Bound in human flesh and inked in blood, the Necronomicon is an ancient text that serves as a passageway to the evil worlds beyond our own.

Lovecraft in his short story 'The Hound,' Sam Raimi took Lovecraft's invention and re-imagined it for his own movies. The Book of the Dead, the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, is the root of the 'evil' in the Evil Dead movies. If that's the case, where are all of these Books of the Dead now? Where is the Book of the Dead from the original trilogy when Evil Dead Rise is taking place, or the 2013 book? And what does all of this mean for the future of the franchise? This explanation confirms that the original trilogy, the 2013 reboot, Evil Dead, and Evil Dead Rise all take place in the same universe, with a different Book of the Dead being the source of trouble with each newly established storyline.

Now, it has been made clear that the torment caused in this franchise has not been from one singular book, but three! In the latest Evil Dead installment, a vinyl recording is played with a priest ( who happens to be voiced by Bruce Campbell, the one and only Ash Williams) reading from 'one of three volumes' of the Necronomicon. Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Evil Dead Rise.It has always seemed like there has only been one Book of the Dead, aka the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, that has caused all the trouble in the Evil Dead franchise - at least that was believed until the newly released Evil Dead Rise.

Necronomicon stories