What started out as a low budget horror film in the early '80s, "The Evil Dead" has morphed into a worldwide phenomenon with a large cult following after the success of the first three films, the last one titled "Army of Darkness."

According to Box Office Mojo, the first film made around $2.4 million dollars. The foreign box office data was not available. But even though that $2.4 million seems like a small amount, consider that to be mostly profit, since the film only cost around $90,000 to produce.

The film was originally premised to be just a straight up bloody horror movie that was supposed to attract genre loyalist in 1981 when it was released. But by the time the third film got to the screen, creator and director Sam Raimi along with star Bruce Campbell had taken it into the direction of horror-comedy.

"This is my boomstick," lead character Ash (Campbell) yelled out in the 1992 film.

Now that the films have stood the test of time, which includes surviving an equally bloody Hollywood remake that Campbell was not in, Starz has picked up an option for the film to be converted into a TV series on the premium cable channel, according to Variety.

This new series seems to be skipping over the events of the remake movie and will bring back the franchise star Bruce Campbell to the lead role in "Ash vs Evil Dead."

The series will consist of 10 episodes, all of which will be 30 minutes a piece. This is uncommon for anything that solely focuses on horror or drama, so it might be an indicator that the series will not just rely on sheer horror but may be returning with the comedy as well.

We do know that Ash will have his chainsaw hand, which is what happened when he last blessed the big screen in "Army of Darkness." We also know that he is forced to confront the demons invading the world, which has been explained as a "Deadite" plague.

Original director Sam Raimi will also be back to executive produce the series along with Campbell and Rob Tapert. All three were the original filmmakers in 1981.

See the trailer below.