For Ash, the threats against him now require more than simple self-defense. He defeats Linda's body and tears it apart with the chainsaw, a dismemberment he couldn't bring himself to do in The Evil Dead. Williams bucks the trend of the sole survivor and becomes a headlong combatant. He flees to the shed, where he is confronted by Linda's body, brandishing a chainsaw.Īt this critical moment, Ashley J. After one last attempt to escape is rendered moot, Linda's head is revived and chomps down on his hand. This time, however, Ash's status as a victim is essentially buried along with what was left of his girlfriend.

While initially reluctant to harm his significant other, Ash eventually decapitates her with a shovel similar to how he did in the original film. Almost immediately in Evil Dead II, Ash is confronted yet again with a Deadite attack, his girlfriend Linda ( Denise Bixler) having been converted by the dark magics of the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. However, what changes significantly is how he reacts. RELATED: The Best Sequel of Every Horror Franchise, from 'Scream' to 'Halloween'Īfter a quick retcon of the original film, our hero finds himself in a similar situation.