I’ve been thinking about the Evil Dead franchise lately. I’ve reached the conclusion that I hold to three different personal canons.

CANON #1 (SUPERCUT CANON)

In this canon, all three movies exist in one continuity. The Evil Dead is entirely canon, except for the part where Linda rises from her grave and Ash chops her head off. The Evil Dead II is entirely canon, except for the “recap”, the bridge scene, and the ending. As for Army of Darkness, I consider the Dark Horse comic adaptation more canon than the movie itself, though I wholeheartedly stick with the “hail to the king” ending.

Neither Ash vs. Evil Dead or any of the expanded universe stuff exists in this continuity.

CANON #2 (DELUSION CANON)

In this canon, Ash was driven insane by his experiences in The Evil Dead and subsequently committed to an asylum, where he spent the following decades imagining the events of Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness (both versions), Ash vs. Evil Dead, etc.

CANON #3 (EQUAL BUT SEPARATE CANON)

The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and both versions of Army of Darkness exist in four separate universes.