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Collecting Evil Dead items has certainly become more expensive in recent years, as the popularity of Ash Vs Evil Dead has drawn in many new collectors. I personally only started my physical items collection around 2011, although I was saving listings from eBay long before that. Even in that short time the eBay prices people are willing to bid up to, have shot up for many rarer items. This page details a number of exceptionally rare items that serious Evil Dead collectors might want to track down for their collections. It does not cover more general collectables such as DVDs (with one exception), Blu-Rays, soundtracks, books, toys, fanmade items and such. While the odd few of those items might be quite expensive to buy, or a little tricky to track down, there's nothing hugely rare there. It also doesn't cover completely one-off, screen used or custom made items, which collectors could never hope to find. Just items which would have been numerous enough at the time, and might pop up on eBay every few years you might want to watch out for. There may be additional rare, obscure & expensive items from far flung corners of the globe available, but the majority of the items covered here are either from the USA or the UK, with a few additional European entries, as this is where my experience & knowledge lies.
It's Murder Promo Postcard (1978)
Book Of The Dead One-Page Brief Synopsis Script Pitch (1979)
Book Of The Dead Premiere Promo Flyer (1981)
Book Of The Dead Premiere Program (1981)
Book Of The Dead Premiere Tickets (1981)
Book Of The Dead & The Evil Dead Official Promotional Badges
The Evil Dead Film Festival Sales Brochure (1981)
The Evil Dead US Films Around the World Double Sided Promo Slick (1981)
The Evil Dead AFM Screening Invite (1982)
The Evil Dead Cannes French Program (1982)
The Evil Dead Cannes French Program (1983)
The Evil Dead US New Line Cinema Press Kit (1983)
The Evil Dead French Premiere Pressbook (1983)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Press Kit (1983)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Review Copy VHS (1983)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS (1983)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS with Raw Meat Card (1983)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures V2000 Tape (1983)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS With Not Guilty Banner (1985)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Re-Release Dealer Promo Sleeve (1987)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Re-Release Dealer Promo Poster (1987)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Re-Release Dealer Promo Tape Standee (1987)
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures 1990 Re-Release Dealer Promo Poster (1990)
The Evil Dead Japanese Herald Videogram LD/VHD (1985)
The Evil Dead Book Of The Dead Titled VHS
The Evil Dead CMV LaserVision German 'Necronomicon' DVD (2001)
Evil Dead II Crew T-Shirt (1986)
Evil Dead II Crew Hat (1986)
Evil Dead II Crew Mug (1986)
Evil Dead II US Press Kit (1987)
Evil Dead II US Vestron Video Promo Items (1987)
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Theatrical & VHS Promotion Packs (1987)
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Promo Posters (1987)
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Video Shop Standees (1987)
A note to any potential sellers; where known, each entry details the last time(s) an item has sold, with selling price(s). Historic selling prices may not be a good indicator of future prices as an item is only worth what two people are willing to bid it up to, which may be far more or far less.
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It's Murder Promo Postcard (1978)
This is a promo postcard for the Super-8 short It's Murder. I've only seen two of these. The example pictured below-left was bought personally in 2014 for $36 from a US eBay user. It's 98mm x 140mm. The second, below-right, was bought by a US Evil Dead fan Ramsey Lawson in May 2017 for $20 from Scotty Spiegel via eBay.
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My own It's Murder postcard (bought in 2014)
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Ramsey Lawson's It's Murder postcard (bought in 2017)
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When overlaid, the cropping at the top of Ramsey's card is a little less and the It's Murder text moves slightly in relation to the background image. There's no reason to suspect that either card isn't genuine, and is likely down to different pressings.
Book Of The Dead One-Page Brief Synopsis Script Pitch (1979)
This is a single page synopsis for Book Of The Dead, written & copyrighted in 1979 by Renaissance Pictures, and Samuel M. Raimi. While not much is known about it, it's assumed that this was given to prospective investors in the project as a rough outline of the plot. Broadly, this follows the events of the film, with a few little differences here and there.
While a good number of these must have been given out back in 1979, only one of these has ever been seen on eBay in recent memory. The seller was also selling a good number of unrelated period scripts, screenplays & photos, presumably from the same source, so it's authenticity is highly likely. This sold in January 2018, reaching a huge $405 after 18 bids.
Book Of The Dead Premiere Promo Flyer (1981)
This is a 214mm x 277mm yellow promotional flyer for the Book Of The Dead's world première at the Redford Theatre in Detroit on October 15, 1981. It's by far the rarest of the première items. My personally owned flyer is the only one I've physically seen, and prior to that I'd only seen a picture in the stills gallery of The Evil Dead R1 Ultimate Edition 2007 DVD.
I bought it from Josh Becker as part of a collection of items for $300 in July of 2014. That included the Book Of The Dead Première Program (one of two I've bought from him), Promo Flyer, un-torn Green Première Ticket, and Première Button, along with a The Evil Dead Films Around The World 1981 Press Release, and Bruce's Cabin To Knoxville Airport Driving Directions for Josh from 1979.
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Last Sold - July 3, 2013 (Private sale)
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Price - $300
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Book Of The Dead Premiere Program (1981)
This is a program, given out to the attendees at the Book Of The Dead's world première at the Redford Theatre in Detroit on October 15, 1981. It's 137mm x 214mm (folded shut) and consists of 12 sides; with information on Renaissance Pictures, a credits list, information on various cast & crew members, and finally a tale about the cabin location.
Of all the première items, this along with the button are probably the most sought-after, and they're both about as rare as each other. Only two programs have come up on eBay in the last ten or so years. One in May 2010 selling for $150 with some photos & other promotional material, and one in October 2011 selling on it's own for $100. I bought mine from Josh Becker as part of a collection of items for $300 in July of 2014. That included the Book Of The Dead Première Program (one of two I've bought from him), Promo Flyer, un-torn Green Première Ticket, and Première Button, along with a The Evil Dead Films Around The World 1981 Press Release, and Bruce's Cabin To Knoxville Airport Driving Directions for Josh from 1979.
Book Of The Dead Premiere Tickets (1981)
The Book Of The Dead première tickets were used for the world première in the Redford Theatre in Detroit on October 15, 1981. Of the two colours, there seem to be far more of the red tickets around with the green being a little rarer, and the both the same size at 127mm x 38mm. The green was an invitation ticket, and were swapped at the box office for the numbered red tickets for entry to the theatre. The green tickets were torn in half on exchange, so most of the green tickets you'll see for sale will be mis-matching halves. Complete un-torn green tickets are much rarer.
Scotty Spiegel is the prime seller of the majority of the tickets you'll see, and has been selling them here & there on eBay since the late 1990s. From January 2017, Scotty began weekly eBay listings of tickets. Early auctions fetched a considerable sum, with one set reaching $215. As the listings continued, the prices fell and Scotty listed what he said were his last pair of green tickets in March. Thereafter he only listed pairs of red tickets. As of January 2018, the prices were down to $10 buy-it-now for a pair of red tickets. The last pair of untorn green tickets came up on eBay in April 2018, selling for $55.
Sold 14 Apr 2013
The Evil Dead Original Movie poster premiere tickets to Book of the Dead
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$180.0714-Apr 17:10:00
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The Evil Dead Original Movie poster folded premiere tickets to Book of the Dead
Original 27x41 folded The Evil Dead movie poster with premiere tickets to Book of the Dead.
You won't see this very often. An original folded The Evil Dead 27 x 41 movie poster.
Directed by Sam Raimi, And starring cult icon Bruce Campbell.
In addition to this beautiful example of a film poster I am including original tickets to the premiere of the Book of the Dead. I purchased these tickets long ago from the films producer Scott Spiegel. The matte does not come with this poster and tickets.
This is how I had it framed and it is too expensive to ship framed movie posters. But it will give you a great idea on how to display this iconic piece.
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All of the movie posters I have listed on eBay at the present time are original One sheets. The standard size for more recent releases is 27 x 40". Order releases will be 27 x 41. It is highly recommended that you do not buy frames before Receiving the poster for fitting. Premade poster frames are generally cheap and symmetrically off from how the posters were cut. These are rare posters that deserve better attention then premade poster frames.
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Book Of The Dead & The Evil Dead Official Promotional Badges
There were various promotional pin badges created from 1981 to 1982. The earliest of which was the Book Of The Dead badge for the world première at the Redford Theatre in Detroit on October 15, 1981. Then a The Evil Dead badge was created by Films Around The World with the same white/red design the following year in March 1982, for trips to the AFM & Cannes. Once New Line picked up The Evil Dead for US distribution early in, further badges were made, including a set of three red, white & black small badges, and a larger identical black version too.
David Chaskin mentioned in Fangoria #55; There was one promotion for that I wish had worked out. I wanted to put a bloodmobile outside the National Theater in Times Square and give free passes to anyone who donated blood. This was in the middle of the blood crisis, before the AIDS epidemic. Everybody thought it was a swell idea, people would come in, get a needle stuck in their arm, give a pint of blood, get a free pass to the movie and a button that said 'I Bled for The Evil Dead'. The publicist loved the idea, so did the New York blood bank, we had the buttons printed up, and we were all set to go. As I understand it, at the last minute the blood bank decided against it and pulled the needle out of the whole promotion. I’m pretty sure they did it successfully in Philadelphia.
The rarest of all of the above badges, are the 1983 New Line set of four red, white & black small badges, and the larger identical black one. Only one of each has come up on eBay in recent memory, all in May 2017. Three of the four were won personally; the small red badge for $62.00, small white badge for $56.55, and larger black badge for $77.00. The small black badge went Italian collector Emanuelle Cirvello $71.00. In December of 2020, a set of all four small badges were offered for sale by a US user posting on the Evil Dead Collector's Initiative facebook group. The user was selling them on behalf of Sam Raimi's sister Andrea. I bought them personally, two for $60 each, then a few weeks later the other two for $100 each. I passed my two spares on to Italian collector Emanuelle Cirvello. Probably the least rare is the black 'I Bled For The Evil Dead' badge, which comes up semi regularly on eBay. There are two listed on eBay as of writing in January 2018. I bought mine for $54.98 in July 2014. The red variant is much rarer, I've only seen one example in recent years, again bought personally in July 2014 for $53.98.
Of all the première items, the Book Of The Dead badge along with the program are probably the most sought-after. I've owned two over the years. The first I bought in July 2014 for $56.98 from eBay, the second I bought from Josh Becker as part of a collection of items for $300, also in July of 2014. That included the Book Of The Dead Première Program (one of two I've bought from him), Promo Flyer, un-torn Green Premiere Ticket, and Première Button, along with a The Evil Dead Films Around The World 1981 Press Release, and Bruce's Cabin To Knoxville Airport Driving Directions for Josh from 1979. One of those badges I later sold to a friend.
Sold 12 May 2017
Super Rare 1982 EVIL DEAD Renaissance Pictures Promo Pinback/Button
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$77.0012-May 02:00
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Super Rare Original 1982 EVIL DEAD Renaissance Pictures vintage Promotional Pinback/Button Nice! It has the same style lettering as the EVIL DEAD title that appeared in the film. This EVIL DEAD button measures 2 1/4" in diameter. There is a tiny mark in the lower portion of the "V" in the word EVIL. There is some general aging on the back and some rust on the pin but overall it is in nice condition for its age (see pics). Lightly imprinted on the back of the pin is: BADGE-A-MINITE, LASALLE ILL, 61301.
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Sold 24 May 2017
Super Rare 1982 EVIL DEAD Renaissance Pictures Promo Pinback/Button
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$71.0024-May 02:00
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Super Rare Original 1982 EVIL DEAD White lettering on black background Renaissance Pictures vintage Promotional Pinback/Button is Nice! It has the same style lettering as the EVIL DEAD title that appeared in the film. This EVIL DEAD button measures about 1 1/2" in diameter (see pics). There is some general aging on the back but overall it is in nice condition for its age. Check out the other rare EVIL DEAD buttons/pinbacks I have on ebay.
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Sold 24 May 2017
Super Rare 1982 EVIL DEAD Renaissance Pictures Promo Pinback/Button
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$62.0024-May 02:00
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Super Rare Original 1982 EVIL DEAD blood red Renaissance Pictures vintage Promotional Pinback/Button Nice! It has the same style lettering as the EVIL DEAD title that appeared in the film. This EVIL DEAD button measures about 1 1/2" in diameter (see pics). There is some general aging on the back and some rust on the pin but overall it is in nice condition for its age. I also have a couple of other rare EVIL DEAD buttons on ebay.
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Sold 24 May 2017
Super Rare 1982 EVIL DEAD Renaissance Pictures Promo Pinback/Button
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$56.5524-May 02:00
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eBay item number: 112406415437
Super Rare Original 1982 EVIL DEAD Red lettering on white background Renaissance Pictures vintage Promotional Pinback/Button is Nice! It has the same style lettering as the EVIL DEAD title that appeared in the film. This EVIL DEAD button measures about 1 1/2 " in diameter (see pics). There is some general aging on the back but overall it is in nice condition for its age. Check out the other rare EVIL DEAD buttons/pinbacks I have on ebay.
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The Evil Dead Film Festival Sales Brochure (1981)
This as a Press Kit created by Films Around The World in March 1982, for trips to the AFM & Cannes. It's 215mm x 278mm (folded shut) and consists of 15 sides; with a synopsis, information about the production, cast & crew credits & information, information on Renaissance Pictures, and finally three full page glossy colour photos. The pages are loose, bound with a black plastic strip to the side.
This is another hugely rare The Evil Dead item, and among the various press kits, certainly one of the rarest. Only one has come up on eBay in recent memory, won personally in July 2014 for $125.
The Evil Dead US Films Around the World Double Sided Promo Slick (1981)
This is a double sided promo slick given out to potential buyers of the film when it was represented by Films Around the World. It has a mini poster on the front, and a short synopsis, some newspaper quotes, cast & crew credits, and distributor contact details on the back.
This item has only been sold on eBay once, in May 2010. It was listed together with a batch of The Evil Dead items; a Book Of The Dead Première Program, a seven page The Evil Dead New Line press kit, eighteen colour & B&W photos; three 3"x5", nine 5"x7", six 8"x10", and a typed covering letter from Bruce Campbell at Renaissance Pictures, signed & dated June 27, 1983. The final selling price for the whole package was $154.
Sold 27 May 2010
Ultimate Sam Raimi EVIL DEAD /BOOK DEAD Collectibiles!
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$154.0027-May 16:15
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EVIL DEAD / BOOK OF THE DEAD ULTIMATE COLLECTIBLES
5x8" twelve page 1981 promo book from Evil Dead when it was still called BOOK OF THE DEAD and owned by Sam's Renaissance Pictures. Inside are cast and crew description plus hilarious photo of Sam, Bruce Campbell and co-producer Rob Tapert. Note back cover with next two Raimi film projects, Relentless (that would become Crimewave) and The Happy Valley Kid. Some ink on back cover where they wrote "A thriller" and a few other notes.
Super rare photos, press materials and unique items from Sam Raimi. Goodies include...
• 8x10" BW photo of Sam on the swamp set of EVIL DEAD.
• FOUR 8x10" COLOR stills of Bruce Campbell and an evil dead fellow.
• 5x8" twelve page 1981 promo book from Evil Dead when it was still called BOOK OF THE DEAD and owned by Sam's Renaissance Pictures. Inside are cast and crew description plus hilarious photo of Sam, Bruce Campbell and co-producer Rob Tapert. Note back cover with next two Raimi film projects, Relentless (that would become Crimewave) and The Happy Valley Kid. Some ink on back cover where they wrote "A thriller" and a few other notes.
• Two sided promo slick given out to potential buyers of the film when it was represented by Films Around the World, Inc
• 8x10" color promo photo of woman getting dragged underground that was later used on one edition of the poster. Very rare to see it without any text.
• Six 5x7" color shots taken on set of the FX crew, stamped on back Dec '80, includes Tom Sullivan applying mold to Ted Raimi who standing in for the lead actress in the final scene.
• Seven page BW press kit for EVIL DEAD when it was distributed by New Line Cinema
• Three 5x7" BW promo on the set photos.
• Three 3x5" BW promo FX set photos.
BONUS
Hand typed letter from BRUCE CAMPBELL back when he was helping out at Renassance Pictures in Ferndale Michigan, signed and dated June 27th, 1983
NOT A COPY, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL
The Evil Dead AFM Screening Invite (1982)
This is an invite to a screening of The Evil Dead at the American Film Market in March 1982, made by Films Around The World. Measuring 139mm x 107mm, this would have been handed out to prospective distributors in an effort to have them see and buy the picture for distribution around the world.
While these would have been freely given out at the AFM, many would have been thrown away which makes this quite a rare item. Only one of these has come up on eBay in recent memory, won personally in May 2014 for $53.87.
The Evil Dead Cannes French Program (1982)
This is the program produced by Films Around The World to give out at Cannes in France in March 1982. It advertises worldwide representation by Irvin Shapiro in Cannes at the Carlton Hotel in room 501. It's 217mm x 280mm (folded shut) and has 4 sides; with photos, a short synopsis in both English and French, and a cast & credits listing on the back.
I bought my program in January 2018. Prior to that, this program had never been seen in recent memory on eBay. A set of two programs were listed for a $100 buy-it-now price, which was bought personally. One of the two was the 1982 version, and one the later 1983 version. I sold the 1983 program bought here, as I already owned a 1983 program which I bought from the President of Elite Entertainment Vini Bancalari in a much larger batch of Evil Dead items for $500 in February 2013. This consisted of that Cannes French program, 129 photos & slides; seventy-seven 3"x5", three 7"x5", twenty-eight 8"x10", twenty-one slides, and a large transparency of the US one-sheet poster.
The Evil Dead Cannes French Program (1983)
This is the program produced by Films Around The World to give out at Cannes in France in May 1983, and is a slight variant to the one above from 1982. It advertises worldwide representation by Irvin Shapiro in Cannes at the Carlton Hotel in room 501. It's 217mm x 280mm (folded shut) and has 4 sides; with photos, a short synopsis in both English and French, and some press quotes on the back including a glowing report of business from Palace Pictures in the UK.
I bought my program from the President of Elite Entertainment Vini Bancalari in a much larger batch of Evil Dead items for $500 in February 2013. This consisted of that Cannes French program, 129 photos & slides; seventy-seven 3"x5", three 7"x5", twenty-eight 8"x10", twenty-one slides, and a large transparency of the US one-sheet poster. Up until January 2018, it had never been seen in recent memory on eBay, but a set of two were listed for a $100 buy-it-now price, which was bought personally. One of the two was identical to my existing 1983 program, the second was a slight variant from Cannes 1982 with a different back.
I bought my program in January 2018. Prior to that, this program had never been seen in recent memory on eBay. A set of two programs were listed for a $100 buy-it-now price, which was bought personally. One of the two was the 1982 version, and one the later 1983 version. I sold the 1983 program bought here, as I already owned a 1983 program which I bought from the President of Elite Entertainment Vini Bancalari in a much larger batch of Evil Dead items for $500 in February 2013. This consisted of that Cannes French program, 129 photos & slides; seventy-seven 3"x5", three 7"x5", twenty-eight 8"x10", twenty-one slides, and a large transparency of the US one-sheet poster.
The Evil Dead US New Line Cinema Press Kit (1983)
This is the press kit released by New Line, once they picked up The Evil Dead for US distribution in early 1983. The paperwork consists of the following; a New Line cover, cast & crew credits, synopsis, notes about the production, an interview with Sam Raimi, notes about the cast & crew, then a number of pages of newspaper & magazine clippings. The number of clippings-sheets can vary, but it should total around seventeen sheets. Every sheet is one sided and it's all in black & white. I've seen both properly printed, and photocopied versions. They're both equally as authentic, although a proper printed version is obviously more desirable. There are up to ten lobby cards available. Seeing the set of lobby cards listed on eBay alone is not unusual, some sellers even list them individually at hugely inflated prices. Seeing a complete press kit with the paperwork however, is really quite rare. The folder they should come in is just plain.
The last time a complete press kit was seen on eBay was way back in September 2009, selling for $80. A seven page press kit was sold as part of a larger auction in May 2010. It was listed together with a batch of The Evil Dead items; a Book Of The Dead Première Program, eighteen colour & B&W photos; three 3"x5", nine 5"x7", six 8"x10", and a typed covering letter from Bruce Campbell at Renaissance Pictures, signed & dated June 27, 1983. The final selling price for the whole package was $154. My own personal press kit was bought as separate lots on eBay; the paperwork with two lobby cards for $125.00, and then a few weeks later, a set of nine of the ten lobby cards for $152.50, both in March 2021.
The Evil Dead French Premiere Pressbook (1983)
This is the French pressbook, created by the French distributor of The Evil Dead; AM Films. Measuring 207mm x 296mm (folded shut), it's glossy & properly bound with 24 sides and is entirely in the French language. It has a number of pages about the production, a synopsis, cast & crew credits, a centre page spread of the French theatrical poster, pages on Tom Sullivan and the special effects work, and Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell. The cover & centre poster are in colour and the rest is in black & white.
This item has come up for sale a few times on eBay over the last ten years; in January 2008, then again in August 2012 which was bought personally for $39, and again in June 2014 selling for $27. While never all that expensive, it doesn't come up that often and is a nice item compared to some of the other press books & kits.
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Press Kit (1983)
This is the press kit released by Palace Pictures for the UK simultaneous theatrical & home release of The Evil Dead late in 1982. It consists of seven photocopied A4 sheets stapled together; a cover, synopsis, cast & crew credits, production notes, press quotes, and theatrical release notes. Some of the pages have been photocopied crooked in both examples I've seen. Along with this, there were four plain black & white lobby cards, with a Palace Pictures sticker on the back.
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Of all the press kits for The Evil Dead, this is probably the rarest, even more so than the US New Line press kit. Only a handful of examples are personally known of; One was sourced from eBay quite some years ago, a second was bought as part of a private sale in 2016 from another collector which also included a complete UK Guild Army Of Darkness press kit, and a number of the UK Palace Pictures Evil Dead II lobby cards, all bought for £150. My personally owned example was bought from eBay in July 2019 for £56.00. It included the paperwork above, but not the four photos which were bought seperately. A second was sold in October 2020 selling for £34.87. while it was missing the full page advert, it did come with two photos.
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Review Copy VHS (1983)
This is a 'review' copy of the standard UK Palace Pictures The Evil Dead VHS. Copies of this tape would have been sent out to journalists, magazine & news organisations so they could watch and review the film in their publications back in early 1983. The content of the tape itself is identical to the standard retail version for the time, but a blank generic yellow Palace Video label is stuck on the tape, with The Evil Dead written in pen. The cover is also identical to the standard retail VHS, but the back cover has one corner cut off, presumably so it could be easily identified as a 'review' copy.
As these tapes likely numbered in the low hundreds way back in 1983, now, nearly forty years later they are even rarer. The only one known in a private collection was sourced from eBay quite some years ago, and belongs to the UK collector Michael Witchy.
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The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS (1983)
The most common white labelled VHS UK pre-cert tape is not overly rare. There are usually a couple listed on eBay at any one time, although they can get expensive with prices ranging from £50 to £100+, with one seemingly unremarkable white-label example going for £200 after 31 bids on 19 Jul, 2020 (see auction below). Some much rarer variants are mentioned further down this page, but here I will cover the rarer VHS, BetaMax & V2000 label & box colour variants.
Back when they were released between 1983 to 1985, the outer colour of the 'puffy' cases denoted the type of tape inside. VHS was white, BetaMax was red, then later black, and V2000 was yellow. Only the VHS box had an embossed Palace Pictures logo inside, the other formats' cases were blank. There were also variations in the colour of the tape labels across and within the three tape formats. VHS tapes can be found with a white, yellow or orange label, as can Betamax tapes. The V2000 tape only seemed to come with a glossy red spine label, and no face label.
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VHS tape - white label
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VHS tape - yellow label
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VHS tape - orange label
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BetaMax tape - white label
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BetaMax tape - yellow label
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BetaMax tape - orange label
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It is likely that the label colour changed over the years in production. When The Evil Dead was released on home video around March 1983, it became the biggest seller of that year, selling over 50,000 copies, and remained in the video & rental charts for weeks. Given the fact that the white labelled VHS & BetaMax are the most commonly seen today, it stands to reason that the white label was released first. Further, Palace's 'Red Meat' competition only ran up to August 31, 1983, and the postcard is normally seen listed with a white labelled tape, which again would suggest that the white labelled tapes were released first. The orange label is now the rarest & least seen, which was likely released last in '84/85 just before the VRA & ban came into force, and the yellow in-between the two, although this is based on guesswork.
There are also two known examples of a yellow labelled tape which have matching yellow spine labels. While the yellow colour does match perfectly, it is unknown if these are genuine, or added later by one or other video rental store. They're formatted quite differently to the V2000 spine label.
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V2000 tape - red spine label
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VHS tape - yellow spine label
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As the rental tape, and the retail tape are identical, it can be tricky to know what you're buying on eBay, especially in terms of A/V quality. You could be unlucky and get a tape which has been rented and watched hundreds of times, on as many different VCRs, and really given a rough ride. It's worth bearing in mind that back when released in 1983, a copy on VHS would cost a rental shop around £50, They would need to keep that tape on the shelves at all costs. To deter people from stealing the display box, covers would be stamped with the shops' name & address, and I've seen one example with the bottom corner snipped off. Most rental tapes have stamps on the label, as well as additional stickers, such as 'please rewind after use'. I've also seen examples of homemade covers, photocopies and damaged/repaired covers. For the same financial reason, video shops would sometimes replace lost/damaged tapes with pirated copies on different stock, with photocopied labels. Genuine tapes have a little Palace Pictures hologram sticker on the cover's spine, and on the tape's spine.
A few general rules; if the cover & case look quite tatty, it's likely the A/V quality will be something similar. If the case & cover are immaculate, then the tape will likely have been well looked after. If you're buying an ex-rental tape, it's a good idea to look at it extra carefully. Finally, check the cover & tape have hologram stickers, and for VHS tapes, check you're getting a proper branded Palace Pictures 'puffy' box.
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS with Raw Meat Card (1983)
This is a variant of the UK Palace Pictures The Evil Dead Pre-Cert VHS retail release. While the tape, case & cover are identical to the standard release, a limited number came with a white 152mm x 94mm competition postcard in which the winner could win either a year's supply of red meat (worth £500), or £500 in cash. Three runners up could win a VHS version of The Evil Dead. There were seven fairly simple horror related questions to answer, and the closing date was the 31st of August 1983.
Far from the rarest item, it does pop up semi-regularly on eBay but has been fetching increasing sums in recent years. I lost out in an eBay auction for one of these back in August 2013 when I was first starting my collection, when bids went all the way up to a massive £23! I finally got to own one by winning an auction in November 2013 for a grand total of £36. I bought myself a second one in May 2014 for an offer of £50 against a buy-it-now sale of £70, and traded away my first one to a friend. The most recent eBay sale was in March 2018 where the final price went up to a huge £265 after 24 bids. That tape did also have a yellow spine label on the cassette, but that looks to have been added by the rental store that originally owned it. It had the text 'please keep away from heat and rewind after use'. There was no palace logo, and the number 447 was written in pen. Do bear in mind that a decent condition standard The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS usually goes for between £30 up to £80 at most, and this variant is identical apart from the added competition card, so at these sort of prices you'd effectively be paying around £200 extra for a postcard which isn't overly rare.
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures V2000 Tape (1983)
This is the 1983 Palace Pictures UK V2000 tape. While many collectors will own the standard VHS version, less will own the BetaMax version released at the same time. The V2000 version was even rarer than that. Both BetaMax and V2000 were among the number of competing home tape formats in the early 1980s. VHS ultimately won that race, but V2000 fell by the wayside much earlier on, and was less popular too, making this release the rarest of the three. Like cassette tapes and most later Laserdiscs, you had to turn the tape over halfway though playing the film. The content on the tape is identical to both the VHS & BetaMax versions, and the cover & case are identical across all three releases, so there's really nothing new here other than the oddity of the format. Unless you actually own a V2000 player, you'd never be able to play this tape, so owning it is really only for completeists.
These pop up on eBay every few years. Most V2000 tapes are sold as seen, as very few people actually have V2000 players to test them on. Most buyers will never play them, so that doesn't overly matter assuming the tape is 100% genuine. I bought my copy in November 2014, for a total of £206.53. I later sold to an eBay user in Germany in April 2017 fetching £165.00. The next eBay sale seen for this item was in November 2017, selling for £123.72, and the last in May 2018 for £158.00. You may also spot the odd The Evil Dead French V2000 tape in eBay from time to time, although these are far less rare and don't sell for anywhere near as much.
Sold 31 May 2018
The Evil Dead Palace Pre Cert DPP 39 Nasty Big Box VCC V2000
Pre-Owned
£158.0031-May 22:09
20 bids
+ £3.50 postage
top.of.the.props (1677) - 100 Positive Feedback
Item location: Coventry, United Kingdom
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eBay item number: 282982756648
This is a UK issued pre cert video tape of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead on V2000 format.
Visually, the condition is quite nice. There are some subtle signs of repair on the black plastic of the box, but as far as i am aware, it is still housed in the correct yellow outer box for this release.
I do not own a V2000 vcr so i couldn't check this tape at all. As such, the buyer must understand that it is strictly sold as seen. It's more of a DPP completist tape anyway, which is why i bought it. As some say now, more of an ornament than a functional piece. Please Note that this cassette is not compatible with VHS or Betamax format machines.
The sleeve is in very nice condition, no apparent rips, fading or repairs. The cassette itself looks to be in good condition.
I only post ebay sales by tracked methods, either to UK or to overseas addresses. This protects myself and the buyer. For overseas buyers, I use EBay's Global Shipping Programme. They set the shipping to you via their system, so multiple wins to an overseas buyer will still have to be sent individually.
I do offer combined shipping to UK addresses.
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The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Pre-Cert VHS With Not Guilty Banner (1985)
This is a variant cover of the UK Palace Pictures The Evil Dead Pre-Cert VHS rental release. At some point between The Evil Dead's unequivocal dismissal against obscenity charges at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on November 7, 1984, and the VRA (Video Recordings Act) coming into force on September 1, 1985, Palace Video issued a replacement VHS & Betamax sleeve to some dealers. This was identical to the standard VHS cover, but with a grey banner across the front exclaiming 'Not guilty! - The Evil Dead is back, B.B.F.C. certificate applied for'. According to Nik Powell, this was to swap out for existing sleeves; to celebrate The Evil Dead's victory in court, and as a 'screw you' to the police for their constant seizure of the film even after it was cleared. These were not intended as sample or promotional sleeves, but 'working' shop floor sleeves that belonged in a box with a tape. However, by the time the sleeves were sent out, many of the video shop owners and distributors had withdrawn The Evil Dead from sale due to the risk of being raided again, and the upcoming VRA law, so the majority of these would have probably been thrown away. That is why this specific cover is now one of the rarest and most coveted The Evil Dead VHS covers in the world.
This cover variant appears identical to the standard version, save the silver 'Not Guilty' banner. A genuine cover's banner should be somewhat translucent with the cover artwork showing though, and appear with the same semi-gloss shine as the rest of the cover. If you're able to compare it to a standard cover, this cover's paper should feel a little thinner. The known number in the Pre-Cert community is probably only around ten, which is suprising as they were a fairly common sight in video rental shops in early in '85.
Given it's rarity, this cover isn't seen too often on eBay. My first opportunity to buy this was back in December 2013, on the UK Pre-Cert.co.uk forums. Myself and another member bid the total up to a huge £605, that was the point at which I let it go, and that's what it sold for. In October 2014, I spotted one listed on eBay for a very low buy-it-now price of £19.99. I immediately bought it, but on receipt I realised that the cover was a colour photocopy. The colours had begun to leach, there was no Palace hologram sticker on the spine, and no age related yellowing on the back. I returned it for a refund, only to see it re-listed a few days later. I've no idea who (if anyone) subsequently bought it. The first time I saw a genuine one on eBay was in October 2016. The quality was really quite rough, so I let it pass without bidding, The final selling price was £104.00.
One excellent quality example listed in January 2018 on the 'General Pre Cert And DPP Video Chat' Facebook group, finally sold for a huge £900.00, making this probably the most valuable collectable on this page. The last example listed on eBay was in February 2020, at the incredible buy-it-now price of £69.00. I gather once the seller had one or more huge offers via private message, they cancelled the original sale, using the excuse that their daughter had listed it by mistake. They reslisted it for a relative bargain price of £399.99 in October 2020, and it was immediately snapped up personally! There was one further strange example listed in October 2020. The cover was clearly marked as a reproduction in the description, but the VHS tape was from the UK Anchor Bay 2001 release (ABV 1002). The only thing that did seem to be genuine to that pre-cert release was the Palace box!
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Re-Release Dealer Promo Sleeve (1987)
This was a promotional VHS cover sleeve sent to dealers, to promote the upcoming May 15, 1987 re-release of The Evil Dead. After the Video Recordings Act (VRA) came into force on September 1, 1985, Palace Video had to certify all it's titles though the BBFC. This re-release was intended to coincide with the theatrical release of Evil Dead II a little later in June 1987. Unfortunately, the video was refused a certificate due to a number of successful obscenity convictions in some smaller regional UK courts. As a result of the 'video nasty' scare, horror standards were generally tightened up post-VRA and the BBFC felt it better to allow some water to flow under the bridge before considering again what was one of the best known 'nasties'. As a result, all was left of the proposed re-release was a range of promotional items.
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Re-release dealer promo sleeve (front)
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November 14, 2019 eBay sale - a package of promo VHS sleeves & inserts
This sleeve usually pops up on eBay every few years. While they would have been sent to dealers as flat covers in with other Palace Pictures promotional material, they're most commonly seen listed on eBay in an Evil Dead II type gold Palace Video box, with the standard retail The Evil Dead VHS pre-cert tape. Prices can vary greatly depending on who is bidding. One is owned by UK collector Michael Witchy, and the above example is owned personally, luckily spotted on eBay at a very low £9.99 buy-it-now price packaged in with a number of other similar promo VHS sleeves & inserts. The last one listed on eBay was in August 2020, selling for £92.09.
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Re-Release Dealer Promo Poster (1987)
This was a promotional A3 poster sent to dealers, to promote the upcoming May 15, 1987 re-release of The Evil Dead. After the Video Recordings Act (VRA) came into force on September 1, 1985, Palace Video had to certify all it's titles though the BBFC. This re-release was intended to coincide with the theatrical release of Evil Dead II a little later in June 1987. Unfortunately, the video was refused a certificate due to a number of successful obscenity convictions in some smaller regional UK courts. As a result of the 'video nasty' scare, horror standards were generally tightened up post-VRA and the BBFC felt it better to allow some water to flow under the bridge before considering again what was one of the best known 'nasties'. As a result, all was left of the proposed re-release was a range of promotional items.
This poster is a little rarer than the promotional VHS sleeve, and the condition can really vary. All the examples I have seen to date, have been folded in half twice, to A4 size. It would seem likely that they were distributed to dealers already folded up, so you're unlikely to find a flat rolled example out there. I got mine in August 2017 for £42.
The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures Re-Release Dealer Promo Tape Standee (1987)
This was a promotional VHS tape counter-top standee which was intended to be sent to dealers, for the upcoming May 15, 1987 re-release of The Evil Dead. After the Video Recordings Act (VRA) came into force on September 1, 1985, Palace Video had to certify all it's titles though the BBFC. This re-release was intended to coincide with the theatrical release of Evil Dead II a little later in June 1987. Unfortunately, the video was refused a certificate due to a number of successful obscenity convictions in some smaller regional UK courts. As a result of the 'video nasty' scare, horror standards were generally tightened up post-VRA and the BBFC felt it better to allow some water to flow under the bridge before considering again what was one of the best known 'nasties'. As a result, all was left of the proposed re-release was a range of promotional items.
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UK video shop counter standee, front
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This example was bought directly from someone who used to work for Palace Pictures back in the 80's. Others in the pre-cert community have mentioned seeing & owning them, so there was likely more of them out there, but most would have been trashed once the proposed 1987 re-release was canned. Either way, this is certainly the only one I've seen anywhere to date. It's sized to fit a late 80's smaller size VHS case at around 12cm wide, so won't hold the big-box pre-cert tape. It's also somewhat flimsey, and the one pictured here may be incomplete as a tape sits in it on the bottom, rather than raised in line with the cover artwork.
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The Evil Dead UK Palace Pictures 1990 Re-Release Dealer Promo Poster (1990)
Unlike the 1987 defunct re-release of The Evil Dead, the BBFC certified 1990 re-release version only had one known promotional item; an A2 rolled video shop poster measuring 420mm x 594 mm, which was virtually identical to the VHS front cover, save the text & logo at the bottom.
While not highly sought-after, this poster is quite rare. Its only been seen twice on eBay in recent memory. The first was back in April 2012, and the second in November 2020 selling for £64.81 after 12 bids. The 1990 re-release VHS tape itself is not rare at all. There are usually multiple eBay listings at any one time normally selling between £3 - £10 depending on the condition.
The Evil Dead Japanese Herald Videogram LD/VHD (1985)
The Japanese Herald Videogram Laserdisc/VHD is arguably the best transfer of The Evil Dead ever made available. The colour timing is bluer & colder than the warmer western releases, which subtily alters the 'feel' of the movie and the seems scarier because of it. There is also quite a difference in picture framing. This version has 10%-15% more visual information on each side of the frame. Unfortunately, it does suffer from burnt in Japanese subtitles, but they're fairly unobtrusive.
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Japanese Herald Videogram LD (1985 - Cat No: SF078-5044)
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Japanese Herald Videogram LD (1985 - Cat No: SF078-5044)
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Most collectors would never go to the effort of actually getting the equipment to play these. In order to watch the laserdisc, you would need a laserdisc player. These can be picked up for £100 to £400+ on eBay, but it's worth doing a little research into the best makes & models to look out for, as some will give better results than others. The VHD is tricker however. This format was popular in Japan in the mid 80s, but never really found commercial success in the west, so you'd likely have to import a player from Japan, and would likely need a power voltage converter. If you could overcome these hurdles, however, the quality of the VHD would likely be better than the Laserdisc. A digital copy of the laserdisc version was created in 2008, and included on the fanmade The Evil Dead - The Treasures Collection DVD.
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Japanese Herald Videogram VHD (1985 - Cat No: VHPH78014)
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Japanese Herald Videogram VHD (1985 - Cat No: VHPH78014)
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Neither of these items will be overly expensive to buy, but they are somewhat rare. Yahoo Auctions is the go-to auction site in Japan. Generally people only use eBay if they want to sell internationally, which means they are rarer than they might need to be. The laserdisc pops up on eBay every few months with a selling price around $30 to $50. I got mine in May 2008 for $61. The VHD comes up far less. I've only seen it twice, once in August 2010 selling for $79, and again in June 2014. The VHD comes with a large fold-out flyer (see above). There's no insert in the Laserdisc, but for completists, it's nice if you can get the OBI (paper corner slip) included.
Sold 10 Oct 2010
EVIL DEAD Sam Raimi JAPAN VHD Cartridge VHPH78014
Pre-Owned
$79.0010-Oct 19:27
3 bids
+ $11.00 postage
thekobos (4423) - 100% Positive Feedback
Item location: Niigata, Japan
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eBay item number: 360303511894
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Evil Dead
Mono, 85 min, VHD Cartridge
English with Japanese subtitles
VHPH78014
Description
This is an old Japanese Video Disc (VHD) which is a format that was somewhat popular here in Japan in the early and mid 1980s. You must have a functional VHD player in order to view the contents of this disc. It measures 34 x 27 cm (13.5 x 10.5 inches). Slipcase in excellent condition with just a little wear around the corners (see pictures). Comes with the insert.
Plot summary from the IMDB: "Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead."
Condition
Cartridge: EX+ Jacket: EX+ Obi: -
Notes regarding condition of this item: -
Grading Scale: NEW > NM > EX+ > EX > EX- > VG+ > VG > VG- > Good
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The Evil Dead Book Of The Dead Titled VHS
The original Book Of The Dead titled version was never generally released theatrically or on home video, but there were a couple of rare exceptions. As far as is known, there were four releases; the 1984 1st issue 'Diamond' label PAL Greek VHS tape, then the later 1985 'Video Standard' label PAL Greek VHS tape, and also the 1982 1st issue 'Videomax' label NTSC Mexican VHS tape and then the 1995 'Videomax' label re-release NTSC Mexican VHS tape (all four in English language). The movie itself plays shot for shot identically to the general theatrical version, but with four minor differences; the movie title, and alternate sunrise shot at the end just before Ash walks out of the cabin, Ash's scream resonates for a few seconds with a black screen before the end credits roll, and the text on the last page of the end credits.
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Greek Video Standard (1985 - Catalogue Number: 161)
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Mexican Videomax (1995 - Catalogue Number: AA-2903)
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I have personally borrowed and transferred both Greek & Mexican VHS releases to DVD, and the picture quality is virtually the same. It's a bit rough, with the colours a little more vibrant on the Mexican tape. Both examples I tried were strangely recorded as long-play cassettes, so the quality is already a step down from short play even if the tape was brand new. As with all VHS tapes, the video quality can vary massively according to how much play each tapes has had, if its been chewed up, how its been stored, and even if the tape itself has been replaced or taped over, so it's somewhat pot-luck. If you own either tape and want a DVD transfer, please do get in touch.
As they're usually sold in Europe and listed in English, the Greek VHS release pop up on eBay every few years, and will be simple enough to find when they do. They can be somewhat expensive depending on interest. If you want to search more locally, the films' title as released in Greece is Το Καταραμενο Ασμα.
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Last Sold - April 17, 2016 (Private Sale)
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The Mexican releases are much harder to find since eBay is not as popular in Mexico, so then you're looking at one of the local auction services in Spanish. While they would be fairly cheap if sourced from Mexico, expect to pay more if you buy a copy from a collector in the US or Europe. As a head start, the films' title as released in Mexico is El Despertar Del Diablo.
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Last Sold - September 30, 2018 (Facebook Group)
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The Evil Dead CMV LaserVision German 'Necronomicon' DVD (2001)
This was actually the first 'Book Of The Dead' style home release anywhere in the world; in July 19, 2001. The US R1 Anchor Bay The Evil Dead Book Of The Dead DVD designed by Tom Sullivan wasn't released until seven months later on March 5, 2002. The similarities between the two releases are striking, both are replicas of the book made in a brown rubber, although the US version contains pages on the inside, whereas the German release is simply a black blow-moulded shell with the book cover wrapped around it. It's a fairly barebones release in terms of disc content, it's a re-package of an earlier German Astro Filmworks release, which is probably a re-package of the 1999 US R1 Anchor Bay release. This aside, it's the pride of many fans collections' simply due to it's packaging.
It's limited to 2600 numbered units worldwide (2500 + 100 press copies), so is quite rare and will be more expensive to track down, although these do come up once or twice a year on eBay US & UK when you'd expect to pay $100+. Looking on eBay's German site, you can normally pick one up farily easily for around €40. Do check photos carefully, as some show perishing of the rubber cover along the spine.
Sold 24 Sep 2020
Evil Dead - Tanz der Teufel - LIMITED NECRONOMICON EDITION - OOP
Pre-Owned
€39.9924-Sep 11:14
Buy it now
Free postage
aeto82 (208) - 100% Positive Feedback
Item location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
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eBay item number: 224155750272
I am offering the limited and out of print Tanz der Teufel - Necronomicon Edition by CMV-Laservision.
The box is limited to 2500 pieces and is an absolute gem for fans, lovers and collectors.
The elastic of the cover has hardened a bit. The box can still be opened easily.
The glue that was used for the cover has also discolored over time, which is noticeable by a few drops on the back. These were not visible in the new condition.
The DVD itself is in pristine condition and has no scratches. I tested them again before posting the offer.
The box also comes with a poster and various information cards (see photo).
The articles come from an animal-free, non-smoking household.
I am selling my collection with a few rare pieces.
Please also note my other offers with other films in order to save shipping costs.
Further offers will follow.
Since this is a private sale, I do not offer any guarantees or returns.
ATTENTION: If you buy several items (e.g. several bundles with a total of 30-40 DVDs), I will send you a flat rate of 20 euros in a very stable and stackable 18-liter storage box. The box is worth around 16 euros. The dispatch is then of course insured. Simply report if necessary.
The film is now FSK-16, so it will be shipped without an age check. I am only sending this article as an insured package for 4.99.
Evil Dead II Crew T-Shirt (1986)
There were two designs of screen-printed t-shirts available to the members of the cast & crew, while Evil Dead II was in production in 1986. The most common version was white; the front shows a screenprinted cartoon silhouette image of the cabin with the text 'Someone's in my fruit cellar' & 'Evil Dead II, ©RMP, inc. 1986'. Each crewmembers' first white shirt was free, and they could by additional shirts for $5 each. You can see my own framed crew-item display below, which also has a crew baseball cap, and mug.
All the shirts owned by the four private Evil Dead collectors I know of, and two crewmembers, are blank on the back. There is one exception, Evil Dead II propmaker Tony Elwood has shirt with 'Evil Dead II, Film Crew' printed in red text on the back. Tony's photo is below. According to Tony, all the crew t-shirts he saw were double sided, like his. It could be that more single-sided shirts were printed later on, or for the premiere, but that's just a guess, and for the moment will remain an anomaly.
The second grey alternate crew t-shirt is pictured below-right. This is an SEI (Spectacular Effects, Inc) branded crew t-shirt; the special effects company ran by Vern Hyde. According to Guy D'Alema who worked for SEI (although not on Evil Dead II), while Vern Hyde's crew normally only numbered 2-4 people on-set, often SEI branded t-shirts were given out to crew in other departments as a good will offering.
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The back of Tony Elwood's crew t-shirt
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Standard white, and grey SEI branded crew t-shirts
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The last time the more common white shirt was seen on eBay was way back in June 2007, which is now framed in Michael Witchy's collection. It was listed by Josh Becker with bids starting at around £20, but Michael was the only bidder. There was also one listed for sale before that in December 2004, Who bought this is unknown. Of the only four t-shirts currently known to be in private collections one belongs to Michael, another formerly belonged to Kain at the Deadites.net website, and before that Tom Sullivan, which has since been passed on to Elise Holmes who runs the DeaditeSlayer blog, and the third & fourth were bought personally in December of 2020 for $200 each, from a US user posting on the Evil Dead Collector's Initiative facebook group. The user was selling them on behalf of Sam Raimi's sister Andrea. I kept one myself, and passed the second on to Italian fan Emanuele Crivello. Neither the double sided white shirt, or the alternate SEI grey shirt has ever been seen for sale, or in any private collection to date.
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Last Sold - December 26, 2020 (Private Sale)
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Price - $200.00
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Evil Dead II Crew Hat (1986)
This is a red/white baseball style cap given out to members of the cast & crew, while Evil Dead II was in production in 1986. There are a few photos of various crew members wearing these. While the manufacturers details have somewhat worn off the label, you can see what it should look like from the below photo.
This item has never been seen on eBay, nor has it been seen in any other collections, although there must be a number of them out there. I got mine in July 2013, included in a batch of items bought from Josh Becker for $250. The sale consisted of a Book Of The Dead Première Program (one of two I've bought from him), a copy of The Lansing Star (dated May 22, 1980), a Evil Dead II Crew Mug, and this Evil Dead II Crew Hat.
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Last Sold - July 22, 2013 (Private Sale)
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Price - $250
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Evil Dead II Crew Mug (1986)
This is smoked brown glass crew mug with an embossed title on the side, given out to members of the cast & crew at the Evil Dead II wrap party in 1986. You can just make out the number '17' and a curly 'L' on the base of the mug.
This item has never been seen on eBay, nor has it been seen in any other collections, although there must be a number of them out there. I got mine in July 2013, included in a batch of items bought from Josh Becker for $250. The sale consisted of a Book Of The Dead Première Program (one of two I've bought from him), a copy of The Lansing Star (dated May 22, 1980), a Evil Dead II Crew Hat, and this Evil Dead II Crew Mug.
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Last Sold - July 22, 2013 (Private Sale)
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Price - $250
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Evil Dead II US Press Kit (1987)
This is the press kit created in 1987, to promote Evil Dead II's theatrical release to media outlets in the US . It comes in a large A3 foldover slick printed sleeve, containing five sets of typed stapled A4 sheets, totalling twenty-two pages; Biography Of Sam Raimi, Cast & Crew Listing, Production Notes, Production Notes About The Cast, and Production Notes About The Filmmakers. Depending on who the kit was intended for, it may come with various colour/B&W promo photos of various sizes. Some photos have information printed below the picture, others just have plain white or no borders.
Evil Dead II US Press Kit; the large A3 foldover slick printed sleeve, photo pack, and A4 stapeled sheets
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Six annotated Evil Dead II US lobby cards
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Sixteen assorted Evil Dead II press promo photos
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These press kits come up on eBay US every few years, although unusually as of writing, there are three listed around the $100-$150 mark. The one pictured above was one of those three, bought personally for $150 on December 7, 2019 and came with sixteen promo photos. The other two only came with two US lobby cards each.
Sold 07 Dec 2019
EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) Sam Raimi Horror Cult Classic Rare Original Press Kit
Pre-Owned
$149.0007-Dec 2019 18:07
Buy it now
+ $15.00 postage
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eBay item number: 123988666001
You are bidding on a rare original press kit from the film Evil Dead 2 (1987). The press kit includes the original folder, several information packages (Cast & Crew, Production Notes, About The Filmmakers, About The Cast, Sam Raimi Biography) 4 small 'press' photos and 12 black and white stills. The smaller 'press' photos measure approx. 13.00 x 18.00 cm. (approx. 5.00 x 7.00 in.) (the color one) and 20.50 x 12.50 cm. (approx. 8.00 x 5.00 in.) (the black and white ones). The black and white stills measure approx. 25.00 x 20.00 cm. (approx. 20.00 x 18.00 in.). The photos are in perfect condition.
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Evil Dead II US Vestron Video Promo Items (1987)
For the 1987 US VHS release, distributor Vestron Video produced a number of Evil Dead II promotional items to send out to video rental stores, retail outlets & the press. These were; the standard one-sheet poster, a mobile, a miniature wooden coffin, a four-panel foldover flyer, and an ad-mat (not included here as I've never seen one, nor even have a photo). Frequently, these were paired with promotional material for The Wraith, another horror film Vestron were promoting alongside Evil Dead II. An original US theatrical poster for Evil Dead II might be quite expensive to buy (£200-£300+ each), they're really not all that rare. They're listed fairly regularly on eBay (as of writing, there are three), and failing that, there are a number of online stores specializing in movie posters who would stock them.
Vestron Video also created at least five artwork designs printed on promotional t-shirts & sweatshirts, all of which can inexplicably fetch astronomical sums on eBay today. It's a mystery why, as they're not as rare as the promo items further down.
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Evil Dead II & The Wraith blue t-shirt
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Evil Dead II black, & 'Movie Mart' ad on back
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Evil Dead II black t-shirt
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Evil Dead II white t-shirt
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Evil Dead II white t-shirt
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Evil Dead II white sweatshirt
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The above, are not to be confused with the unrelated line of Evil Dead trilogy t-shirts later released by a US company called 'Hollywood Merchandising, Inc' in 1992, which can be seen listed first in their 1992 flyer, along with a wider range the following year, in various magazine titles around the release of Army Of Darkness, such as Fangoria #120 (March 1993)
The other promotional items are much rarer, however. Of the above list, the mobile is probably the rarest & most sought-after piece, likely because the vast majority were used, ruined and trashed, in video stores across the US. Most of the examples you'll see out there, will have some wear and tear. The last one sold on eBay was in November 2020, fetching a huge $248.50 after 19 bids, and was used but in fairly decent condition.
The miniature wooden coffin is a bit of an oddity. Not much is known about it, although I have seen a a couple come up for sale over the years. One in June 2002, and again in September 2018 selling for $22.50.
The four-panel foldover flyer is a nice promo item, but isn't hugely rare. It comes up for sale every few years. The last one was in December 2019, selling for the opening bid of $19.99. I got mine for $14.95 in August 2019.
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Theatrical & VHS Promotion Packs (1987)
These were promotion packs released by Palace Pictures to UK media outlets to promote Evil Dead II in 1987. While they both come in identical covers, the contents are different. There was a theatrical pack intended for cinemas & media publications, and a VHS pack for VHS rental stores.
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Theatrical Promotion Pack (1987)
The theatrical pack comes in a large A3 foldover slick printed sleeve, containing a four-sided B&W booklet, eight B&W front-of-house stills, a press ad sheet, and seven B&W Press Photos. The one pictured here is the only one I've ever seen for sale on eBay, bought personally in 2013 for a collector friend. Separate elements have come up since, the lobby card set is far more common on its own.
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures VHS Promotion Pack (1987)
The VHS pack comes in an identical large A3 foldover slick printed sleeve, but contains one side of newspaper quotes, a Palace promo fold-out poster, a one-sided press ad sheet, three pages of release notes, a sample VHS cover, and a VHS promo flyer for other VHS releases. Unlike the theatrical pack, the VHS pack doesn't contain any photos. The one pictured here is the only complete pack I've ever seen for sale on eBay, bought personally in 2013 for a collector friend.
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Promo Posters (1987)
The standard UK quad posters for The Evil Dead & Evil Dead II might be quite expensive to buy (£200-£300+ each), they're really not all that rare. They're listed fairly regularly on eBay (as of writing, there are two The Evil Dead & three Evil Dead II), and failing that, there are a number of online stores specializing in movie posters who would stock them.
There are a couple of Evil Dead II promo posters which are much rarer though. The first is an A2 size poster with Graham Humprey's artwork taken from the front cover of the VHS/BetaMax tape. It was intended for display in video rental stores. I've seen a number of examples, all folded twice down to A4, so I'm assuming that is how they were originally sent out. The second is a large 100cm x 150cm fly poster advertising the films' theatrical showing at the Cannon Cinema, Haymarket in Central London from June 26, 1987. Illegally putting up fly posters on hoardings & disused buildings was a common guerrilla marketing tactic in the 80's/90's, far more so than it is today. As these posters would have been pasted in place with glue, removing one intact was unlikely, so any any examples you might see for sale today, would likely have had to have been obtained from Palace Pictures.
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Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures video promo poster (42cm x 59cm)
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Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures fly poster (100cm x 150cm)
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The video poster comes up on eBay every few years. I bought mine in 2015 for the opening bid of $100, with a previous listing in January 2010. The condition can really vary, with some looking quite rough, and corner pinholes from years of display. The fly poster, as you might expect, is far rarer. Only one example has come up for sale in recent memory; in August 2019 selling for a huge £221 after four bids.
Sold 23 Aug 2019
Evil Dead 2 Original 1987 Cinema poster
Pre-Owned
£221.0023-Aug 21:19
4 bids
+ £8.00 postage
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Item location: Stockport, United Kingdom
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eBay item number: 303252390728
I am reluctantly selling my extremely rare original Evil Dead 2 poster from the films initial theatrical release.
This poster is huge measuring 40x60 inches (100x150cm).
This was originally used to promote the movie in the Cannon cinema, Haymarket, UK when it was released in 1987.
I have treasured this for 22 years and it is in outstanding condition considering it is now 32 years old.
There are pinholes in the corners from being displayed with drawing pins and very minor ageing around the edges as shown in the photo, but this just adds to the charm in my opinion.
This will be very much missed by myself and will be a fantastic addition to any movie buffs collection.
Cash on collection is welcome if you are local.
Thanks for looking and happy bidding!
Evil Dead II UK Palace Pictures Video Shop Standees (1987)
These two items were 'Standees' supplied to video shops/stores to promote the release of Evil Dead II within the UK. Huge promotional standees were often seen in cinemas, with smaller versions in video rental & retail shops in the 80s & 90s. As far as is known, they were never sold directly to customers, making them much rarer than items which were.
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UK video shop Ash standee
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UK video shop counter standee
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UK video shop counter standee, with tape
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The Ash standee measures 30" x 12". As it's quite large, finding one in pristine condition, especially unused, will be virtually impossible. Any example you'd find would have been displayed for a time in one shop or another, then stored all these years. Further, the majorty of these would have been trashed at the time. There have been a small number listed on eBay over the years, the last one was in December 2019 selling for £120
The counter standee measures 11" x 6-1/4", and was intended to display one Evil Dead II tape standing on a shops' counter. As mentioned above, finding one unused will be nearly impossible. It's also probably the rarer of the two standees as it has less display value, so fewer have been kept all these years. The last one sold in November 2019 for the opening bid of £30, although the condition was a little rough.
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