Ash vs Evil Dead – The Complete First Season
Blu-ray | DVD
Directors: Sam Raimi, Michael J. Bassett, David Frazee, John Scott, Ivan Raimi, Rick Jacobson, Tony Tilse
Writers: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Tom Spezialy, Dominic Dierkes, Sean Clements, James Eagan, Zoe Green, Michael Hurst, Craig DiGregorio, Rob Wright
Starring Bruce Campbell, Dana DeLorenzo, Ray Santiago, Lucy Lawless, Jill Marie Jones, Kelson Henderson, Ben Fransham, Peter Feeney
Created by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Tom Spezialy
Starz | Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release Date: August 23rd, 2016

More than 30 years after Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, and Rob Tapert created The Evil Dead, the trio came back to work on Ash vs Evil Dead for the Starz network. The series debuted late last year after premiering at New York Comic-Con. Fresh off their appearance at SDCC, and with a little more than a month till its season 2 premiere, the first season is being released on Blu-ray this week. Season 1 saw Ash Williams (Campbell) accidentally conjure the Evil Dead again after reading from the Necronomicon while getting high with a young fluzy. Soon demons and deadites are everywhere and Ash is left to grab his boomstick and rev up the ole chainsaw hand. Joining him in his quest to vanquish evil are his former co-workers and sidekicks Pablo (Ray Santiago), and Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo). Together the trio was forced to deal with the evils of the book as well as a rogue FBI agent (Jill Marie Jones) and a strange woman with connections to Ash’s past (Lucy Lawless).

More below.

Ash vs Evil Dead
Episode 1.5 “The Host”
Directed by David Frazee
Written by Zoe Green
Starring Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Jill Marie Jones, Lucy Lawless, Kelson Henderson, Ben Fransham
Starz
Air date: Saturday, November 28th, 2015, 9pm

Warning: Spoilers for Ash vs Evil Dead…

On Ash vs Evil Dead, Ash went on a Brujo-infused acid trip, which ended up looking like one a Bruce Campbell Old Spice commercial. His trip allows him to see things clearly”¦ like the fact that the demon Eligos has possessed Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo). Unfortunately, Brujo (Hemky Madera) and Pablo (Ray Santiago) think it’s the reverse and knock Ash out, tying him up for an exorcism. As this is going on at Brujo’s, Ruby (Lucy Lawless) and Fisher (Jill Marie Jones) are in hot pursuit with a secret weapon pointing them in the right direction: Ash’s original severed demon hand!

Ash vs Evil Dead
Episode 1.4 “Brujo”
Directed by David Frazee
Written by James E. Eagen
Starring Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Jill Marie Jones, Lucy Lawless, Kelson Henderson, Ben Fransham
Starz
Air date: Saturday, November 21, 2015, 9pm

It’s been a few weeks since Ash (Bruce Campbell)tried to impress a hot bar chick, by reading from the book of the dead, while high out of his mind. Since then, he and two of his former coworkers have been doused with gallons of blood, while trying to clean up his mess.

And now it’s time for another crazy episode of Ash vs Evil Dead! Do not proceed if you haven’t watched yet, because… Spoilers!!

Ash vs Evil Dead
Episode 1.3 “Books from Beyond”
Directed by Michael J. Bassett
Written by Sean Clements
Starring Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Jill Marie Jones, Lucy Lawless, Kelson Henderson, Ben Fransham
Starz
Air date: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 9pm

Last week on my new favorite show, Ash vs Evil Dead, Ash (Bruce Campbell) and Pablo (Ray Santiago) followed Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) home to her parents’ house where Ash correctly identified her Mom (guest star Mimi Rogers) as a deadite. Unfortunately, it was too late for dad, who took a fork to the eye en route to being buried in a mass grave in the front yard along with a beheaded mom.

We open this week’s episode, 1.3 “Books from Beyond,” with Ruby (Lucy Lawless) driving a red sports car (of course), getting to the house after Ash and crew left. Dad tries a Carrie-esque scare, but Ruby ain’t having none of that. She proceeds to torture a deadite to get Ash’s location; even pulling out the dagger from Evil Dead II. I can’t wait for Ash and Ruby to be on screen together!