Why Are There So Many Different Books of the Dead in the Evil Dead Franchise?
Credit to Haunting Texts and Eldritch Tomes: Seven Scary Books That Thankfully Aren’t Real - Reactor The one thing that I have noticed about the Evil Dead franchise is how many books appear to exist in the franchise. I'm aware that the Evil Dead television show has explained the Evil Dead lore, but I'd rather go over the books, since Evil Dead's Army of Darkness specifically mentions three different Books of the Dead that appear in the old trilogy, the Evil Dead remake, and the recent entry of Evil Dead Rise. Three different books are present only the films, and now, we are getting a fourth Book of the Dead in Evil Dead Burn, the newest entry in the franchise that will be releasing this summer. I have a theory as to why are there are so many Books of the Dead. Here is the information that we are aware of: The books are all made out of human skin, and are inked in blood. There are three books present in the old trilogy, and the other two from Evil Dea...