Watch: Examine the Original Necronomicon Book Prop in 'Evil Dead II'

"We really didn't pay attention to the MPAA rating at all." The latest geek out on Adam Savage's Tested channel is this examination of a classic horror movie proper - the iconic Necronomicon book from Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise. During another visit to Prop Store, Savage takes a closer look at a few actual screen used props created for Raimi's Evil Dead II (1987). The video features prop designer & SFX veteran Tom Sullivan, who created special effects, creature make up, stop-motion animation, & props for the film. He shows him one of the original shooting scripts, a dagger prop, and the "Book of the Dead" Necronomicon featuring his own original drawings on many pages. "Adam meets the special effects artist and propmaker who actually designed and made the Book of the Dead for the original film and its sequel!" We also recently posted the video of Adam geeking out over the Mondoshawan costume suit for The Fifth Element. He's such a huge movie geek and I love his enthusiasm for all of these tiny details in classic genre movies. View below. Thanks to Twitter for the tip on this. Original intro from YouTube: "After admiring the art of […]

Mar 17, 2025 - 15:53

Watch: Examine the Original Necronomicon Book Prop in 'Evil Dead II'

"We really didn't pay attention to the MPAA rating at all." The latest geek out on Adam Savage's Tested channel is this examination of a classic horror movie proper - the iconic Necronomicon book from Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise. During another visit to Prop Store, Savage takes a closer look at a few actual screen used props created for Raimi's Evil Dead II (1987). The video features prop designer & SFX veteran Tom Sullivan, who created special effects, creature make up, stop-motion animation, & props for the film. He shows him one of the original shooting scripts, a dagger prop, and the "Book of the Dead" Necronomicon featuring his own original drawings on many pages. "Adam meets the special effects artist and propmaker who actually designed and made the Book of the Dead for the original film and its sequel!" We also recently posted the video of Adam geeking out over the Mondoshawan costume suit for The Fifth Element. He's such a huge movie geek and I love his enthusiasm for all of these tiny details in classic genre movies. View below. // Continue Reading ›