The only similarity is that both characters get killed early on in the film, they are both examples of the social group, that depending on the director and era of the film, always get killed, and are usually the first fatality. In big budget American films its often the attractive blond who dies first, but in more independent films, no one is protected from being the first casualty.
The first, and most obvious difference, between Linda (right) from the Evil Dead 2, and Some Poor Unnamed Sod 2 (left, yes that is the official title) is the gender difference. The second, is despite both being used as zombie/demon fodder, the reasons for getting offed, Linda was killed and posessed by an unseen demonic spirit, becoming a deadite, while Some Poor Unnamed Sod 2 was killed by an unseen zombie, and they were both in the wrong pace at the wrong time for different reasons, Linda was in the abandoned cabin with her boyfriend for a "romantic break" while it is implied that Some Poor Unnamed Sod 2 was in the recently abandoned school as him and Some Poor Unnamed Sod 1 were unaware of the zombie infesation, a situation also seen in Shaun of the Dead.


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