The Kandarian Demon, also known as "The Evil" and "The Force", also called "Rotten Apple Head" and "The Evil Force", is the main villain of the Evil Dead franchise. It is an evil supernatural entity that was the living spirit of the accursed spellbook known as the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. Kandarian Demon is the alpha/leader of the Deadites, due to Deadites referring themselves in plural, and when manifests as Evil Ash, the Evil Force later took over as leader of the Deadite army which is also called the Army of Darkness during its war against mankind in the 14th century.