Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy, starring Bruce Campbell, is alluded to a few times in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
In 3.10 Amends, the First screams, “Dead by sunrise”, which could be a nod to the subtitle of Evil Dead 2, namely, “Dead by Dawn”.
In 5.14 Crush, Xander says to Spike:
“Hey evil dead you’re in my seat.”
In 7.07 Conversations With Dead People, Buffy says:
“Yeah, what I really need is emotional therapy from the evil dead.”
In 4.01 Deep Down, Gunn says:
“Evil Dead was probably just messing with us.”
The scene in 4.22 Restless, in which Xander is being pursued by the first Slayer down a long corridor (eventually leading to his parents’ basement), is highly reminiscent of a similar scene in The Evil Dead, in which Ash (Bruce Campbell) is being chased by the entity.
Another visual reference to Evil Dead can be seen in 6.03 After Life. The scene in which Anya become possessed is similar to a scene in the movie in which Linda (Ash’s girlfriend) gets possessed by evil spirits.
Sam Raimi was executive producer of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s hit movie The Grudge.
Related episodes: 3.10 Amends, 4.01 Deep Down, 4.22 Restless, 5.14 Crush, 6.03 After Life, 7.07 Conversations With Dead People
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