Imagining the sequels have never been made...

[UniSol GR77]

This is just weird and funny at the very same time.

Imagine a world where franchises don't exist and each movie is a standalone product and it's not getting any sequel(s).
How do you think the story would "go on" for the characters, at least in your imagination?

My start:

"THE EVIL DEAD" (1981). Imagine a world where "Evil Dead II", "Army of Darkness" and "Ash vs. Evil Dead" have never been produced and filmed.

I guess Ashley is possessed by the Kandarian Demon and... well, I don't know. Is it the start of the "rise" of the Kandarian Demon on Earth? Surely. I think Possessed Ashley would wander for days (weeks?) in the woods, until he meets and attacks some people. And that would be the "ground zero" of the "rise" of the Kandarian Demon on the entire planet.
From this perspective, "The Evil Dead" is just a kind of prologue to an apocalyptic tale.