Wow, realizing I had no idea what these movies are about. Maybe I was thinking of Night Of The Living Dead? I don't know! Haven't seen that one either!
So, yeah, the ancient cursed book in Evil Dead Rise has some precedence. Not merely a trope. The more you know.
Bruce Campbell with the charisma of a 10 pound bag of rice. Couple scenes of him watching literal horror taking place in front of him and he is just chilling.
Oh brother, am I gonna need to watch Evil Dead 2 now? Likely!