benheck was supposedly working on this title at spooky before he left. It never came to fruition due to additional licensing cost? I heard him speak about this on a podcast a few months ago. Perhaps reach out to him for more details.

One of my few dream themes

Love to see it happen

I don't think it will happen but it would be a cool license.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ash-vs-evil-dead-retheme-project-from-diners-to-deadites

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pintastic-new-england-show-2017-thread/page/20#post-3854771

I’m in!

This would be a really good theme for Spooky.
My wife would basically force me to buy this.

This would be right up Spooky's alley. Perhaps Scott Danesi's Haunted House party is actually Bruce Campbell's Evil Dead Party?? One can hope...

Good God don't tease me with this. I'm tired of buy NIB... if this had Bruce Campbell callouts and the right graphics package it would be a 0-day purchase.
It'd rather it be movie focused (all 3) rather than the Ash vs Evil Dead show focused if they were going to do it though.

All I need to know is... Where do I sign up?! I also remember Ben mentioning that this was to be his next game at Spooky, but the licensing costs exceeded their budget. Theres a lot of opportunity for a great theme integration here. A cellar trap door is a must! Fingers crossed on this idea being ressurected.

I am in 100%

the Chin for the Win!

Likely the only theme in existence where I would be hooked before ever playing. Grail theme for me.

Grail pin for me too. I would really be happy with just Evil Dead II. Or even an original horror theme with Bruce Campbell doing the call outs and being the central character if the film rights are too much.

Hypothetically speaking, if I were to design an Evil Dead game it would have:

1) Deadite toys that springs out of a grave Sam Raimi style and has limbs and head you can blow off (they hide behind body) Oh and a little hidden fan to blow the hair around for no reason, again like a Raimi film.
2) Deep satisfying shot at the back with a mechanized trap door leading to a lower PF basement. Combo loops in basement to rev up chainsaw jackpot which you collect on main PF during MB. Trap door could sync to speech to taunt you during play.
3) "Broken Bridge Jump" shooter lane habitrail, with the ability to use the gap to load a ball back into shooter lane for Double Barrel Ball Launch.
4) A Newton ball lock so you hit the shot to release for quick 2 ball MB (friend capture MB save me Ash!)
5) Small tape recorder toy near flippers that rotates reels and lights up when mode prompts are being spoken to give you a visual clue to listen up.
6) A scoop eject that's positioned better than the one in AMH.

Yup, would have been cool all right.

My other half would sell her eggs to Kim Jong Un if it meant having an Evil Dead pin.

“Hey. She bitch. Let’s dance.”
Insta-buy

Wow. I can picture all this a little too easily. And "double barrel ball launch" is easily the best thing I'm going to read today...

The man ain't wrong... not even a little. If said thing was ever going to happen that is, which we can't confirm or deny.

Side note: licensing is HARD.

You need to work EXPENSIVE in to that, like HARDSPENSIVE or something.

Sweet. I can use my Evil Dead II pen to write the check! I hope this turns out to be true!

make it happen boys. we will pay.

It could use the music from Evil Dead the Musical! "What the F@#K Was That" Multiball!

this sounds really Fing cool!

Would need a sawed off shotgun ball launcher!

sure, I wouldn't mind one. Most of my horror collection is evil dead.

I'm torn between this, or a chainsaw launcher handle....

It would be cool to somehow do the ball launch from a spring loaded charge handle on a semi auto, that way you don't lose the option for an actual skill shot. Electronic ball launches drive me nuts.

Yeah. Boomstick version or chainsaw version.

Henrietta trap door like the trolls in MM.

Delta 88 has to be in there somehow.

I would buy

How about no F-in LEs or CEs or VEs or Premiums or other labeled crap to boost the price with little more in it.

I like that Spooky is not heading down the "limited" road and hope they never do again and pack every game with every feature.

Aesthetic add-ons for additional costs like trim and pretty lights I can deal with.

T2 seemed to do a decent job with this, a rare exception.

Why not both? Like the gun and rose on GnR?

Plunger launch with the pull start on the chain saw, and trigger launch with the shotgun.

I would fucking buy this so quick it would make your head spin...

Make it happen spooky.

Im a big fan of Evil Dead and Pinball..so a win/win I'm in for me! I hope it comes to fruition.

C'mon guys, we all know Haunted House Party is next!

Why even license it? Just get Campbell to do the voice and theme it as a zombie pinball....the glue is really Bruce himself. Just like Gottlieb and Data East, Hollywood Heat, Time Machine, Deadly Weapon etc...etc.....

Yea this. Bruce is a whore and will do it if he gets paid. Just do a non license, Bruce vs evil pin! Fuck yea!

Oh that would look awesome. I had, Um, hypothetically hoped for an 80s VHS box art style look so yeah that's be perfect.

Also a shotgun grip and chainsaw handle you could grab both to control a first person slice and dice video mode.

Evil Dead is without question a great horror license for a pin. It’s got lots to work with. If done right it would be a must own for me. Would have to include real call outs from Bruce of course. And for once I can see the potential for adding video from the films that makes sense. When you drain it can play a kill scene where Ash turns into a demon or someone else gets killed. When you kill a demon it should play video of Ash killing a demon. This has so much potential to really immerse yourself into the theme and gameplay if integrated well. It’s campy, got humor, sexual innuendos, etc. And this is one theme that would sell to non pinheads....there are horror buffs/collectors who would certainly be interested in this as well.

And yes there should be ONE model.

Did you just say "What the F@#k Was That?"

Holy S@#T! That was the best F'n show I have seen in my life.

That engineer/set designer/actor knocked the theme out of the park.

Saw it in Montreal in 2004 before it became a hit.

Go Canada Go!

Coo ooo coo coo ooo ooo coo coo!

(might have had a beer or two tonight, eh ...)

I saw it day two at the transac club in Toronto, the day after the blackout. Tom Sullivan signed my poster... “Lick the Blood off my shovel” best musical I’ve ever seen!

Visit Bruce up at The Pabst.

https://pabsttheater.org/event/brucecampbell2019/

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Do you happen to know if there's a full list somewhere? I don't see it on his site or fb. Only shows I found were this one, Austin, and San Antonio. I assume this is to promote his new book, so there should be more than those 3. Unfortunately we already have plans to see Bert Kreischer for this show.

This would go next to my MBle and TWD. I loved Evil Dead II. Army of Darkness was a bit too silly IMO, with some pretty bad effects. Ash vs Evil Dead was for me, the best of it all and I would prefer the pin based on that with some flashback aspects as well. However they approach it this would be a first spooky pin for me.

The playfield could have the basement door that rattles up and down to mess with the balls trajectory, Dead by dawn multiball, "Swallow your soul" gobble hole, and an LCD Necronomicon book like the hobbit.

Your speaking to my soul sir!

Spooky take my money and make this please!!!!

Having Professor Knowby as a narrator would work very well. He could introduce various chapters guiding you though the Necronomicon.

I agree. Evil Dead II redid most of the iconic moments from the first movie, plus added some of the more fun campy moments without going over the top. Those include the possessed hand and chainsaw replacement. The third movie does have some scenes that would work. The "mini-Ashes" would be a fun multiball. It also has some of the best quotes: "This is my...BOOMSTICK!", "Yo, she-bitch! Let's go!", "Shop smart, shop S-mart", "Gimme some sugar, baby.", "Honey! You got real ugly!", "You ain't leadin' but two things right now: Jack and shit, and Jack left town.", etc.