Ash vs. the Evil Dead and the Army of Darkness
This post is a series of entries from the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia. The book was published prior to the announcement regarding the upcoming television series. HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS (TELEVISION SERIES) SEASON 6 EPISODE 6 “CITY OF THE DEAD” Release Date: November 8, 1999 (Setting is the time of Hercules) Horror Crosses: Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Evil Dead The Story: When Queen Nefertiti of Egypt wants to make peace with Greece, her son Ramses tries to foil things with the use of the Egyptian book of the dead, the Necronomicon. Notes: According to the Lovecraft mythos, the Necronomicon was created by an Arab, but much later than this story occurs. But this isn’t the first story to portray the book’s earlier existence. Additionally, the book is used in this story by using the famed words “Klaatu Barada Nikto”. Those words actually apply to the Necronomicon ex Mortis from the Evil Dead series (and the words to shut down a giant killer robot ...