Screen Rant

The events in the Evil Dead began with a book called Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. 1 / 8

In the first film it was the Naturan Demanto, a copy of the original book... 2 / 8

With the "real book" appearing in Evil Dead 2. 3 / 8

The book was taken from the works of H.P Lovecraft... 4 / 8

And in the Evil Dead universe it was written by the "Dark Ones"... 5 / 8

With the flesh of the "Damned Ones" as cover. 6 / 8

The book is full of dark passages and spells... 7 / 8

Most notably the one that releases the Kandarian Demon and the deadites. 8 / 8