US and UK versions feature different endings. The first ending has Ash battling a she-demon in a department store in the present. The alternative ending has Ash imbibing a secret potion that would make him sleep one century for each drop of the potion he drinks. He then goes to a cave to sleep. However, he drank one drop too many and wakes up to find a barren post-apocalyptic landscape. The final shot is Ash screaming in rage at a red sky. The Great Britain video version shows the "potion'' ending, and the version shown in US theatres showed the "she-demon'' ending.

In Australia and Japan is available a Special Edition on video which contains many alternate scenes, including the following:

A cheesy shot is included in the pit: Ash decapitates the female deadite and a previously deleted shot of black blood splashes on the wall.

Ash and Shiela make love (tastefully--you can't see anything) in front of the fire on a bearskin rug. Then there is another shot upon the tower: as Ash looks out over the field, Shiela comes up to see him, and places the cloak on his back, they then kiss. The cue "Give me some sugar" is identical to the one on the soundtrack album.

Lengthened scene as Ash enters the windmill.

Re-edited, shortened Little Ash torture sequence, missing most of the music.

Extended conversation between Ash and Badash:
Ash: What are you? Are you me?
Badash: What are goo? Are goo me? You sound like a jerk!
Ash: What is this?
Badash: Oh, you wanna know? 'Cause the answer's easy: I'm Badash and you're Goodash.

Instead of "Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun," Ash says "I ain't that good".

Ash's return to the castle is scored with "The Forest of the Dead" in the regular cut; here it is unscored.

Scene featuring back and forth camera movement as Arthur's men argue about staying at the castle and extended Ash speech.

Ash encourages the troops on the stairs to the parapet: "I know you're scared; we're all scared, but we can fight back...with technology." Extended "Building the Deathcoaster" montage that includes the complete music cue.

Evilash asks his scout for a looking glass, attempts to fix his hair, then, frustrated, tosses it back in the scouts face.

Ash runs up a spiral staircase which is open on the back wall before viewind the army's approach on the tower. This effect was achieved through camera movement rather than cutting, as in the regular print.

Henry the Red's army has a different fanfare, based on the deleted theme from "The Deathcoaster," as it appears on the album.

The alternate ending is included as a bonus after the end credits.