: Ash's attempt to retrieve the book goes awry when he forgets the magic words, accidentally awakening a supernatural army of the dead. Genre & Style : Unlike the intense horror of the first two films, Army of Darkness
. Released in 1992, this isn’t your typical "cabin in the woods" horror. Director Sam Raimi took the franchise into the Middle Ages, traded pure gore for slapstick comedy, and cemented Bruce Campbell’s Ash Williams as a pop-culture icon. 1. A Hero Like No Other In the first two films, Ash was a survivor. In Army of Darkness , he’s a "full-blown Han Solo smart-ass". Armed with his "Boomstick" Isaidub Evil Dead 3