Producer Irvin Shapiro suggested the change to The Evil Dead because he feared "Book of the Dead" sounded too academic for a horror audience.
Five college students (including Ash Williams , played by Bruce Campbell) vacation in an isolated Tennessee cabin where they discover the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (the Book of the Dead) and an audio tape of demonic incantations. subtitle The Evil Dead
Despite a meager budget of roughly $375,000 , the film became a cult masterpiece known for its inventive "shaky cam" POV shots and extreme graphic violence, which led to it being banned or censored in several countries. Producer Irvin Shapiro suggested the change to The