Sequels and prequels. Remakes and reimagings. Reboots and spin-offs. It seems that Hollywood is only creative anymore when it comes to finding new names to describe old movies made anew. Some new entries in long-running franchises even defy these categorizations, or fit under multiple headings (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens is a case in point).

The various parts of the Evil Dead horror franchise also have a muddy lineage. We’re not even talking about the video games, comic books, stage musical and television series that Ash and his adventures spawned, just the movies. Three decades after its original release, some fans are still debating whether 1987’s Evil Dead II was a sequel or a remake. (Luckily, Bruce Campbell himself seems to have put that argument to rest by convincingly dubbing it a requel). When the fourth feature film came out in 2013, things didn’t get any clearer (that movie’s Wikipedia page calls it both a “soft reboot” and a continuation of the original trilogy).