The Halloween movies are slasher films, which show Michael taking out victims in gory and terrifying ways throughout. In the meantime, the Evil Dead films focus more on both body horror with the existence of Deadites, and comedy in entries like Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness.
Now, Malcolm Semmens has posted crossover art that sees Evil Dead's Ash and Halloween's Michael Myers facing off with their signature weapons. The image shows Ash glaring up at Michael, determined, holding up his chainsaw, while the slasher villain looks down at him, a knife poised to stab downward. The pair's battle appears like it's just beginning, as they duke it out to see which one will survive. Check out Semmens' art below:
What Ash vs. Michael Myers Art Says About Evil Dead & Halloween
It Would Be A Tough Fight Between The Classic Characters
Ash has proven himself very resistant across the Evil Dead timeline, surviving the first film only to travel through time and battle the Deadites in the Middle Ages. His ability to do so mostly with his chainsaw hand and a shotgun in the other shows how versatile he is when facing off against deadly forces of darkness. As for Michael, he has become more supernatural as the Halloween movies have progressed, making him borderline unkillable depending on the version of the character being fought. This is especially true in movies like Halloween: Resurrection, where he seemingly comes back from death.
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While Michael has had plenty of experience killing people, Ash has faced off against plenty more threats that rival the slasher killer. This happens primarily in the TV show Ash vs. Evil Dead, where he takes on a variety of Deadites and supernatural threats that spawn from the Necronomicon. However, the slasher villain has still engaged in plenty of brutal kills throughout Halloween, which could make him a much more dangerous threat than the living dead could be. Both characters have advantages that would make a battle between them difficult to judge.
Our Take On Ash vs Michael Myers
Who Would Win The Horror Movie Battle?
It would be a tough match between Ash and Michael Myers, as the duo have a lengthy history through various horror movies that make them more than capable of fighting one another. However, given the variety of threats Ash has managed to survive, it seems like the Evil Dead character would be able to best the Halloween slasher villain under the right circumstances. However, if he doesn't make sure his enemy is dead, then he'd come out on top, given everything he's been shown to survive across the various films.
Both Evil Dead and Halloween received legacy sequels in recent years, with the Halloween sequel trilogy starting in 2018, and Evil Dead Rise in 2023.
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- Created by
- Sam Raimi
- First Film
- The Evil Dead
- Cast
- Bruce Campbell, Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lily Sullivan, Nell Fisher, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo
- TV Show(s)
- Ash vs Evil Dead
- Video Game(s)
- Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, Evil Dead: Regeneration, Evil Dead: The Game
- Movie(s)
- The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead (2013), Evil Dead Rise
Created by Sam Raimi, Evil Dead is a horror-comedy franchise that began with the release of the original film, The Evil Dead, in 1981. The series follows protagonist Ashley "Ash" Williams as he and his friends venture into a cabin for a vacation only to discover it harbors a demonic book that can summon terrifying creatures known as Deadites, hell-bent on torturing and slaying them all. As the series progresses, Ash becomes more of a masculine B-movie action hero until the soft reboot helmed by Eli Roth occurs, which shifts the franchise deeper into its horror roots.
