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==Career== ===Film=== [[File:Bruce Campbell .jpg|thumb|upright|Campbell signing a VHS copy of ''[[The Evil Dead]]''.]] Campbell and Raimi collaborated with a 30-minute Super 8 version of the first ''[[Evil Dead]]'' movie, titled ''[[Within the Woods]]'' (1978), which was initially used to attract investors.<ref>{{cite book |last=Becker |first=Josh |year=2006 |title=The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking |publisher=Point Blank |page=64 |isbn= 978-0-8095-5690-8}}</ref> He and Raimi got together with family and friends to begin working on ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' (1981). While featuring as the protagonist, Campbell also had participation with the production of the movie, receiving a co-executive producer credit. Raimi wrote, directed, and edited the movie, while [[Robert Tapert|Rob Tapert]] produced. After an endorsement by horror author [[Stephen King]], the movie slowly began to receive attention and offers for distribution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/bruce-campbell-toasts-stephen-king-for-helping-get-evil-dead-2-made|title=Bruce Campbell Toasts Stephen King For Helping Get Evil Dead 2 Made|work=SyFyWire|last=Grossberg|first=Josh|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Four years after its original release, it became the most popular movie in the UK. It was then distributed in the United States, resulting in the sequels ''[[Evil Dead II]]'' (1987) and ''[[Army of Darkness]]'' (1992).<ref>{{cite news |last=Muir |first=John Kenneth |author-link=John Kenneth Muir |year=2004 |title=The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi |publisher=Applause |page=[https://archive.org/details/unseenforcefi00muir/page/152 152] |url=https://archive.org/details/unseenforcefi00muir |url-access=registration |isbn=1-55783-607-8}}</ref> Campbell was also drawn in the Marvel Zombie comics as his character, [[Ash Williams]]. He is featured in five comics, all in the series ''Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness''. In them, he fights alongside the Marvel heroes against the heroes and people who have become zombies (deadites) while in search of the [[Necronomicon]] (Book of the Names of the Dead).<ref>{{cite book|title=Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities|publisher=Marvel Comics|year=2007}}</ref> Campbell also played as Coach Boomer in the movie “Sky High”. He has appeared in several of Raimi's movies other than the ''Evil Dead'' series, notably having [[cameo appearance]]s in the director's ''[[Spider-Man]]'' [[Spider-Man in film|film series]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wake |first=Matt |date=October 22, 2020 |title=Bruce Campbell talks 'Evil Dead,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Xena' |url=https://www.al.com/life/2020/10/evil-dead-spider-man-xena-bruce-campbell-qa.html |work=AL.com |access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> Campbell also joined the cast of Raimi's movie ''[[Darkman]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Ryan |date=August 20, 2020 |title='Darkman' Turns 30: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand and More Remember the Arduous Making of Sam Raimi's Influential Superhero Film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/darkman-turns-30-liam-neeson-frances-mcdormand-and-more-remember-the-arduous-making-of-sam-raimis-influential-superhero-film-4047928/ |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> and ''[[The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)|The Quick and the Dead]]'', though having no actual screen time in the latter movie's theatrical version.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://1428elm.com/2019/03/13/bruce-campbell-really-went-quick-dead/ |title=Bruce Campbell: What really went down on The Quick and the Dead? |last=Leighton |first=Susan |date=March 13, 2019 |website=1428 Elm |access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> In March 2022, Campbell was announced to have a cameo in Raimi's [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]''.<ref name="Campbell">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDurzTpotvk |title=Radio Labyrinth Presents - Interviews - Bruce Campbell |date=March 15, 2021 |last=Andrews |first=Tim |work=Radio Laberynth Podcast |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Campbell often performs quirky roles, such as [[Elvis Presley]] for the movie ''[[Bubba Ho-Tep]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Collis |first=Clark |date=August 22, 2017 |title=Bruce Campbell says he won't play Elvis in Bubba Ho-Tep sequel |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/08/22/bruce-campbell-bubba-ho-tep-sequel/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Along with ''Bubba Ho-Tep'', he played a supporting role in ''[[Maniac Cop]]'' and ''[[Maniac Cop 2]]'', and spoofed his career in the self-directed ''[[My Name is Bruce]].''<ref>{{cite news |last=McIntyre |first=Gina |date=December 19, 2008 |title=Bruce Campbell's spoof hits home in several ways |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-19-et-bruce19-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Other mainstream movies for Campbell include supporting or featured roles in the [[Coen Brothers]] movie ''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'', the [[Michael Crichton]] adaptation ''[[Congo (film)|Congo]]'', the movie version of ''[[McHale's Navy (1997 film)|McHale's Navy]]'', ''[[Escape from L.A.]]'' (the sequel to [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Escape from New York]]''), the [[Jim Carrey]] drama ''[[The Majestic (film)|The Majestic]]'' and the 2005 Disney movie ''[[Sky High (2005 film)|Sky High]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Holden |date=July 29, 2005 |title=Being Picked Last in Gym, Even if You're a Superhero |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/29/movies/being-picked-last-in-gym-even-if-youre-a-superhero.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Campbell had a major voice role for the [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|2009 animated adaptation]] of the children's book ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'', and a supporting voice role for [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Cars 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cheney |first=Alexandra |date=June 24, 2011 |title=Bruce Campbell on 'Keeping the Pipes Clean' for 'Cars 2′ |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-65822?mod=rsswn |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Campbell produced the [[Evil Dead (2013 film)|2013 remake]] of ''The Evil Dead'', along with Raimi and Rob Tapert, appearing in the movie's [[post-credits scene]] in a cameo role with the expectation he would reprise that role in ''Army of Darkness 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/10/18/bruce-campbell-confirms-he-will-do-army-of-darkness-sequel/|title=Bruce Campbell Confirms He Will Do Army Of Darkness Sequel|date=September 6, 2017|work=ComicBook.com}}</ref> The next year, the comedy metal band [[Psychostick]] released a song titled "Bruce Campbell" on their album ''[[IV: Revenge of the Vengeance]]'' that pays a comedic tribute to his past roles. Campbell worked as an executive producer for the 2023 movie ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]''.<ref name="Evil Dead Rise release date news">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3728813/evil-dead-rise-getting-a-theatrical-release-in-april-2023/|title='Evil Dead Rise' Getting a Theatrical Release in April 2023!|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=August 24, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref> ===Television=== [[File:Bruce Campbell by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Campbell at [[WonderCon]] in 2013]] Other than cinema, Campbell has appeared in a number of television series. He featured in ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]'' a boisterous science fiction comedy western created by [[Jeffrey Boam]] and [[Carlton Cuse]] that played for one season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Butler |first=Karen |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Bruce Campbell announces 'Brisco County Jr.' reunion |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2020/07/15/Bruce-Campbell-announces-Brisco-County-Jr-reunion/6161594812814/ |work=[[United Press International]] |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> He played a lawyer turned bounty hunter who was trying to hunt down John Bly, the man who killed his father. He featured in the television series ''[[Jack of All Trades (TV series)|Jack of All Trades]]'', set on a fictional island occupied by the French in 1801. Campbell was also credited as co-executive producer, among others. The show was directed by Eric Gruendemann, and was produced by various people, including [[Sam Raimi]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fries |first=Laura |date=January 13, 2000 |title=Jack of All Trades |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/jack-of-all-trades-2-1117775564/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> The show was broadcast for two seasons, from 2000 to 2001. He had a recurring role as "Bill Church Jr." based upon the character of Morgan Edge from the Superman comics on ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/news/the-ten-best-episodes-of-lois-clark-the-new-adventures-of-superm/ |title=The Ten Best Episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |last=Byrne |first=Craig |date=September 5, 2017 |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> From 1996 to 1997, Campbell was a recurring guest actor of the television series ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' as Ed Billik, who becomes Ellen's boss when she sells her bookstore in season four.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/bruce-campbell-1798215717 |title=Bruce Campbell |last=Heisler |first=Steve |date=February 11, 2009 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref> He is also known for his supporting role as the [[recurring character]] [[Autolycus]] ("King of Thieves") on both ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', which reunited him with producer Rob Tapert.<ref>{{cite book |last=Weisbrot |first=Robert |date=2004 |title=Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D4RFX7tTjvYC&pg=PA208 |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Taylor Trade Publishing]] |pages=208–209 |isbn=1-58979-120-7}}</ref> Campbell played ''Hercules''/''Xena'' series producer Tapert in two episodes of ''Hercules'' set in the present.{{sfn|Weisbrot|2004|pp=125–127}} He directed a number of episodes of ''Hercules'' and ''Xena'', including the ''Hercules'' series finale.<ref>{{cite news |last=Accinelli |first=Laura |date=November 27, 1999 |title=After 5 1/2 Years, Hercules Has Turned In His Sword |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-27-ca-37888-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Campbell also obtained the main role of race car driver Hank Cooper for the Disney made-for-television [[remake]] of ''[[The Love Bug (1997 film)|The Love Bug]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gill |first=Suzanne |date=November 28, 1997 |title=A new Love Bug rolls off the line at Disney |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19971128&id=6PdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2387,5711508&hl=en |work=[[Ludington Daily News]] |access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> Campbell had a critically acclaimed dramatic guest role as a grief-stricken detective seeking revenge for his father's murder in a two-part episode of the fourth season of ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. Campbell later played the part of a bigamous demon in ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "[[Terms of Endearment (The X-Files)|Terms of Endearment]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Mooney |first=Darren |date=2017 |title=Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zp0xDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA112 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=112 |isbn=978-1-4766-6526-9}}</ref> He also featured as Agent Jackman in the episode "[[Witch Way Now?]]" of the WB series ''[[Charmed]]'', as well as playing a state police officer in an episode of the short-lived series ''[[American Gothic (1995 TV series)|American Gothic]]'' titled "Meet The Beetles". Campbell co-featured in the television series ''[[Burn Notice]]'', which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 by [[USA Network]]. He portrayed [[Sam Axe]], a beer-chugging, former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] now working as an unlicensed [[private investigator]] and occasional [[mercenary]] with his old friend [[Michael Westen]], the show's main character. When working undercover, his character frequently used the alias Chuck Finley, which Bruce later revealed was the name of one of his father's old co-workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.usanetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=403916|title=Get Burnt DVD commentary feature for episode 3: Fight or Flight|publisher=usanetwork.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004203127/http://forums.usanetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=403916|archive-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> Campbell was the star of a 2011 ''Burn Notice'' made-for-television [[prequel]] focusing on Sam's Navy SEAL career, titled ''[[Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Hare |first=Kate |date=April 13, 2011 |title=Bruce Campbell gets 'action hands' in 'Burn Notice: Fall of Sam Axe' |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/zap-sam-axe-story-story.html |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> In 2014, Campbell played [[Santa Claus]] for an episode of ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]''. Campbell played [[Ronald Reagan]] in season 2 of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] original series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''. More recently Campbell reprised his role as [[Ash Williams|Ashley "Ash" Williams]] in ''[[Ash vs Evil Dead]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rhodes|first1=Joe|title=Bruce Campbell's Prime-Time Moment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/arts/television/14rhod.html?_r=0|access-date=November 10, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 12, 2008}}</ref> a series based upon the ''Evil Dead'' series that began his career. ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' began airing on Starz on October 31, 2015, and was renewed by the cable channel for second<ref>{{cite web|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|title='Ash Vs Evil Dead' Renewed For Season 2 By Starz Ahead Of Halloween Debut|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/ash-vs-evil-dead-renewed-season-2-bruce-campbell-lucy-lawless-starz-1201596597/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=October 28, 2015|date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> and third seasons,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/ash-vs-evil-dead-renewed-season-3-starz-bruce-campbell-new-york-comic-con-1201832803/|title=Starz Renews 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead' For Third Season – NY Comic-Con|last=Patten|first=Dominic|magazine=Deadline|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> before being cancelled.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ash-vs-evil-dead-canceled-starz-1202775341/|title='Ash vs. Evil Dead' Canceled at Starz After Three Seasons|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=April 20, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=April 20, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124954/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ash-vs-evil-dead-canceled-starz-1202775341/|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2019, [[Travel Channel]] announced a new version of the ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2019 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' reality series, with Campbell serving as host and executive producer. The 10-episode season debuted on June 9, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oller|first=Jacob|title=Ripley's Believe It or Not! show names Bruce Campbell host|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-show-names-bruce-campbell-host|website=Syfy Wire|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=June 7, 2019|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102013151/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-show-names-bruce-campbell-host|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Voice acting=== Campbell is featured as a voice actor for several video games. He provides the voice of Ash in the four games based on the ''Evil Dead'' movies series: ''[[Evil Dead: Hail to the King]]'', ''[[Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick]]'', ''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]'' and ''[[Evil Dead: The Game]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3516005/exclusive-bruce-campbell-will-voicing-ash-williams-upcoming-evil-dead-game/ |title=[Exclusive] Bruce Campbell Will Be Voicing Ash Williams in an Upcoming 'Evil Dead' Game! |last=Squires |first=John |date=August 16, 2018 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> He has expressed his intent to return to the role in an upcoming ''Evil Dead'' animated series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/evil-dead-animated-show-updates-bruce-campbell-response/|title=Evil Dead Animated Series Update Shared By Bruce Campbell|website=[[Screen Rant]]|first=Grant|last=Hermanns|date=July 25, 2022|access-date=August 4, 2024|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730211134/https://screenrant.com/evil-dead-animated-show-updates-bruce-campbell-response/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/evil-dead-icon-bruce-campbell-animated-version-1236030990/|title=‘Evil Dead’ Icon Bruce Campbell Says Animated Version In Development|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Bruce|last=Haring|date=August 3, 2024|access-date=August 4, 2024|archive-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803194035/https://deadline.com/2024/08/evil-dead-icon-bruce-campbell-animated-version-1236030990/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also provided the voice of Ash in ''[[Dead by Daylight]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crecente |first=Brian |date=March 28, 2019 |title='Evil Dead's' Ash Coming to 'Dead by Daylight' Voiced by Bruce Campbell |url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/evil-deads-ash-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-voiced-by-bruce-campbell-1203174883/ |work=Variety |access-date=March 28, 2019}}</ref> Despite the inclusion of his character "Ash Williams" in Telltale Games' ''[[Poker Night 2]]'', Danny Webber voices the character in the game, instead of Bruce Campbell.<ref>{{cite web|title = Poker Night 2 (Video Game 2013)|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2813566/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2|website = IMDb|access-date = November 22, 2015}}</ref> Campbell also provided voice talent in other titles such as ''[[Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (2002 video game)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2004 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'', ''[[Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3]]'', and ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 video game)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]''.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Bruce-Campbell/ |title=Bruce Campbell |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> He provided the voice of main character Jake Logan for the PC game, ''[[Tachyon: The Fringe]]'', the voice of main character Jake Burton for the PlayStation game ''[[Broken Helix]]'' and the voice of Magnanimous for ''[[Megas XLR]]''. Campbell voiced the pulp adventurer [[Lobster Johnson]] in ''[[Hellboy: The Science of Evil]]''{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} and has done voice-over work for the Codemaster's game ''[[Heist (video game)|Hei$t]]'', a game which was announced on January 28, 2010, to have been "terminated". He also provided the voice of The Mayor for the 2009 movie ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs]]'', the voice of Rod "Torque" Redline in ''[[Cars 2]]'', the voice of Himcules in the 2003 [[Nickelodeon]] TV series ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', and the voice of Fugax in the 2006 movie ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]''.<ref name="btva" /> He has a voice in the online MOBA game, ''Tome: Immortal Arena'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kixeye.com/game/tomeimmortalarena/home|title=KIXEYE – TOME: Immortal Arena}}</ref> Campbell also provided voice-over and motion capture for Sgt. Lennox in the Exo Zombies mode of ''[[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/bruce-campbell-to-star-in-new-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-dlc/|title=Bruce Campbell to Star in New Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC|work=PC Gamer|last=Chalk|first=Andy|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> ===Writing=== In addition to acting and occasionally directing, Campbell has become a writer, starting with an autobiography, ''If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor'', published in June 2001.<ref name="Campbell2001">{{Cite book|last=Campbell|first=Bruce|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EWj-5cmjxakC|title=If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor|date=June 23, 2001|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-24264-0|language=en}}</ref> The autobiography was a successful [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/01/07/08/bsp/besthardnonfiction.html | work=[[The New York Times]] |title=Best Sellers Plus|date=July 8, 2001}}</ref> It describes Campbell's career to date as an actor in low-budget movies and television, providing his insight into "[[Cinema of the United States|Blue-Collar Hollywood]]".<ref name="Campbell2001" /> The paperback version of the book adds details about the reactions of fans during book signings: "Whenever I do mainstream stuff, I think they're pseudo-interested, but they're still interested in seeing weirdo, offbeat stuff, and that's what I'm attracted to".<ref name="Campbell2001" /> Campbell's next book ''[[Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way]]'' was published on May 26, 2005. The book's plot involves him (depicted in a comical way) as the main character struggling to make it into the world of [[A-list]] movies.<ref>{{cite book|title=Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way|isbn = 9781250099280|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KZyDCgAAQBAJ|last1 = Campbell|first1 = Bruce|date = October 2015| publisher=Macmillan }}</ref> He later recorded an [[radio drama|audio play]] adaptation of ''Make Love'' with fellow Michigan actors, including longtime collaborator [[Ted Raimi]]. This radio drama was released by the independent label Rykodisc and spans six discs with a six-hour running time. In addition to his books, Campbell also wrote a column for ''X-Ray Magazine'' in 2001, an issue of the popular comic series ''[[The Hire]]'', and comic book adaptations of his ''Man with the Screaming Brain''. Most recently he wrote the introduction to [[Josh Becker (filmmaker)|Josh Becker]]'s ''The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking''. In late 2016, Campbell announced that he would be releasing a third book, ''Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor,'' which will detail his life from where ''If Chins Could Kill'' ended. ''Hail to the Chin'' was released in August 2017, and accompanied by a book tour across the United States and Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bruce-campbell.com/newsroom.asp?specific=747|title=Newsroom - Bruce-Campbell.com|website=www.bruce-campbell.com|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> Campbell maintained a weblog on his official website, where he posted mainly about politics and the movie industry. However, the website has since been deleted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bruce-campbell.com/blog.asp|title=Bruce Campbell Blog}}</ref> ===Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival=== Since 2014, the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, narrated and organized by Campbell, was held in the Muvico Theater in [[Rosemont, Illinois]]. The first festival was originally from August 21 to 25, 2014, presented by Wizard World, as part of the [[Fan Expo Chicago|Chicago Comicon]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.wizardworld.com/awfeprbrcaho.html | title=The Awesome Fest Presents: Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival @ Chicago Comic Con 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724205244/http://www.wizardworld.com/awfeprbrcaho.html | archive-date=July 24, 2015 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The second festival was from August 20 to 23, 2015, with guests [[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]] and [[Eli Roth]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/114970/second-annual-bruce-campbell-horror-film-festival-scares-up-surprises-at-wizard-world-chicago/ |title=Second Annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival Scares Up Surprises at Wizard World Chicago}}</ref> The third festival took place over four days in August 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/08/22/bruce-campbell-horror-film-festival-2/|title=Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival: Special Groovy Report|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Collis|first=Clark|date=August 22, 2016|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Guests of the event were [[Sam Raimi]], [[Robert Tapert]] and [[Doug Benson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bruce-campbells-horror-film-festival/|title=Everything You Need to Know About Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival|work=Nerdist|last=Wolfe|first=Clarke|date=June 25, 2016|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525062142/https://nerdist.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bruce-campbells-horror-film-festival/|archive-date=May 25, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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