Listen up, you primitive screwheads! Fans of the Evil Dead series have been clamoring for a new installment in the horror franchise even before Army of Darkness reached its conclusion. For most fans, that remake a few years back just didn’t cut it. With a script bound in flesh and inked in human blood, Bruce Campbell is back as Ash for the upcoming Starz series Ash vs. the Evil Dead. Of course, we all knew that Ash would be returning, but we didn’t know much about the other characters that will battling the deadites alongside our chainsaw-wielding hero. Now we do. Along with an image of the show, character despcriptions have just been released, giving us a better understand of what to expect when the series debuts in a few months. The first episode of the series was directed by the creator of the series Sam Raimi. So far it certainly looks…groovy.
The character descriptions:
ASHLEY “ASH” WILLIAMS (BRUCE CAMPBELL)
Ash returns as the blowhard heroic monster fighter now struggling with the limitations of his middle aged self. It was over thirty years ago, while vacationing in the woods with friends, he encountered creatures of unspeakable evil. Ash survived the battle but it cost him his hand and his sense of security. Stuck in the same job since then, he is now America’s oldest one-handed stock boy. Responsibility and ambition are not part of his limited vocabulary. Since that fateful night in the woods, Ash has been looking over his shoulder, afraid that one day the Evil Dead would return for him. Keeping a low profile, he has successfully avoided them…. until he makes one very stupid mistake.
PABLO SIMON BOLIVAR (RAY SANTIAGO)
Pablo is Ash’s coworker and loyal friend. He recognizes that fate has put Ash in the center of a battle of good vs. evil. Pablo feels that his destiny is to fight alongside Ash. Originally trained to follow in his uncle’s footsteps to become a Brujo, a Honduran shaman, Pablo has left his legacy behind to pursue the American Dream. He dreams of romance with his comrade in arms, Kelly, but he suffers as his love remains unrequited. Pablo is the only one who believes in Ash even when Ash doubts himself.
KELLY MAXWELL (DANA DELORENZO)
Kelly was once a sweet girl but has become hardened and cynical by the cards life has dealt her. Now she only desires payback for what the Deadites have done to those close to her. Unwilling to let go of her rage she won’t let others get too close. With her family destroyed, she turns to, Ash and Pablo, the only ones who have ever stood by her. She will not stop until the last Evil Deadite is destroyed.
AMANDA FISHER (JILL MARIE JONES)
Amanda is a respected Michigan State Police Detective. She finds her career on the line following the bizarre and grisly murder of her partner for which she is blamed. She knows that whoever or whatever killed him must be stopped. Her investigations lead to Ash as the likely suspect. To clear her name she must find Ash and quickly bring him to justice even if it means killing him.
RUBY (LUCY LAWLESS)
A seductive and reclusive figure well steeped in the ancient mythology surrounding the Evil Dead. She has determined that Ash was the sole survivor and the cause of the supernatural massacre that murdered her family over thirty years ago. Now suddenly, the evil has resurfaced. After all these years, Ruby is finally closing in on Ash.
