Books from Beyond
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Episode 3
| "Books from Beyond" | |
|---|---|
| Ash vs Evil Dead episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Michael J. Bassett |
| Written by | Sean Clements |
| Featured music | "Loose" by The Stooges |
| Cinematography by | John Cavill |
| Editing by | Tom Eagles |
| Original release date | November 14, 2015 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Books from Beyond" is the third episode of the first season of the American comedy horror television series Ash vs Evil Dead, which serves as a continuation of the Evil Dead trilogy. The episode was written by producer Sean Clements, and directed by Michael J. Bassett. It originally aired on the premium channel Starz on November 14, 2015.
The series is set 30 years after the events of the Evil Dead trilogy, and follows Ash Williams, who now works at the "Value Stop" as a simple stock boy. Having spent his life not doing anything remarkable since the events of the trilogy, Ash will have to renounce his routine existence and become a hero once more by taking up arms and facing the titular Evil Dead. In the episode, Ash, Pablo and Kelly visit Books from Beyond, hoping to find a way to stop evil.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.383 million household viewers and gained a 0.16 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episodes received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, prosthethic makeup, special effects and character development.
Ruby (Lucy Lawless) drives to the housed owned by the parents of Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo), where she confronts Kelly's Deadite father to know if Ash (Bruce Campbell) was there. The Deadite mocks her and refuses to cooperate, prompting her to torture him by using a special dagger.
Ash, Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly finally arrive at the Books from Beyond bookstore, where Ash asks the owner, Lionel Hawkins (Kelson Henderson), to translate the Necronomicon. However, Amanda (Jill Marie Jones) has already arrived and confronts Ash for the strange events at the town, causing a scared Pablo to knock her unconscious. Lionel states that the Necronomicon was created by the "Dark Ones", beings that planned to use the book to destroy humanity. The book was written with human blood and the pages were the flesh of the damned, using it as a passegeway to the Underworld.
As Lionel can't properly translate the spell to undo everything, Ash asks him to summon the "weakest demon" in the book so he can learn everything he needs. Through a circle, they summon a demon named Eligos (Ben Fransham), whose presence causes the bookstore to tremble. Ash and Pablo need to stay in their limits of the circle to not break it. Eligos is only willing to talk if Ash releases him, which he refuses to do. Amanda, having woken up and convinced Kelly to release her, interrupts the conversation and causes Ash to break the circle. This frees Eligos, who kills Lionel to prevent him from casting him away. Using his powers, Eligos breaks part of Ash's and Pablo's emotional states. Kelly manages to banish Eligos by hitting him with the Necronomicon.
In the aftermath, Amanda tries to arrest Ash, but he manages to handcuff her so they can leave. As Kelly laments trusting Amanda, Ash recalls that the answer to stop evil was "inside" him. Pablo decides that they need to visit his estranged uncle, who is a witch doctor known as "El Brujo". Back in the bookstore, a handcuffed Amanda is shocked when Lionel's corpse is possessed by a Deadite, ready to attack her.
Production
Development
The episode was written by producer Sean Clements, and directed by Michael J. Bassett. It was Clements' first writing credit, and Bassett's second directorial credit.[1]
