Bruce Campbell on the Tragedy of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’: ‘We’re Not Star Wars’

HAIL TO THE KING, BABY

All he ever wanted was a trip to Jacksonville—until evil came along and ruined his life. Star Bruce Campbell reflects on Season One and his doomed, ’Shakespearean’ hero.

Published Jan. 2 2016 11:00PM EST

articles/2016/01/02/bruce-campbell-on-the-tragedy-of-ash-vs-evil-dead/160101-leon-ash-evil-dead-tease_otzssy — Matt Klitscher/Starz

When the gleefully gory first season of Starz horror comedy Ash vs Evil Dead wraps up Saturday, its bumbling hero will have doomed the world to hell for a chance to visit the vacation spot of his dreams: Jacksonville, Florida.

And to hear showrunner Craig DiGregorio tell it, Bruce

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Bruce Campbell on the Tragedy of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’: ‘We’re Not Star Wars’

All he ever wanted was a trip to Jacksonville—until evil came along and ruined his life. Star Bruce Campbell reflects on Season One and his doomed, ’Shakespearean’ hero.

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Melissa Leon