Evil Dead Burn Sets HBO Max Release on Oct. 2
Evil Dead Burn will arrive on HBO Max on Oct. 2, moving from cinemas to streaming in under three months. The film opened theatrically on July 10, according to Variety.
The Oct. 2 date was reported by Variety on Sept. 25. It gives viewers who missed the cinema run a first chance to watch on subscription streaming. The gap between July 10 and Oct. 2 is just under 12 weeks.
Sébastien Vaniček directed the film. Souheila Yacoub leads the cast as a woman who seeks comfort from her in-laws after the death of her husband. That family visit becomes the starting point for the horror story.
The wider ensemble includes Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Tandi Wright, Erroll Shand, George Pullar and Maude Davey. Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert produced the film through their Ghost House Pictures banner. Bruce Campbell, Romel Adam, Lee Cronin and Jose Cañas are credited as executive producers.
Evil Dead Burn is the sixth film in the Evil Dead franchise overall. It is also the third film since the series reboot began in 2013. The franchise was created by Sam Raimi and has continued through new directors and casts.
The original trilogy starred Bruce Campbell in The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992). Campbell then reprised his role in Ash vs Evil Dead, a Starz television series that ran from 2015 to 2018. The previous cinema entry was Evil Dead Rise, which was released in 2023.
Before the HBO Max move, the film had already entered home viewing through premium digital. It premiered on PVOD services, which offer pay-per-view rental and purchase, on Aug. 4 at 12 a.m. ET in the United States and Canada, according to Screen Rant. That step is often called the premium window, the first paid home release after cinemas.
Another Evil Dead film is already on the calendar. Evil Dead Wrath, helmed by Francis Galluppi, is slated for an April 2028 release.
For fans, this means a quick path from the big screen to the sofa. The early-October streaming launch lands just ahead of the Halloween season, when horror titles often get a second wave of attention.
