20 years from whenever "now" is, Deadites have taken over the world, and what remains of humanity is living in the city simply known as Alive (formerly Lansing, Michigan). A group consisting of Eva, The Frankenstein Monster, a Werewolf, a Nun, a Witch, a flying goblin, and a pastor have journeyed to a city outside of Detroit to find the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis and it's guardian Ash Williams. The group arrive at their destination: S-Mart, which they find has been barricaded in by shopping carts. Before they enter, a hoard of Deadites attack. As one Deadite almost overwhelms Sister Ronnie, she is saved by Ash Williams, a man now well over 50 years old wearing a shredded S-Mart uniform and now sports a beard. Ash demands to know who these "screwheads" are and what are they doing outside of his