Ash and Annie retrofit the chainsaw to attach to Ash's stump of an arm. Then he takes the shotgun and heads into the cellar to retrieve the pages. However, Henrietta uses this opportunity to attack Annie. Ash takes the horror hag out with his chainsaw and fist. Annie then befins to recite the passages that will manifest the evil. Then she starts recitng the one that will banish it forever. However, before she can finish it the evil dead hand stabs her with a Candarian dagger. But, right before she dies, Annie completes the passage. The evil is sent into a giant vortex. Where it goes? Our guess is Disneyland. But, we doe know that Ash gets a one way ticket back to the thirteenth century. Oh boy.
