"ARMY OF DARKNESS" (1992)

Evil Dead 3:

Army Of Darkness

By Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi

Shooting Draft. 1/3/91

1 GRAINY BLACK AND WHITE - CLOSE-UP - A MAN'S DESPERATE FACE1

This is Ash, mid twenties, square jaw firmly set and a pair of haunted eyes which dart about quickly in fear. Ash speaks to the CAMERA with urgency:

Nestled in a dark forest. Through the window, we see the tiny figure of Ash picking up a book from a desk.

Ash flips through the pages from the BOOK OF THE DEAD.

SUPERIMPOSE:

inscribed on the pages. Illustrations of demonic faces with white eyes.

We take the point of view of a wind-like demon, swooping low through the woods toward the cabin. CAMERA rips through the cabin door and comes upon a SCREAMING Ash.

6 CLOSE ON ASH'S POSSESSED HAND 6

twisting into a claw, before the flashing thunder clouds.

ASH severs his hand from his wrist with the chainsaw.

8 BLOOD RED CLOUDS 8

sweep past the moon.

9 A BANDAGED, ONE HANDED ASH 9

recites the incantation from the Necronomicon.

The Time vortex is created. Trees and a 1973 Delta 88 Oldsmobile are sucked up into the funnel cloud.

Ash, now armed with shotgun and chainsaw, is swallowed by the funnel-cloud of the Time vortex.

Ash is rocketing through a funnel of swirling clouds.He is swept away from us, hand over foot, through the dark void of Time.

swirls through blackness as a chorus of women's voices build to eerie crescendo, from a musical note to a SCREAM. The smo ke swirls, pulls in upon itself, like a thing alive, and forms t he words:

"BRUCE CAMPBELL" "Vs"

The smoke is wisked away, then reforms as...

"THE ARMY OF DARKNESS" The title billows past CAMERA REVEALING...

A GRANDFATHER CLOCK its hands winding backwards at an insane rate, spins angrily past, revealing other debris that has been swept up into this funnel cloud. Tumbling weightless through this void we find.. .

15 ASH 15

He SCREAMS but there is no sound. No scream. Only the steady BEATING of his heart.

16 ANGLE ON ASH FRONT SCREEN PROJECTION 16

He shields his eyes from a sudden bright light. The funnel cloud electrifies.

17 ASH'S BODY 17

RIPS at the fabric of Time.

All is quiet. Then, an electrical disturbance in the shape o f a human body flashes briefly and is gone. A moment latter, A sh appears and tumbles from the sky, falling past CAMERA.

ASH falls to the dust. His double barrelled shotgun lands beside him. The '73 Oldsmobile comes CRASHING to the ground a moment later.

20 ASH 20

looks up from the dust to behold...

21 TWENTY-FIVE MOUNTED HORSEMEN 21

in 12th century armor ride up over a hill. They halt before Ash.

22 WARRIOR #1 22

thrusts his longsword into the air, shouting:

WARRIOR #1 Hail to him who has come from the sky to deliver us from the terror of the Deadites! Hail!

23 ASH 23

stares in confusion at the strange medieval figures.

24 TWENTY-FIVE WARRIOR 24

join in the chant and hail Ash, but suddenly stop as...

25 ARTHUR 25

the muscular commander of the group, gallops his horse into frame, followed by FOUR HORSEMEN who are his lieutenants. Art hur lifts his iron visor and evaluates Ash.

26 ARTHUR'S P.O.V. 26

The Delta 88 Oldsmobile. The chainsaw, strapped to Ash's back

27 A FRIGHTENED ASH 27

waves a shaky hand.

28 WISEMAN JOHN 28

An elderly man, in a long black cloak, steps forward.

29 ARTHUR 29

Brings his sword down across Ash's chest. Ash cries out in pa in as...

30 ASH'S CHEST 30

is cut. A thin red gash.

31 ARTHUR GESTURES 31

and CAMERA PANS to four prisoners bound in iron shackles.

WARRIOR #2 AND #3 Aye! The pit's a fair test!

32 GOLD TOOTH 32

charges his horse at Ash. But he is met with the wooden stock of Ash's shotgun as it swings into frame, cracking against hi s jaw.

He tumbles from the horse.

34 ASH 34

leaps atop Gold Tooth's horse and jerks the reigns.

rears up, kicking it's hooves into the air.

36 ASH 36

gallops off as Warrior #2 runs at him. Ash kicks him in the f ace as he gallops past. The Warrior is sent reeling.

galloping over a hill. He is almost thrown by the horse, but manages to hang on for dear life.

grasping at the side of the horse, hoping to find some purcha se.

he rides past CAMERA, almost falling from the horse.

40 ANGLE ON ARTHUR 40

41 TWO OF ARTHUR'S ARMORED HORSEMEN 41

unsheathe their broadswords and gallop after Ash. The remaini ng Warriors watch for sport.

They are gaining an Ash.

43 ASH 43

glances behind him.

They diverge to either side of CAMERA.

45 ASH 45

whips his horse.

46 THE FIRST HORSEMAN 46

rides up alongside Ash and swings his Broadsword. WHOOSH!!!

47 ASH 47

ducks the blade.

48 THE SECOND HORSEMAN 48

rides up alongside Ash's other flank. He swings and lands th e flat part of his blade along Ash's back. THUNK!

49 ASH 49

ducks as the first horseman swings his blade again. WHOOSH! ASH looks left...

50 THE SECOND HORSEMAN 50

winds up for another blow.

51 ASH 51

yanks back upon his horse's reigns.

52 THE THREE HORSES 52

running side by side. Ash's horse drops back suddenly.

53 THE SECOND HORSEMAN 53

swings.

54 HIS BROADSWORD 54

slams the First Horseman across the face.

55 THE FIRST HORSEMAN 55

is knocked from his steed.

is moving fast when he hits the ground. His armored form tumb les end over end in the dust, clanging to a halt against a rock.

57 THE SECOND HORSEMAN 57

turns around and gallops back toward Ash.

ride at one another.

swinging his Broadsword.

He inserts the stump of his right arm into the female end of his chainsaw arm bracket. FOOMP! He twists his stump and the chainsaw bracket locks in to place. CLINK! He thrusts his chainsaw arm outward, pulling on the starter cord; PUTT-PUTT- PUTT... The engine won't turn over. He curse s and yanks again.

61 THE SECOND HORSEMAN 61

draws close. He leans from his horse and swings his Broadswor d mightily. The flat portion of the blade connects. THUNK!

62 ASH 62

is knocked from his steed. He tumbles to the dust, narrowly escaping his own horse's hooves.

63 ASH 63

rolls to his feet and spins to the sound of approaching hoove s!

64 THE SECOND HORSEMAN 64

charges and swings his broadsword.

65 ASH 65

raises his chainsaw. CLINK! He deflects the blow. Ash swing s

the chainsaw in a roundhouse motion, clipping the Second Horseman as he rides past.

is knocked from his horse.

bounces along the rocky ground, kicking up dust.

68 A SWORD HANDLE 68

slams against the back of Ash's skull.

69 ASH 69

crumples. He looks up in pain to...

70 ARTHUR 70

above him. The sun over his shoulder.

71 EIGHT MOUNTED WARRIORS 71

gallop up, dismount and surround Ash with swords drawn.

The warriors surge upon Ash. His sawed-off shotgun and chains aw are taken from him.

72 GOLD TOOTH AND OTHER WARRIORS 72

secure Ash to a set of iron shackles that painfully extend hi s arms. A collar forces his neck upward.

73 WARRIOR #2 ON HORSEBACK 73

prods Ash along with a rod attached to his spiked iron collar

prisoners to run alongside them.

74 WISEMAN JOHN 74

Picks up the chainsaw and sawed off shotgun from the dust.H e is troubled by the strange objects. Sunlight glints off the blade of the chainsaw, blinding the CAMERA.

75 THE HOT ORB OF THE SUN 75

blazing in the sky above the wasteland.

bound in his iron shackles, whipped by Gold Tooth, who rides alongside him.

CAMERA PANS along the line of Arthur and his horsemen, to fin d a 12TH CENTURY BATTLE CASTLE built on the edge of a great cli ff. A drawbridge is lowered. Arthur's warriors ride over it.

78 CAMERA TRACKING WITH ASH 78

shackled alongside other prisoners, is prodded inside the cas tle walls.

atop his horse.

to step forward but stumbles. She steadies herself against t he stone wall. Her eyes harden as she sees the first of the shackled prisoners: a semi-conscious Ash. She flushes with anger and races up to him. She spits and kic ks at him as he's dragged along.

80 VILLAGE WOMEN 80

restrain her.

VILLAGE WOMAN #1 May you be consoled by their suffering in the pit.

81 THE PROCESSION, ASH AND THE FOUR OTHER PRISONERS 81

halt. Iron keys rattle. The shackles are unlocked. Ash and th e prisoners rub their reddened wrists. They are pushed at swordpoint towards a circular iron grate that sits atop the ground. This is THE PIT.

82 ASH 82

looks to the jeering villagers that surround the pit, wonderi ng what they have in store for him.

83 SHEILA 83

stares at him in hatred.

84 THE PRISONER NEXT TO ASH 84

eyes Ash curiously. This is Duke Henry the Red.

85 A STERN FACED ARTHUR AND HIS FOUR LIEUTENANTS 85

address the doomed men:

86 TWO OF ARTHUR'S MEN 86

crank a massive wench. Chains tighten and the heavy iron lid slides back, revealing a dark hole. The Pit.

87 FROM THE BOWELS OF THE IRON GRATED PIT 87

a echoed wailing rises up.

88 ASH, HENRY AND THE OTHER PRISONERS 88

stiffen in fear.

89 AN OLD WOMAN AMONGST THE JEERING CROWD 89

CAMERA PANS TO...

90 HENRY'S WARRIOR #1 90

as he's thrown down into the pit. He disappears into the blackness.

91 CAMERA PANS AND HALTS CLOSE ON ASH 91

watching with disbelief. We hear the warrior's echoed cry of terror, then a SPLASH as he hits bottom.

92 CLOSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PIT 92

looking down into the blackness we hear:

HENRY'S WARRIOR #1 (O.S.) I beg of you... by all that's holy! Lower a rope! Lower... Oh, for the love of god! no! NO!!! AIIIIIiiieee!

The sound of ripping and scratching. The SHRIEK of terror is cut short as... A GEYSER OF BLOOD erupts upward from the pit. Then silence.

93 ASH 93

is frozen in fear.

ASH'S TERRIFIED GAZE jerks from the pit to...

making a break for it! He's past the guards, heading for the open drawbridge.

95 THE TOWER ARCHERS 95

spot him and fire arrows.

96 ANGLE ON 96

PING! PING! They bounce off the Warrior's armor. He's makes it to the op en drawbridge when...

97 ARTHUR 97

pulls back a iron arrow in his crossbow. ZING! He lets it f ly. CAMERA SWISH PANS with arrow...

98 PAN HALTS ON HENRY'S WARRIOR #2 98

The iron arrow punctures the Warrior's armor, pegging him to a wooden post. He dies standing.

99 THE CROWD 99

Cheers. They turn their attention to the remaining prisoners

: CAMERA PANS from their bloodthirsty faces to the next prisone r

in line...

100 ASH 100

turns to Arthur and in a desperate, cowardly plea:

He spins to Duke Henry the Red. You gotta tell 'em you don't know me. We never met. Tell him.

101 THE WARRIORS 101

grab Ash and shove him into the pit.

102 ASH 102

tumbles down into the pit. He lands in a STEAMING pool of fo ul water at the pit's bottom. He stands and coughs out a mouthf ul

of the rancid water. He looks about.

UNDERGROUND CAVERNS disappear into the blackness.

104 ASH 104

spins to a small sound.

Nothing. Just the mist rising from the water.

106 ASH 106

shifts his glance again.

107 A SHADOW 107

rounds a corner and disappears from sight.

108 ASH 108

doesn't notice the misty water behind him beginning to stir. Bubbles. A hand emerges. Silently, a pair of bone white eyes break the surface.

109 ASH 109

spins... but there's nothing there. As he turns back around, he is confronted by... A FEMALE EVIL DEAD It's rotted corpse rockets up from the water inches from Ash' s face!

110 CLOSER 110

Putrid water drains from it's empty eye sockets and mouth. It jerks like a marionette as it advances.

111 ASH SCREAM 111

and backs against the steep rock wall of the pit. He tries t o scale the steep face. He gets one foot up.

112 THE DEADITE'S HAND 112

clutches Ash's ankle and yanks him back down.

113 DOWN ANGLE ON ASH 113

He falls away from the wall, his arms flailing.

hoot and cheer for Ash to be devoured.

grabs Ash, and begins hammering him with her rotted fists.

shouts for Ash's death.

The Deadite's fist enters frame, slugging Ash.

is knocked back into a shallow pool of steaming water.

119 THE DEADITE 119

races toward Ash, leaps into the air and comes down with a kneedrop onto Ash's stomach.

120 ASH 120

cries out in pain.

121 ASH'S LEGS 121

cross to form a scissor lock around the Deadite's throat.He flips the beast.

rides into the castle, dismounts and pushes through the crowd with a bundle wrapped in cloth.

123 THE DEADITE 123

grabs Ash by the throat.

is thrown against the rock wall of the pit.

125 THE DEADITE 125

advances.

shouts down at Ash.

trying to hear what the Wiseman is saying. His head jolts backward, barely avoiding the beast's wild swing. Ash squints to discern Wiseman John throwing something down to him: an object falling at him through the glare above.

tumbling downward. Blinding beams of sunlight bouncing off i ts blade of steel. Ash's Excalibur!

summons his strength and leaps upward.

130 LOW ANGLE - LOOKING UP - THE CHAINSAW - SLOW MOTION 130

Tumbling downward...

131 HIGH ANGLE- ASH 131

ascending, his teeth gritted, every muscle straining, he soar s past CAMERA.

Ash rising up through frame to meet the falling saw.

133 ASH'S STUMP 133

snags the chainsaw, locking in onto his wrist bracket.CLICK!

134 ASH WITH HIS CHAINSAW 134

He lands on his feet, in the path of the approaching beast.

... VERRROOOOOOM!!

gasp at the ROAR of the chainsaw. Blue exhaust billows up fr om the pit.

lunges at Ash.

137 DEADITE HAND MEETS SAW 137

Buzzzzz!!

138 ASH 138

is splattered with black bile.

139 THE DEADITE'S SEVERED HAND 139

flies upward, past the face of the bewildered beast.

140 CAMERA MOUNTED TO THE HAND 140

as it ascends, Ash and the Deadite grow smaller below.

flies up into frame and latches onto the face of a drunken spectator. It's fingers dig into the eyes and nose. He shriek s and flails about, into the screaming crowd. A Warrior tears t he hand free from his face, tossing it back down into the pit.

raises the chainsaw blade and neatly bisects the falling dead ite hand. He spins and with a roundhouse blow...

143 CAMERA MOUNTED ON ASH 143

Ash decapitates the beast.

stop cheering from the Deadite. They're starting to like this guy's guts and style.

145 THE LAST REMNANTS 145

of the beast sink beneath the murky waters of the pit.

146 ASH 146

climbs the steep wall of the pit when a SECOND DEADITE emerge s from the earthen wall before him.

147 ASH 147

slams the butt end of the chainsaw into the beast, knocking i t back into the water.

gasp as... THUMP!

149 ASH'S CHAINSAW ARM 149

comes up, over the edge of the pit. Followed by... THUMP! A sh's bloody hand. Then his bruised face. Covered in the black bl ood of the Deadites. He crawls to his feet. Ash tuns to the crowd, his list clenched.

150 GOLD TOOTH 150

look at Ash stupidly. Ash shoves him.

to Henry.

151 HENRY AND HIS TWO WARRIORS 151

quickly mount horses.

152 ASH 152

slaps Henry's horse.

153 THE STUNNED CROWD 153

parts allowing...

154 HENRY AND HIS WARRIORS 154

to gallop off toward the open drawbridge and freedom.

155 ARTHUR 155

stares at Ash with hatred.

156 ASH 156

removes his sawed off shotgun from Wiseman John's horse and turns to Arthur, then the crowd.

157 ASH SPINS, 157

pointing the barrel just past Arthur. He, but no one else, ha s spotted the surviving Second Deadite crawling up from the pit on the forgotten chain. The crowds gasp is cut short by....BLAMMITY-BLAM! The shotgun belches flame. The blast cuts the chain, leaving the Deadite teetering at the pit's edge.

158 ANGLE ON 158

BLAMMITY-BLAM! The second shot blows the beast into a backflip, sending it summersaulting down into the pit.

159 THE SOUND OF THE GUNBLAST 159

echoes off the mountains like distant thunder.

160 SHEILA, THE WISEMAN, ARTHUR AND THE CROWD 160

look to Ash in reverence.

161 ASH 161

twirls the shotgun about western style: WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH... and holsters it.

fly from a barren tree.

163 SOMETHING MOVES IN THE DARKNESS 163

It prowls, skimming the surface of the ground, moving swiftly past rocks and over the crest of a hill revealing...

A massive grouping of freestanding rectangular stones, each twenty feet tall. The remains of an ancient temple. In the center of the ruins there burns a roaring bonfire. As old Wo man stirs a cauldron atop the flames. Nearby, Arthur converses w ith his four Lieutenants.

CLOSE UP - ASH

opens his mouth to allow a spoonful of food to enter. No soo ner has he swallowed then a piece of fruit is offered.He waves it away with a satisfied burp and turns to drink from a goble t on wine, brought to his lips by a female hand.

166 ASH AND SHEILA 166

sits across the flames from Arthur and his men. She bandages Ash's wounds.

167 SHEILA 167

is dresses in a revealing tunic. She looks good.

He spits out a mouthful of grape seeds.

She stares deeply into his eyes.

166 WISEMAN JOHN AND TWO OTHER CLOAKED WISEMEN 166

approach. They sit in tall stone chairs across the fire from Ash.

A sudden gust of wind whips up the flames of the fire.

169 DOGS 169

around the fire begin to snarl and fight.

170 ASH AND SHEILA 170

turn to see...

171 THE OLD WOMAN 171

now standing too close to the fire. Her robes ignites. She does not respond as flames sweep up her body. She continues to sti r the caldron.

172 ASH 172

His haw drops. He slowly stands as...

173 THE BURNING WOMAN 173

spins sharply to him. Her voice changes as she SHRIEKS; POSSESSED WOMAN YOU SHALL DIE! Her eyes are bone white.She is POSSESSED by the dark spirit . Her burning body is violently jerked about in the air by invisible hands. Her blackened lips pull back in a wild anima l snarl. With two voice at once; POSSESSED WOMAN YOU SHALL NEVER WIN THE NECRONOMICON. WE SHALL FEAST UPON YOUR SOUL, AND THEN THE SOUL OF MAN!

174 THE POSSESSED WOMAN 174

collapses. Her face turned away from the Wisemen as it lays i n the dust.

Unseen by all, her bone white eyes flare open! A nasty grin forms on her face as she lies in the dust. Behind her, the Wisemen approach.

176 WISEMAN JOHN 176

kneels and reaches for her.

177 ASH'S HAND 177

clutches Wiseman John, not allowing him to touch her.

178 THE POSSESSED WOMAN 178

awakens from her false slumber with a terrible BARK. In a frenzy she hurls WISEMAN JOHN into the bonfire. He SCREAMS an d rolls in the dust, extinguishing the flames.

179 PAPER MACHE STONE ARCHWAY 179

With her great strength, the Possessed Woman pushes upon one of the giant stone archways. It topples over, crushing two warriors beneath it.

180 A GIGANTIC STONE 180

topples the next stone. BOOM! Which topples the next, which sets off a chain reaction. BOOM! BOOM! Like giant dominoes, they fall.

181 ASH 181

watches the spectacle in horror as he sees...

182 ANGLE ON 182

The gigantic falling stones coming right at SHEILA!

She SCREAMS!

coming toward CAMERA. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

185 ASH 185

does a flying leap and tackles SHEILA, knocking her out of th e stone's deadly path.

186 ASH AND SHEILA 186

rolls across the dusty stone courtyard.

rolls into frame and glances up to see...

188 THE POSSESSED AND BURNING WOMAN 188

rushing through the air at him with a SHRIEK!

latches onto Ash like an iron trap, knocking them both to the ground.

190 ASH 190

rolls the Possessed Woman over, and into the path of...

191 ANGLE ON 191

The falling, gigantic domino-like stones. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

THE POSSESSES WOMAN SHRIEKS in agony as... SMASH! The multi- ton stone crushes he r legs to paste. Her legs are pinned but still she battles on, clutching Ash about his throat!

193 ASH 193

gasps for breath as he reaches behind him, into the flames of the fire, his fingers groping for a weapon.

Her blackened lips pull back and her mouth opens to an impossibly large size, like a snake about to eat an egg.

195 ASH 195

grasps a flaming log with his bare hands and rams it down the monster's oversized throat. She chokes.

196 GOLD TOOTH AND THREE OTHER WARRIORS 196

grab the beast and pull it off of Ash. Arthur comes to meet them. He carries a double-bladed battle axe.

197 THE POSSESSED WOMAN 197

vomits out the flaming log, taking off a man's head.

CHOP!

198 IN SILHOUETTE, THE AXE 198

is brought down upon her throat. The possessed body flails a nd spasm beneath the Warrior's grip.

199 THE HEAD 199

rolls, and comes to a halt at Ash's feet. It's eyes pop open POSSESSED WOMAN'S HEAD ---DIE!

200 ARTHUR 200

grabs the laughing head and tosses it into the darkness.The head sails away as the laughter receded.

201 CLOSE ON ASH 201

He considers.

Ash and the blacksmith step into the shop.

203 ASH 203

points to the hand piece on a hanging suit of battle armor.

204 THE BLACKSMITH 204

pounds upon the hand armor, modifying it.

205 SHEILA 205

knits a grey woolen garment as she watches Ash.

207 ASH 207

tightens the tension on the shock absorber springs with a ratchet like device.

208 ASH 208

extends his arm triggering the tightly wound spring. WHOOSH! CLANG!

209 SHEILA 209

gasps.

210 ASH'S SPRING-DRIVEN IRON HAND 210

SNAPS open with great force.

211 ANGLE ON 211

WHOOSH CLANG! ASH'S SPRING DRIVEN HAND clenches closed with such great power, that it bends a iron goblet.

212 CLOSE ON ASH 212

He studies his new hand. It will do nicely.

her. Together they stare off into the night, then turn to on e another and kiss.

Arthur's castle in the distance. In the foreground, five men

on horseback appear over a ridge, thundering toward us. Their long wool capes billowing up behind them in the wind.

Arthur and Wiseman John ride, flanked by two of Arthur's Warriors. CAMERA PULLS BACK TO REVEAL...

that compliments his new spring-powered iron hand. His chain saw juts from it's saddle holster on the horse's back.Ash's cap e billows as he rides.

The Horsemen wind down a trail. Suddenly the horses rear up. The men gain control of the frightened steeds.

217 THE TRAIL THAT LIES BEFORE THEM 217

It disappears abruptly into a swirling wall of mist that emit s an eerie whistling.

218 ASH 218

anxiously eyes the wall of swirling mist.

219 THE TWO WARRIORS 219

finish placing saddlebags of water and food onto...

WARRIOR #1 Lord Arthur, he is supplied. Now I beg of you, let us leave this foul place.

220 WISEMAN JOHN 220

moves close to Ash.

WISEMAN #1 Again.

221 ARTHUR AND WISEMAN JOHN 221

watch as Ash disappears.

222 IN A SEA OF MIST 222

The sound of THUNDEROUS HOOFS. A form materializes out of th e fog: It is Ash.

223 CLOSER ON ASH 223

He whips the horse.

224 ANGLE ON ASH 224

He gallops past. CAMERA PANS as he disappears into the thick fog.

LONG SHOT - ASH

rides slowly on through the darkening woods.

227 CLOSER ON ASH 227

He hears a sound and look to...

228 A SECTION OF WOODS 228

A branch SCRAPING against the bark of a tree.

229 ASH 229

hears a woman's soft laughter. He glance to...

230 A BUBBLING BROOK 230

and nothing more.

231 THE EVIL FORCE P.O.V. 231

powers through the woods toward Ash.

232 ASH 232

kick his steed and bolts.

233 THE EVIL FORCE 233

sweeps over the forest floor, gaining velocity.

234 ASH 234

frantically weaves his horse around storm felled trees which jut from the ground.

235 THE EVIL FORCE 235

rips through the trees, splintering them to toothpicks.It burrows underground, and resurfaces, always closing upon Ash.

236 ASH 236

jerks upon the reins and his steed leaps a fallen tree.He gracefully leaps a second tree. But as he leaps over the thi rd, he is ripped off the horse by a low branch. He falls hard to the mud as the horse gallops off. He groggily stands and stumbles onward.

237 THE EVIL FORCE 237

follows Ash down a wooded trail.

238 ASH 238

running for...

a grain storage house in the clearing ahead.

240 ASH 240

comes upon the shed's door. Locked. He heaves his body agai nst it but it won't give.

A log, that serves as the door's bolt, holds fast.

242 THE EVIL FORCE 242

emerges from over the ridge.

243 ASH 243

unscrews his iron hand and holsters it. He slings the chains aw from his shoulder and snaps it onto his stump bracket. Click . He threads the chainsaw starter cord through the V- SHAPED SLO T that extends from his breastplate. CLICK.He thrusts out his arm and the chainsaw ROARS to life!

The blade bites into the log that bolts the door.

245 THE EVIL FORCE 245

draws closer.

CLOSE ON CHAINSAW BLADE halfway through the log. Sawdust flies.

The chainsaw dies. He jerks out his arm to restart it. Putt. Putt.

248 THE EVIL FORCE 248

draws closer.

249 ASH 249

delivers a mighty kick to the door.

ANGLE ON DOOR The partially cut log gives way. Ash tumbles into the storag e shed. He slams the door shut and slides the remainder of the log across the latch, re-bolting it.

251 THE EVIL FORCE 251

Hammers at the door of the Shed. BANG!

A terrified Ash braces his back against the door. BANG! Earth shaking in its intensity. The planks of the door shudde r behind Ash.

253 CLOSE ON LOG BOLT 253

It cracks.

254 ASH 254

presses himself against the door for all he's worth, praying that whatever it out there, won't get in. BANG! Splinters fly.

255 CLOSE ON LOG BOLT 255

BOOM! The crack widens.

256 THE DOOR FRAME 256

behind Ash begins to buckle beneath the hammering blows.

257 ASH 257

begins to SCREAM. And the BANGING halts.

All is quiet. Ash hugs the door. Shaking in the silence.An d that's when it hits. LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE! Ash and the door he braces are blasted away from the wall of the Shed as the Evil Force brings it's tremendous power to ba re.

TRACKING WITH ASH AND THE DOOR as they are swept up at super speed in the grip of the Evil Force. Ash is seen rocketing through the long hallway of the Shed, spinning head over heels. Ash rips through other doors

, taking them with him. Ash is now sandwiched between two doors as he flies through the air.

The roof of the shed ripples, sending tiles and wood beams flying as the EVIL FORCE surges through the shed like a tidal wave.

It blows out from the place in a flying stack along with the other doors. The flying doors slam against a tree and fall t o the ground in a stack.

262 THE EVIL FORCE 262

with Ash out of sight, glides forward, into the woods.

LOOKING DOWN UPON - THE STACKS OF DOORS.

All is quiet. We hear the sound of a bolt moving. The doorkn ob turns slightly. The door swings upward and opens... revealin g a somewhat flattened Ash who picks his groggy and bruised sel f up.

He beholds...

An empty place of stone and wood. Driven by the wind, the Mill's giant grinding wheel slowly turns with a squeak.

The place is quiet. Ash slumps down against a wall to catch h is breath.

Shadows lengthen on the floor and stretch across the walls.

267 ASH 267

peers through the window.

a gigantic ball of fire as it sets behind the Mill. The wind kicks up.

of the gale.

270 THE WOODEN SHUTTERS 270

on the window quietly KNOCK. Ash shivers and rubs his arms f or warmth.

271 ASH 271

looks about the Mill and spots an iron stove.

272 GASOLINE 272

pours out of Ash's chainsaw over some logs in the stove's bel ly.

273 ASH 273

lights the fire with his Zippo lighter and huddles near the flame for warmth.

behind him, through the window, a large gnarled hand sweeps past.

275 ASH 275

spins, raises his shotgun and fires. BLAMITY-BLAM! The window is ripped away in a shower of glass.

Only the night woods. The "gnarled hand" comes back, sweepin g down in front of the broken window, but it's revealed to be j ust a tree branch swaying in the wind.

277 ASH 277

reloads. He moves to the front door and peers out through a crack.

278 ASH'S EYEBALL 278

through the crack in the door.

CAMERA pushes through the crack to the woods beyond. There i s movement.

The tiny figure of Ash steps from the Mill.

He sweeps the barrel of the shotgun toward the sound of stick s breaking.

282 ASH'S TERRIFIED HORSE 282

It rears up on it's hind legs. It's front hoofs come down tow ard Ash.

283 A STARTLED ASH 283

leaps aside just in time.

284 ASH 284

snags the horse's reigns.

The horse calms. Ash ties it to a tree, patting it's head. A shadow passes behind him. He turns toward the Mill.

285 ASH'S P.O.V. THROUGH THE MILL'S OPEN DOOR 285

He sees am image of himself inside the Mill. Peering out.

Mill, halting Ash's view. Ash races for the Mill.

himself up from the pile of broken glass. He moves to the fireplace and hunches before the flames, CAMERA PANS TO....

288 THE SHATTERED MIRROR PIECES 288

Each piece of mirror reflects an image of Ash. From the eigh t pieces of mirror spring...

289 EIGHT TINY ASHES 289

Two inch high versions of himself. They leap from the mirror fragments and land on the floor.

290 ASH 290

is unaware of them as he kneels close to the fire.

291 TINY ASH #1, #2, AND #3 291

grab a discarded dinner fork. Like men on a battering ram, t hey race forward to jam it into Ash's buttocks.

292 ASH 292

SCREAMS in agony and jerks forward, banging his head into the stove pipe.

293 TINY ASH #4, #5, AND #6 293

lift the barrel of the shotgun in Ash's direction. Another leaps upon the shotgun's trigger. BOOM!

294 ASH 294

barely dives away from the blast the would have taken his hea d off.

295 THE TINY ASHES 295

SHRIEK with uncontrollable laughter. They jump away from the shotgun and scurry off across the floor.

296 ASH 296

pulls the fork from his buttocks and heaves it.

297 TINY ASH #1 297

is running for his life, as fast as his tiny legs will carry him.

a giant projectile as it ROARS AT CAMERA. PAN with it as it WHOOSHES past. FA-THONG!

299 THE FORK 299

skewers tiny Ash #1 to the wooden wall of the mill.

300 ASH 300

stumbles over a broom handle that has been thrust out in fron t of him by other tiny ASHES. His head slams into a stove pipe . He crumples. He lands with his cheek pressed against the hot stove. SSSSSSssss. He pries his face loose with a spatula.

301 A BUCKET OF GREASE 301

is pushed off a high shelf. CLANG!

302 IT LANDS ON ASH'S HEAD 302

and spills slippery grease about the floor.

303 ASH 303

with an upside-down bucket on his head, slips and falls, back and forth on the grease. He stands and tries to dislodge the bucket. He trips over the broom handle, again thrust in his path. He falls backward, onto a crochet basket with knitting needles jutting from it.

304 BUCKET-HEADED ASH 304

SCREAMS and jerks upward, slamming his bucket head into the stove pipe. CLANG! Ash rips the bucket from his head then y anks the needles from his buttocks. He looks about for the little imps.

305 TINY ASH #2 305

crouching behind a log attempting to hide. BUT...

306 ASH 306

has seen him. He "accidentally" elbows the log and Tiny Ash

307 TINY ASH #2 307

is burned alive.

308 ASH 308

glances downward at the pitter patter sound of tiny feet.

309 TINY ASH #3 309

is dashing across the open expanse of floor. Ash's gigantic foot comes down to crush the little man. Tiny Ash #3 raises a rusty nail into the path of the descending foot. RIP!!

310 THE NAIL RIPS 310

through Ash's shoe.

311 ASH 311

jerks his leg upward in pain. Ash dances about the place hopping on one foot, HOWLING. He strays into the greasy area of the floor and stumbles over the broomstick again thrust in his path, swung there by Tiny ASHES #6, #7 and #8. He almost regains his balance when he strays into the oil patch, falls, and hits his head on the stone floor. BLACKNESS.

312 ASH 312

awakens on the floor of the Mill, like Gulliver he is bound w ith tiny ropes. Directly above him, on the edge of a table...

313 TINY ASHES #4 AND #5 313

suspend Tiny Ash #6 by his legs.

314 TINY ASH #7 AND #8 314

stand atop Ash's face. They push from either side of his nostrils, plugging his nose. Ash's mouth opens as he gasps f or air. As he inhales...

315 SUSPENDED TINY ASH #6 315

is released.

He free falls for a moment, then the tiny body arcing to form a perfect swam dive, plunges down into Ash's opened throat.

317 ASH 317

inhales the living beast whole. He chokes violently. He bre aks his bonds an he hacks for breath. He puts his finger down hi s throat, trying to make himself vomit up the little man, to no avail. He looks about to crush some of the little ASHES but they are gone. He places his hand on his stomach and dizzily stumbles to a chair. He goes pale.

He grabs the hot kettle from the stove and pours the scalding contents painfully down his throat. He sets down the kettle and waits for a moment. A tiny SCREAM emits from Ash's stoma ch

We can see the outline of Tiny Ash #6's body squirming down Ash's arm, just beneath the skin.

319 ASH 319

watches in horror as...

320 THE TINY FIGURE 320

squirms down his wrist and disappears into his iron hand.Th e Iron hand snaps open and closes uncontrollably. The possessed iron hand swings at him.

321 THE IRON HAND 321

connects with an uppercut that knocks Ash out of frame.

322 ASH 322

lands next to an iron vice. He reaches for the EVIL HAND.Bu t the hand has grabbed a mallet that BONK-BONKS him on the head . Ash is groggy as he is grabbed by the hair and yanked down in to the opened vice.

323 THE EVIL IRON HAND 323

cranks the vice's handle.

324 THE VICE 324

tightens around Ash's head. Trapped, he looks to...

325 THE EVIL HAND 325

rummaging through a wooden toolbox. It comes upon a crude wo oden punch.

stabs rapidly at Ash's good hand. But Ash expertly dodges ea ch stab with an opening of the fingers or a closing of the thumb is super fast motion.

327 ASH 327

with is head still wedged in the vice.

328 A PAIR OF IRON PLIERS 328

has entered frame and clamps down upon Ash's nose. He emits a nasal SCREAM and shakes the pliers loose.

I... YIEEEE!! THE PAIR OF IRON PLIERS dip into Ash's mouth and clamps down upon a back molar.

YANK!

329 THE EVIL HAND 329

jerks his rear MOLAR from his head and holds up the tooth for his inspection. It sets the tooth down nearly in front of hi m. The Evil hand forms a fist and crushes the tooth to dust. It scurries from view.

330 ASH'S HEAD 330

struggling in the grip of the vice.

331 THE EVIL HAND 331

grabs a red hot fireplace poker from the fire.

HIS EVIL HAND raises a red hot fireplace poker and presses it against the right half of his body.

332 ASH 332

jerks his head free from the vice with a SCREAM. He holds up his iron hand. It's back to normal. Again under his control

But he halts abruptly as he feels a strange sensation: His shoulder itches. He scratches it. The Itch grows. It itche s madly. He rips back his shirt. Upon his shoulder... THERE BLINKS A THIRD EYEBALL!!!

333 THE CAMERA RACES INTO THIS HIDEOUS SIGHT 333

It is the eyeball of EVIL ASH. Beneath it, a mouth and nose begin to take shape on the surface of Ash's back.

334 ASH 334

SHRIEKS and SHRIEKS and races out of the mill. The CAMERA follows him in docu-horror style as he flees into the dark woods.

brambles. He races up to the CAMERA and cries out as this protrusion upon his shoulder becomes more pronounced.

336 THE PROTRUSION SWELLS AND GROWS LARGER. 336

It's taking the shape of a twin human head as it emerges from his shoulder. A head that looks similar to his own, but is Ev il incarnate. He is now a man with two heads!

337 TWO HEADED ASH 337

Staggers through the woods like a drunkard, the two identical heads trading insults, and sharply butting against one anothe r.

338 THE BAD ASH HEAD 338

opens it's mouth and bites the nose of the Good Ash head.

339 THE GOOD ASH HEAD 339

retaliates by gouging the eyes of the Bad Ash head.

340 TWO HEADED ASH 340

collapses against a tree. Under the light of the full moon w e see a terrifying sight:

341 TWO ADDITIONAL ARMS 341

sprout from Ash's body!

342 A LEG 342

rips out of his stomach. Another foot POPS out from his back

343 TWO HEADED ASH 343

Like a human spider he scurries about the forest floor, propelled by his four arms and four legs. Suddenly he stands and SHRIEKS as the EVIL ASH begins to pull away from the firs t. He literally splits into two.

When it's over, there are two ASHES. GOOD ASH and...

345 BAD ASH. 345

They square off beneath the moonlight.

346 HIGH SHOT AS THE TWO ASHES 346

circle one another like wolves.

347 EVIL ASH 347

Dances a funny jig around Ash. He SMACKS Ash across the face as he sings:

SMACK! ...shoes, little goody two- SMACK! ...shoes, little good--

348 EVIL ASH 348

the shotgun barrel is suddenly shoved into his frame, pointin g at his nose. BLAMMITY-BLAM! The blast blows Evil Ash off his feet.

blown backwards into a double backflip.

350 EVIL ASH'S BODY 350

slams against a tree, upside-down. Then slides to the ground, quite dead.

351 GOOD ASH 351

clutching the smoldering shotgun.

staring down at the body of his evil self.

The giant blades of the Mill are illuminated with bright flas hes of lightning. The wind kicks up leaves as Ash throws the bod y of his Evil Twin onto a workbench at the base of the windmill . The giant blades of the mill arc down into frame with a WHOOS H- WHOOSSH-WHOOSH!

354 MONTAGE SEQUENCE: 354

Ash's hand light a torch.

355 FRIGHTENED BATS FLY 355

from the base of the windmill.

356 CHAINS ARE PULLED TIGHT 356

across the body of Evil Ash to secure it. CLICK. SNAP. CLINK.

357 THE CHAINSAW 357

is switched on. It spews a plume of blue exhaust.

358 ASH 358

falters for a moment as he stares down at the form of his Evi l twin. He grits his teeth... and lowers the saw to the grisly task.

float past the moon. We hear the distant WHINE of the chains aw.

an old Oak Tree in the graveyard. Ash mumbles nervously to the bloodies burlap bag at his feet as he digs a grave.

361 ASH 361

finishes digging and lifts the bloody burlap sack. As he hea ves the bag into the grave, the Evil Ash head spills out.

It's eyes pop open! It peers up at Ash from the grave. It croaks;

It's eyes dart, looking for something on it's face when a shovelful of dirt is heaped atop it.

as a shovelful of dirt is heaped atop the CAMERA.

365 ASH 365

buries it deep. He raises a crude burial marker high above h is head;

366 ASH 366

backlit by the moon, brings the burial maker swiftly into the grave. A flash of lightning reveals...

367 THE GRAVEYARD 367

in the distance. A burial place of evil. The old mill wheel GROANS in the gale.

368 ASH 368

moves toward the cemetery.

In the center, lies a massive slab of black stone.

370 ASH 370

draws closer, his teeth chattering as the wind blasts at him. He glances down to...

sitting atop the ground, leering up at CAMERA with empty eye sockets. The wind whistles through the empty skull. The jaw bone drops open with a squeak.

372 CLOSE ON ASH 372

His hair is whipped up by the wind. He looks to...

373 THE MASSIVE BLACK STONE IN THE CEMETERY'S CENTER 373

backlit by the rising moon, creates eerie beams of light and shadow.

374 ASH 374

arrives at the foot of the massive stone.

Atop it sits... THE BOOK OF THE DEAD.

376 CAMERA PANS REVEALING... 376

A SECOND BOOK OF THE DEAD!

377 CAMERA PANS AGAIN REVEALING... 377

A THIRD!

378 CAMERA RACES BACK AT SUPER SPEED TO REVEAL: 378

THREE BOOK OF THE DEAD!!!

379 A BAFFLED ASH 379

steps close.

380 ANGLE ON 380

WHOOOOOOSH!!! To reveal a black hole. SCREAMS ERUPT from the dark abyss of the Book. It begins to suck things into it.

dead leaves and mist are sucked into the book.

Wind hits Ash's face as he feels the suction of the book grow ing stronger.

is stretched as it's pulled down into the book.

Ash's arms stretch down into the book's black page.

385 ASH'S PUPPET HEAD 385

stretched and screaming, is also pulled on by the book.

386 ASH PUPPET 386

A taffy stretched version of Ash struggles against the pull o f the black hole. He pulls free and snaps the book shut.

His face vibrates like jello until it finally snaps back to normal.

He turns to study...

388 THE TWO REMAINING BOOKS 388

is. Then, chiding himself for being so easily duped, chooses the other.

389 THE BOOK 389

moves ever so slightly as he reaches for it.

Ash reaches for it again and the book bites him!

Rodent teeth have appeared on the surface of the Book.The B ook flaps it's pages and becomes airborne, flying right at CAMERA like a bat!

Swooping erratically around Ash's head.

392 THE BATBOOK 392

shrieking, chases Ash around, pecking at his neck.

393 ASH 393

pulls it from his face and throws it. It lands back on it's pedestal.

394 ASH 394

faces the remaining book. He slowly reaches for it as the wi nd kicks up. Ash gently lifts it and turns it over.

395 CLOSE ON BOOK 395

It's cover is bound in the dried skin of a man's face!Two e mpty eye sockets stare out from it. This is the Book of the Dead. ..

396 ASH 396

bristles in fear.

He hesitates, then calls out boldly.

NECTtphhhhhhhhhh... He deliberately muffles the last word that he can't remember. The wind stops. It seems to have worked. He looks about wit h growing confidence.

But he loses his smile as... a LOW RUMBLE is heard on the soundtrack.

A violent storm in the distance. Lightning flashes.

400 HORSES IN THE CASTLE GROUNDS 400

WHINNIE in hear. Sheila steps into frame and stare fearfully out at the storm.

ASH runs for his horse, clutching the Necronomicon.

402 A BONEY HAND 402

rips up from a grave and grabs his leg!

403 ASH 403

falls.

404 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD 404

is knocked from Ash's hand.

405 ASH 405

reaches for it when a SECOND skeleton hand rips from the grou nd and clutches his face.

406 THE FIRST SKELETON HAND 406

digs into Ash's mouth. It jerks his face sideways to show him...

407 A GROUP OF SIX ROTTED ARMS 407

that rip from the ground!

408 THE SKELETAL HANDS 408

toss Ash to...

409 THE ROTTED ARMS 409

grab Ash's head and bang it on a rock. Two of the six arms t ry to shake and slap some sense into him. A rotted fist is waved at him. Another rotted arm backhands him. The arms thrust hi s face toward the skeleton hands.

410 THE SKELETON HANDS 410

curl boney fingers, clenching them into fists.

The skeletal fists pepper Ash's face with punches.

411 THE SKELETAL FINGERS 411

last out and snag Ash's tongue between their boney pincers, shutting Ash up. With his tongue held, he tries to speak aga in, but the other skeletal hand slaps him, shutting him up. Both hands work double-time at slapping him.

His face has become a punching bag for the skeletal hands.T hey pull his ears and gouge his eyes.

413 ASH 413

open his mouth wide with in a SCREAM!

The boney fist is thrust into Ash's screaming mouth up to the skeleton's boney elbow.

They bulge as he swallow the arm.

416 STOP MOTION ANIMATION 416

A ROTTED ARM rips through the ground, punching Ash in the stomach.

418 THE ARMS 418

reach for him, but he is too fast. He stamps on one of the skeletal arms, pinning it to the ground.

SNAP! He breaks the boney arm in two and runs away from the sea of limbs. A bone arm rips from the grave and reaches for the Book of the Dead but Ash scoops it up first. He leaps over another set of groping arms that rip from the ground!

419 ASH CLIMBS 419

atop the horse. He glances back in fear to see...

The burial site of Evil Ash. A bolt of lightning strikes the grave marker.

421 EVIL ASH'S BURIAL MARKER 421

is thrust from the ground. A hand breaks the surface of the earth.

422 EVIL ASH'S BODY PARTS 422

fly up from the grave and assemble themselves into a lopsided

, decayed version of EVIL ASH!

424 A FEARFUL ASH 424

kicks the horse and rides off.

ASH ON HORSEBACK galloping back the way he came. In the distance we see the cemetery. More bodies arise from the ground.

Now far from the danger but still he rides hard.

He pats the saddlebag, where the book is and grins. Now they owe me. Like in the deal. I want back. He whips his horse... HA! GIIDDUP NOW!! ...and rides off into the darkness.

GOLD TOOTH and two guards stand atop a tower and shout down t o the gatekeeper.

430 ASH 430

rides across the lowered bridge and into the torchlight of th e castle.

the villagers

433 ASH 433

pours a bucket of water over his head and begins drinking.

434 ASH 434

slurps down more of the water, averting his eyes from the Wiseman.

Ash produces the Necronomicon. Now send be back. Like in the deal.

435 WISEMAN JOHN 435

takes the book and suddenly goes pale.

436 THE CROWD 436

murmurs at this bad news.

437 ASH 437

suddenly looks very guilty. Wiseman John turns to him.

438 WISEMAN JOHN 438

bows his head, stung by this information.

439 ASH 439

looks about at the condemned faces.

CAMERA PANS past the doomed faces in the crowd.

441 ASH 441

sees Sheila, but looks away, consumed with the guilt that he' s doomed her.

442 ASH 442

is solemn.

443 ARTHUR 443

and the others turn away in contempt.

444 SHEILA 444

moves closer.

He bows his head and moves off. A high pitched SHRIEK is heard!

445 ALL HEADS 445

look to the sky.

446 TWO WINGED DEADITES 446

possessed women with bat-like wings, swoop down.

447 TEN VILLAGERS 447

scream as they flee from the winged beasts.

448 WINGED DEADITE #1 448

Like a delta winged F-15, it banks towards Sheila.

449 ASH 449

races to intercept. He plants himself between Sheila and the beast.

As it swoops at Ash.

451 ASH 451

opens his steel hand, then clamps it closed again on the hand le of his sword.

452 ASKEW ANGLE 452

The immense shadow of the broad winged Deadite falls over Ash

453 ASH 453

swings his sword upward.

severs the tip of the Beast's rotted wing.

455 THE FLYING DEADITE 455

shrieks in pain as it soars over Ash. No longer aerodynamical ly sound, it crashes to the ground.

456 A GROUP OF WARRIORS 456

fire their arrows into the beast, pegging it to a tree.The bone white eyes of the creature darken.

457 ASH AND ARTHUR 457

spin to the sound of a woman's SCREAM.

458 SHEILA 458

in the clutches of WINGED DEADITE #2.

459 ASH 459

shakes his fist at the receding beast.

460 THREE MOUNTED SCOUTS 460

come riding in through the castle doors.

461 ANGLE ON 461

BLAMMITY-BLAM! All eyes look to...

462 ASH 462

who stands on a high castle wall, clutching his smoldering shotgun.

463 ARTHUR 463

takes a challenging step forward.

464 THE CROWD 464

is silent as they consider Ash's words. Then from the rear, t he Village Blacksmith steps forward.

465 A WARRIOR 465

steps forward. Then another.

WARRIOR #7 You may count on my steel.

WARRIOR #8 And mine!

466 THE CROWD 466

steps forward vowing their allegiance to the cause.

467 ARTHUR 467

reluctantly joins them.

hoist up a stone casket from the ground and with rusted sword s pry it open, releasing another skeleton who stands to join th eir ranks.

470 TWO ARMORED SKELETONS 470

push a bruised Sheila to her knees before Evil Ash.

471 CLOSE ON SHEILA 471

looking up to Evil Ash in fear. His boney finger comes down i nto frame and strokes her lovely cheek. She pulls away in revulsion.

472 EVIL ASH 472

looks down at her with lust.

His boney digit caresses her lips.

SKELETAL EVIL ASH

yanks her to her feet.

He clutches her squirming body in a boney embrace.

Silhouetted by the large full moon, Evil Ash forces his kiss upon Sheila. Around them, the skeletons sharpen their swords on tombstones.

Ash rides toward the castle of Henry the Red that can be seen in the distance.

is suddenly intercepted by FOUR OF HENRY'S HORSEMEN. They surround him.

HENRY WARRIOR #1 He wears the insignia of Arthur!

HENRY WARRIOR #2 Slay him!

The draw their swords when...

476 HENRY THE RED 476

rides up between his warriors and Ash.

Henry turns to Ash.

Henry laughs.

EVIL ASH AND SHEILA ride side by side on skeletal steeds. Sheila lifts her black veil, revealing bone white eyes, set into a face now the text ure of cracked leather. She looks with admiration to...

478 EVIL ASH 478

He is general of the army of Deadites. He thrusts a rusted sw ord into the air and shouts in a gritty voice:

raise their swords into the air with a shout.

481 THE 1973 DELTA 88 OLDSMOBILE 481

being pulled by a team of men and horses, inside the castle walls. Ash is behind the steering wheel.

ASH AND THE BLACKSMITH look under the hood of the Delta 88, parked in the Blacksmith 's shop.

483 THE DELTA'S ENGINE 483

is shattered.

484 ASH 484

frowns.

485 ASH AND THE BLACKSMITH 485

pour molten iron into a large sand mold.

486 THE SAND 486

is brushed away revealing gear wheels.

487 HAMMERS 487

beat upon red hot iron, fashioning helicopter like rotor blad es.

488 THE BLACKSMITH'S STOVE 488

is lowered into the Delta's engine compartment.

WARRIOR #9 No, M'Lord.

WARRIOR #9 NO, M'LORD!!

WARRIOR #9 NO, M'LORD!

WARRIOR #9 I hail from the village of Perth.

491 THE BLACK POWDER 491

is bound up in a small satchel and affixed to an arrow.

492 GOLD TOOTH 492

lights the fuse with a torch.

493 ASH 493

draws back and releases the arrow. ZING!

494 THE ARROW 494

imbeds in a wooden post and EXPLODES. Large pieces of wood ar e sent flying.

495 ARTHUR'S WARRIORS 495

watch in awe.

THE CASTLE BELL is rung madly. The signal for battle stations.

497 A WARRIOR 497

rides in through the castle gates screaming:

A look of shock and fear on all the faces. ASH comes into frame. CAMERA CRANES UP with him as he scales the ladder to the lookout tower. He peers out to the darkening horizon.

499 ASH 499

hears them before he sees them: The sound of clicking bones. Painful moans of tortured souls, the clanging of approaching armor.

Fifty distant silhouettes of the Evil Dead appear on the horizon. Then fifty more.

THREE KILTED SKELETON SCOTSMEN play rotted bagpipes as they march toward the castle. A haunt ed battle melody. Behind them...

502 SKELETON #1 502

plays the drums upon a set of hollow skulls.

503 SKELETON #2 503

takes a leg bone upon a third skeleton's ribs. A bone xylopho ne. A bone-o-phone.

504 SKELETON #3, #4 AND #5 504

blow into arm bones forming woodwind section.

505 FOUR VIKING SKELETONS 505

CAMERA TRACKING with these helmeted skeletons as they march. They are clad in rusting suits of armor, wielding swords and spears. Nasty grins on their faces. One hobbles past on his wooden leg.

506 EVIL ASH AND SHEILA 506

ride their steeds to a halt atop a hill.

507 A SKELETON AND DEADITE CAPTAIN 507

ride alongside Evil Ash and salute him sharply.

SKELETON CAPTAIN #1 Most likely...there, in the castle's keep. It would be the safest place. It is behind two walls that must be taken first.

508 SKELETON CAPTAIN #1 508

With a sweep of his arm, he waves the Army of rot.

SKELETON CAPTAIN #1 Forward!

509 THE MACABRE MARCHING BAND 509

now pound the attack beat on their drums.

510 A LINE OF DEADITES 510

advance toward the castle. Some crouch behind wooden barricad es which they roll before them.

ASH, ARTHUR AND THE WARRIORS

512 TWELVE ARCHERS 512

pull back arrows on their bow strings. Each arrow has a smal l charge of black powder attached to it. Torch boy!

513 A TORCH BOY 513

runs behind the archers, lighting the fuses on each of the powder charges. As the last arrow is lit....

514 ARTHUR 514

looks to the approaching army.

515 THE LINE OF DEADITES 515

rolls their wooden barricades closer.

516 ARTHUR 516

turns to Ash for the signal.

517 ASH 517

holds up a finger. He waits.

518 TWELVE ARCHERS 518

strain, their bows taut with the explosive arrows. The sound of the FUSE BURNING is loud.

519 THE BURNING FUSES 519

about to disappear into the powder charges.

520 ASH 520

waits one more beat. The turns to Arthur.

521 TWELVE ARCHERS 521

fire a volley of smoking arrows.

522 SMOKING AND SPUTTERING ARROWS 522

rain down from the castle wall.

523 TWO WOODEN BARRICADES 523

are hit with the explosive arrows. They explode.

524 THREE DEADITES 524

are pierced by the explosive arrows. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Th ey burst apart in flames.

525 FLAMING DEADITES 525

roll on the ground unable to extinguish themselves.

526 A BURNING SKELETON 526

continues to advance only to collapse into a smoldering heap.

528 A SCOUT 528

races up to Ash.

529 ASH 529

turns to the South.

530 A SECOND WAVE A DEADITES 530

approach.

THREE WOODEN CATAPULTS are wheeled into position.

532 GOLD TOOTH AND OTHER WARRIORS 532

hoist large sacks of black powder onto spoons of the catapults. Their fuses are lit.

533 ASH 533

gestures. Swords slice through lines which send giant sacks o f black powder catapulting.

Three flaming projectiles whine as they hurl over the castle walls.

535 THREE FALLING SATCHELS P.O.V.'S 535

CAMERA CRANING DOWN toward the skeletons as they look upward in horror. BOOM! The first blast takes out a skeleton horse and rider. Bones fly. BOOM! FOUR DEADITES are obliterated.

536 EVIL ASH 536

turns to the Skeleton Captain #1 who rides alongside him.

SKELETON CAPTAIN #1 Permission to regroup, m'Lord.

537 EVIL ASH 537

slices off the head of Skeleton Captain #1. He turns to the MOUNTED DEADITE next to him.

538 THE NEW DEADITE CAPTAIN 538

gulps and races forward into the ranks shouting: NEW DEADITE CAPTAIN RAM THE GATES!

539 TWO GROUPS OF FOUR SKELETONS 539

use trees as battering rams and batter the large wooden doors of the castle. BOOM!-BOOM!

begin to buckle beneath the hammering blows.

541 TWO VILLAGE WOMEN 541

scream!

542 TEN WARRIORS 542

wedge logs to buttress the buckling castle doors.

544 A ROW OF SIX SKELETAL ARCHERS 544

fire a volley of arrows. As they reload. Behind them...

545 A SECOND LINE OF SIX SKELETAL ARCHERS 545

fire their arrows.

546 A VOLLEY OF DEADITES' ARROWS 546

pierce five Warriors atop the castle wall. They fall.

TWO DEAD WARRIORS fall to the courtyard. Villagers lift them away on stretchers .

548 ARTHUR 548

shouts to Ash:

The battering rams rips through the doors and the army of darkness pours into the courtyard.

550 A LEGLESS SKELETON 550

crawls in with a knife in its teeth.

551 ASH 551

looks terrified. He turns and runs from the castle entrance, dropping his sword, and hides in the blacksmith's shop, pulling the door closed behind him.

552 ARTHUR 552

shocked at Ash's cowardly desertion, turns to his men and shouts:

553 THE WARRIORS 553

retreat across the courtyard to rope ladders that scale the parapet.

554 ARTHUR'S MEN CLIMB ATOP THE PARAPET 554

The rope ladders are hastily pulled up, leaving no access.

are stranded in the courtyard. They fight for their lives but are quickly overcome.

556 EVIL SHEILA 556

takes out the last of the stranded warriors with her sword.

557 EVIL ASH 557

smiles at Sheila. He turns his attention to the guarded tower just beyond the parapet.

LADDERS!

558 TWELVE EVIL DEAD 558

storm the parapet with three crudely built wooden ladders as large rocks rain down upon them from above.

559 TWO WARRIORS 559

push away ladder #1.

560 FOUR SKELETONS ON LADDER #1 560

swing away from the wall and crash to the ground.

561 TWO SKELETONS ON LADDER #2 561

leap onto the parapet and battle the men with swords.

562 WARRIOR #2 562

knocks the deadite off the ledge and shouts back toward Arthur.

WARRIOR #2 We can't hold this wall much longer!

563 A DEADITE ARROW 563

pierces his armor and he falls to his death.

A VIKING DEADITE looks up as he hears... CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

565 DEADITE'S P.O.V. 565

THE DOORS OF THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP BURST OPEN Through the dust and smoke something appears...An iron beast...belching steam...It's angry iron blades whirling. Behold...

566 THE DEATHCOASTER 566

The stripped chaise of the Delta 88 Oldsmobile. A steam engi ne is mounted to it's center to power the craft. At the front an d rear are spinning, helicopter like rotor blades.

567 GOLD TOOTH 567

shovels coal into the Deathcoaster's furnace.

568 ASH 568

is at the helm. He pulls a cord.

569 THE DEATHCOASTER'S STEAM WHISTLE 569

SCREAMS to announce its birth.

570 THE VIKING DEADITE 570

is cut to ribbons by swirling blades.

571 THE VILLAGERS ATOP THE PARAPET 571

cheer!

572 EVIL DEAD 572

at the base of the ladders look up in horror to see...

573 THE STEAM DRIVEN ROTOR BLADES 573

slicing through two Deadites at once. The cow-catcher in fron t pushes aside the halved Evil Dead.

574 ASH 574

operates a crude instrument panel with only two levers to ste er the craft. It's a bumpy ride.

Thwop! Thwop! Two more skeletons bite the dust. leathery hands pluck a SCREAMING Gold Tooth from the craft.

576 GOLD TOOTH 576

disappears beneath the squirming corpses. A moment later he r e- emerges as a skeleton himself, except for the single gold too th that shines against the white of the bone. He stands and join s the Deadites.

577 EVIL SHEILA 577

leaps onto the moving Deathcoaster to face Ash.

578 EVIL SHEILA 578

attacks with a SHRIEK!

579 ASH 579

spins out his double barreled shot gun and... BLAMMITY-BLAM! ...blows her off the craft. She does a back flip into the oth er Deadites.

580 ASH 580

pulls hard on the steering stick and it tears loose from the craft.

581 THE DEATHCOASTER 581

careens out of control.

582 ASH 582

tumbles from the helm and hits the ground.

583 THE DEATHCOASTER 583

flips, crushes a group of Deadites against a wall, and explod es.

584 ASH 584

picks himself up from the dust. He looks upward to...

attempts to push the ladder away. A sword comes up into frame stabbing Arthur. He is yanked to his death with a shriek! Evil Ash, with his bloody sword, leaps up from the ladder and onto the parapet. He's headed for the Book of the Dead.

races to a set of ropes and pulley that ascend the parapet. Two deadites come at him. He grabs the rope with his steel hand and slices one end of it with his sword.

plummet down atop the two deadites, crushing them. Simultaneously, Ash is tanked upward by the rope, to the parapet.

588 ASH 588

looks to...

589 EVIL ASH 589

approaching the Necronomicon.

590 ASH 590

kicks aside a hay bale and removes a mini-crossbow with four flame tipped arrows, loaded and ready. He fires.

591 A FLAME ARROW 591

imbeds in Evil Ash's leg and ignites his body. Another flamin g dart hits his shoulder blade. The flames consume his body. He burns and SHRIEKS!

592 ASH 592

watches in horror as...

593 THE FLAMES RECEED 593

revealing a bone white skeleton with mismatched eyes. SKELETA L EVIL ASH! It races at Ash with a SHRIEK.

594 ASH AND EVIL ASH 594

bring their swords together with such great force that sparks fly. Ash is forced back against the stone pedestal that hold s the Necronomicon. CLANG! With a deft stroke, Ash's sword is flung from his hand.

595 ASH'S SWORD 595

imbeds in a wooden beam.

596 EVIL ASH 596

grabs the Necronomicon, then swings his sword at Ash.

597 ASH 597

grabs a burning iron torch from its mount.

598 ANGLE ON 598

WHOOSH! KLANG! WHOOSH! KLANG! Man and Skeleton battle with flaming torch and sword.

599 ANGLE ON 599

KLANG! The torch is knocked from Ash's hand. It falls over the edge of the wall and lands in the courtyard below. It ignites a fu se. The burning fuse leads to a sack of black powder. The sack si ts upon the spoon of a catapult.

600 ABOVE... 600

downward, and Ash side steps it.

601 ASH 601

rabbit punches CAMERA.

602 CLOSE ON SKELETON HEAD 602

Ash's fist bursts out all it's rotted teeth.

603 ASH 603

delivers a right hook, spinning the skeleton's head around in a circle.

604 THE SKELETON 604

gives Ash a backwards roundhouse kick to the face. Ash tumble s over the edge.

605 ASH 605

falls to the courtyard below, alongside the catapult. He glan ces at the burning fuse.

606 EVIL ASH 606

leaps from the parapet and lands atop the catapult. The Skele ton looks down at Ash with a nasty grin of bone.

607 SKELETON ASH 607

Behold... He gestures to the Evil Dead that overrun the parapet and now battle the last twenty of Arthur's warriors for control of th e Keep.

608 ANGLE ON SKELETON ASH 608

He extends the Necronomicon to taunt Ash.

609 THE SHRILL CALL OF BATTLE TRUMPETS 609

610 ASH AND THE SKELETON 610

turn... A jubilant CHEER rises from the castle as...

611 DUKE HENRY THE RED AND FIFTY OF HIS MEN 611

thunder down the hill, across the drawbridge and into the castle courtyard to attack the Deadites!

turns back to Ash and raises his sword for the kill.

613 ASH 613

has grabbed a sword from a fallen warrior. With a single motion he slices the hand that holds the Necronomicon from Skeleton Ash.

614 ASH 614

snags the book with one hand and on the backswing, slices through the rope, springing the catapult.

615 THE SKELETON AND BURNING SATCHEL 615

are flung over the castle wall.

THE SKELETON PROJECTILE rockets up past camera, waving its boney arms. The burning satchel follows. BOOM! The skeleton is blown to bits in mid air. A CHEER goes up within the castle courtyard as Henry's Warrio rs crush the last of the Deadites.

617 GLORIOUS BEAMS OF MORNING SUNLIGHT 617

streak over the horizon. Ash enters frame. He holds the Necronomicon as he looks wearily out over the battlefield.

Smoking skeletons lay scattered. Henry and Arthur's Warriors work together. They toss the deadite bones and armor into a bonfire.

engulfed by flames, crack in the heat.

are dipped into the flame of a bonfire. They ignite.

621 THE INTEGRATED ARMY OF HENRY AND ARTHUR'S MEN 621

Form a row of archers. They fire their flaming arrows toward the sea.

622 THE ARROWS 622

strike a wooden ship that holds the body of Arthur.

ASH AND THE OTHERS watch the funeral pyre sail off. It's flickering flames play upon their faces.

FLAMES OF THE FIRE - CAMERA PULLS BACK TO REVEAL...

625 THE WISEMEN. 625

mix a vat of liquid over a fire as they recite a passage from

the Necronomicon. A flask is dipped into the liquid.

Ash takes the flask and studies it. ...but what other choice did I have?

He sets the horse free.

It gallops off.

BOOM! The powder charge blows. The cave's entrance is sealed shut with an avalanche of rock.

The car headlights come on, piercing the blackness.

He lets six drops fall into his mouth. One for each century he must sleep.

Ash is unaware that an extra drop has fallen into his mouth!

A drop! Ash swallows the liquid.

632 ASH 632

falls into a deep slumber.

633 THE DEATHCOASTER'S HEADLIGHTS 633

fade.

634 CLOSER ON ASH'S SLEEPING FACE 634

now in a different position. Time has passed. He needs a shave.

635 THE HANDS ON ASH'S WRISTWATCH 635

wind faster and faster, then halt and rust in time lapse photography. The leather band rots away and the watch falls f rom Ash's wrist.

636 THE SUN 636

rises then sets.

637 THE MOON 637

follows.

638 A CRACK 638

forms along the surface of the aging rock wall.

639 A BARREN TREE 639

sprouts buds, they swell forming leaves which change to the brilliant colors of fall then drop.

640 A FROST 640

covers Ash.

641 ICICLES 641

on the ceiling of the cave melt. The water drops down onto Ash's face. He stirs.

642 ASH 642

awakens in a heap of rusted scrap, which was once the Deathcoaster. His clothes and armor having deteriorated, he i s buck ass naked as he staggers to the mouth of the cave. He di gs at the rocks that block the cave's entrance. Sunlight stream s into the hole he has created.

644 ASH 644

beholds...

645 A FUTURISTIC CITY 645

after the next Nuclear war: a dead land.

646 ASH'S P.O.V. 646

A FRACTURED CLOCK TOWER lays sprawled on its side. The time of mankind's death froze n on the cracked face of the clock.

647 A SHATTERED BRIDGE 647

abruptly ends, a third of the way across a river it once spanned. Upon it, rest heaps of futuristic, yet rusted taxic abs piled eight deep in some places. CAMERA PULLS BACK from a stunned Ash, amidst the atomized pie ces of iron and bone.

ASH is so small a dot now, and so far away, that we almost can't hear his terrified SCREAM!

CUT TO BLACK.