10. The Necronomicon
The next order of business in the trailer is the full reveal of the fabled Necronomicon; the book of the dead, bound by human flesh and written in human blood. Pretty grim bed time reading, Id say. Throughout the first section of the trailer weve been seeing notes taken from it, hearing fractured quotes from it. Then finally, with a scream, its revealed to us, as above.
Of course the Necronomicon plays a part; its the
lynchpin of the entire franchise. You couldnt tell an Evil Dead story without it. So it comes as no surprise to see it featuring, if somewhat briefly, in the trailer. And again, it really hasnt changed much in the original. I can imagine in anyone elses hands, this book would have been changed to look more badass, given spikes and maybe a c**k or something. But Raimi has the right of it; the book itself is much scarier when it looks like it was lovingly crafter by Leatherface and family.