Evil Dead is a horror franchise that is recognized in pop culture.
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Anime and Manga
- Dropkick on My Devil: Yurine watches a movie with an Ash Williams lookalike, complete with chainsaw.
Films — Live-Action
- Spider-Man 2: There were some homages to the films due to Raimi's direction.
Video Games
- Duke Nukem: "Hail to the king, baby" is one of Duke's catchphrases.
- Everybody Edits Flash: Bruce the Zombie Slayer appears as both a Digital Avatar and Non-Player Character, resembling Bruce Campbell and alluding to his role as the zombie slayer Ash.
Web Animation
- Lobo (Webseries): In "Eat This!", Lobo says to the Snake "Yo, snake-bitch!" It's based on Ash saying "Yo, she-bitch!"
Western Animation
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Hoss Delgado is an expy of Ash with a chainsaw for a hand.
- ReBoot: In "To Mend and Defend", the User is an expy of Ash who wields a shotgun and chainsaw and constantly says, "Groovy." When he is defeated, he yells, "I'm dead before dawn!"
