In an apparently forsaken cottage, Ash and Linda discover a tape recorder. They turn it on to hear Professor Knowby, who has successfully translated 'The Book of the Dead'. His words awaken the spirit of evil, possessing Linda. Ash begins his relentless battle against an all-powerful evil that takes many forms including the trees, Linda's decapitated head and even his own hand.When evil appears to get the upper hand, it is left to Ash to don chainsaw and shotgun and rid the world of the demon spirit by dawn.