History Film / EvilDead2

''Evil Dead 2'' (1987)[[note]]Occasionally referred to as ''Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn'', and written on-screen as ''Evil Dead '''II'''''[[/note]] is the second movie in the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' franchise. It is a partial remake and sequel to the original ''Film/{{The Evil Dead|1981}}''.

''Evil Dead 2'' (1987)[[note]]Occasionally referred to as ''Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn''[[/note]] is the second movie in the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' franchise. It is a partial remake and sequel to the original ''Film/{{The Evil Dead|1981}}''.

--> '''Ash:''' [[WhatAnIdiot "NO YOU IDIOT!]] You'll kill us all. She's dead by now, don't you understand? With these pages, at least we have a chance!"
--> '''Bruce Campbell:''' I like trying to reason with Jake. If he'll just listen to me, everything would be great. But he's too stupid!

* TooDumbToLive: Bobbi Jo for running out of the cabin and straight into the evil infested woods after being scared by Ash's disembodied hand. Jake is even worse, forcing everyone out of the cabin at gunpoint to go look for Bobbi Jo, along with idiotically stuffing the vital Necronomicon pages needed to save the day down into the cellar with the Deadite Henrietta. Even Ash can't help himself with what a monumental idiot Jake is being.

* TaughtByExperience: Annie starts to approach Deadite Henrietta when it reverts the the form of her real mother and starts singing Annie's favorite childhood lullaby. Ash, who's seen this trick before, stops her and gravely shakes his head "No."

''Evil Dead 2'' (1987)[[note]]Occasianally referred to as ''Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn''[[/note]] is the second movie in the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' franchise. It is a partial remake and sequel to the original ''Film/{{The Evil Dead|1981}}''.

* ClosedCircle: Ash has to spend the a second night in the cabin due to the bridge being destroyed then Ed notices the trail he used to get Annie there seems to have been swallowed up by the trees.

* ToServeMan: [[spoiler: Happens to Jake. He's dragged into the cellar and devoured, leading to a spectacular shower of blood]].

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Ash when he sees Deadite Henrietta burst out of it's grave while locked in the cellar, quite understandably.

* ScreamsLikeAGirl: Ash when he sees Deadite Henrietta burst out of it's grave while locked in the cellar, quite understandably.

* ImmediateSequel: Following [[HowWeGotHere a short recap of the first movie's events]], the story picks up from the exact moment the Evil seized Ash at the end of the original film.

''Evil Dead 2'' (1987) is the second movie in the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' franchise. It is a partial remake and sequel to the original ''Film/{{The Evil Dead|1981}}''.

* AssholeVictim: Jake, he sells information for a trail instead of just helping Annie and Ed, and then forces Ash and Annie to go out in the woods with him to seek Bobby Joe.

* ButtMonkey: Bobby Joe seems to suffer the most injuries and grievances out of the other four main characters. For instance, an eye goes flying into her screaming mouth.

* EvilHand: Ash's right hand is possessed, and repeatedly tries to kill him. After it is seemingly killed, it returns with a vengeance holding Bobby Joe.

* TooDumbToLive: Bobby Joe for running out of the cabin and straight into the evil infested woods after being scared by Ash's disembodied hand. Jake is even worse, forcing everyone out of the cabin at gunpoint to go look for Bobby Joe, along with idiotically stuffing the vital Necronomicon pages needed to save the day down into the cellar with the Deadite Henrietta. Even Ash can't help himself with what a monumental idiot Jake is being.

* {{Transflormation}}: Bobby Joe is captured by the possessed trees in the woods. Next time we see her, she is a tree or herself or at least was merged with one.