Bruce Campbell Talks Ash Vs. Evil Dead Easter Eggs

It's been so long since the first Evil Dead film came out, so I wouldn't blame anyone that [...]

By Jay Jayson

It's been so long since the first Evil Dead film came out, so I wouldn't blame anyone that forgot Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) actually went to college. In the 1981 original, Ash and four other Michigan State University students went to an isolated cabin in the woods for spring break, but their vacation gets horrifically ruined when they play an audiotape that unleashes demonic entities.

Now Campbell reveals that Starz's new original series Ash vs Evil Dead will include Easter Eggs, like his alma mater and the actor's favorite childhood beverage which was/is made in Detroit, Michigan.

"You just have got to pretty much look closely on your high-definition television set. There's a lot of stuff in Ash's trailer that is similar to what we had in the past movies. There's references to things like Michigan State University and Faygo Redpop!" Campbell told Entertainment Weekly. "The art department really went crazy making it as authentic as possible. I remember Sam and I walking through it and we were just blown away. So for the intense fan there's a lot for them to look at. We're also going to revisit — I have to be careful how I say this — but we're going to revisit some things that are familiar, and the recreations are amazing."

Below, check out two new stills from Ash vs Evil Dead.

Ash vs Evil Dead will be 10 half-hour episodes. Bruce Campbell will be reprising his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. When a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons – personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its "Evil" grip.

Ash vs. Evil Dead will premiere Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. ET on Starz.

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