Lot 116. Set of Five Hand-Illustrated Tom Sullivan Necronomicon Ex-Mortis Pages Master Artworks

Sold Stock #186171 | Sold Apr 24 2025

EVIL DEAD II (1987)

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Lot # 116. Set of Five Hand-Illustrated Tom Sullivan Necronomicon Ex-Mortis Pages Master Artworks

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Five master artworks for Necronomicon Ex-Mortis pages hand-illustrated by special effects artist Tom Sullivan for Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II. Archaeologist Raymond Knowby (John Peaks) discovered the ancient book known as the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis or "Book of the Dead" with his family, began to study it, and made recordings of his recitations of its passages, which unleashed the evil force of the Kandarian Demon.

These five artworks, from the personal collection of Sullivan, were used as master artworks for both the stunt and hero Necronomicon Ex-Mortis pages. To create the pages seen in the final cut, Sullivan copied these five pencil artworks - one each depicting skulls and demons, the Necronomicon itself, and a copse of trees, as well as two depicting Deadites' faces - onto parchment paper, aged the paper, and in the case of the hero pages, colored them with mixed media. The cream-color paper these artworks are rendered on exhibit some minor stains. Dimensions: (each) 6.5" x 5.25" (16.75 cm x 13.5 cm)

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Estimate: $2,500 - 5,000

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Item size: 6.5" × 5.25" × 0.25" (16.51cm × 13.34cm × 0.64cm)

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