The Evil Dead 2 that made their careers.
Evil Dead 2 is a perfect melding of horror and comedy and made Campbell a genre icon. The two rounded out the Ash Vs Evil Dead, which ran for three seasons.
A new entry titled Evil Dead Rise is set for release in 2022. Fans of the franchise were left in limbo between Army Of Darkness and the 2013 reboot, as rumors of Evil Dead 4 circulated for years without ever becoming solid. There was also talk of Ash ing two other horror icons for Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash - which can't happen now - with Robert Englund himself being keen for Campbell's hero to finally slay Krueger. None of these projects came to , but for followers of the saga who lived in Italy, they were treated to a further five sequels after Evil Dead 2 - none of which are official, of course.
The La Casa Series Packaged Unrelated Films Together
Evil Dead was released under the title La Casa in Italy, literally translating as The House. When Evil Dead 2 arrived in 1987, it was only natural for it to be dubbed La Casa 2, but here's where it splits from the rest of the series. Umberto Lenzi - who helmed Nightmare City - directed a movie titled Ghosthouse, which involves the spirit of a young girl and her evil doll haunting the titular dwelling. Seeking to cash in on the success of the La Casa/Evil Dead movies, producer Joe d'Amato suggested Ghosthouse be retitled La Casa 3, and it was a solid hit.
Witchery is a bizarre Italian horror starring The Exorcist's Linda Blair and David Hasselhoff, where a group of people winds up being stranded at a deserted hotel during a storm which - unfortunately - is also haunted by a vengeful witch. Using the same logic as Ghosthouse, the movie was released as La Casa 4 in Italy. So long as the film in question centered around an isolated single location of some kind, it was good to the La Casa/Evil Dead - which has a tangled timeline - brand. La Casa 5 (AKA Beyond Darkness) was directed by Troll 2's Claudio Fragasso and was a bizarre blend of Exorcist rip-off and haunted house movie.
Rounding out the La Casa franchise are House II: The Second Story and House III: The Horror Show. The second and third entries followed 1986's House, though none of the films share characters or storylines - or are linked to Evil Dead, obviously. In fact, House III was considered to have such little connection to the previous films it was released as The Horror Show in the U.S., though it was released as House III in other markets. They became La Casa 6 and 7 respectively during their Italian release. Army Of Darkness didn't quite fit the brand of isolated, house-based horror, however, and was released under the translated title L'armata Delle Tenebre instead.
