Ashley J. "Ash" Williams is the protagonist in the Evil Dead horror film franchise, played by Bruce Campbell, and created by director Sam Raimi.
Since the character Ash Williams first appeared in the film The Evil Dead, he has become very popular in modern cult horror and is one of the few protagonists of said cult horror films to have such notoriety. He is most easily recognized and envisioned in later material based on his final appearance in t...
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Ashley J. "Ash" Williams is the protagonist in the Evil Dead horror film franchise, played by Bruce Campbell, and created by director Sam Raimi.
Since the character Ash Williams first appeared in the film The Evil Dead, he has become very popular in modern cult horror and is one of the few protagonists of said cult horror films to have such notoriety. He is most easily recognized and envisioned in later material based on his final appearance in the second film, armed with a sawed-off shotgun and a chainsaw strapped to the stump on his right arm where his hand once was. Ash has to face off against his loved ones inside an abandoned cabin as they are possessed by the evil souls of the dead.
Ash's name according to Sam Raimi is a reference to his originally intended fate at the end of Evil Dead, stating "that's all that was going to be left of him in the end." Campbell however suggested the name was short for "Ash-hole", indicating Raimi's opinion of the character. When creating Army of...
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