Producer Irvin Shapiro suggested the change to The Evil Dead because he feared "Book of the Dead" sounded too academic for a horror audience.
While not formal subtitles, the movie was famously marketed with taglines like "The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror" . Subtitles in the Franchise subtitle The Evil Dead
The 1981 horror classic The Evil Dead does not have an official secondary subtitle in the way modern sequels do, but it is frequently associated with its working title and the specific subtitles of its famous sequels. Title and Origins Producer Irvin Shapiro suggested the change to The
Old School Review: “The Evil Dead” (1981) - spacecortezwrites subtitle The Evil Dead