Good eeeeeevening, HBO Max fans and potential subscribers. Your chosen streaming service has a reputation for its many premium TV series, but there’s a lot of great horror movies on HBO Max—98 movies and five series (I counted ‘em myself). Among these are the following exclusives (or near-exclusives) like:
- Classic 1960s J-horror
- The Conjuring Universe
- Final Destination franchise
- IT franchise, including the new series IT: Welcome to Derry
Allow me to present you with your schedule of 31 suggested scare-fests for October. HBO Max has horror movies from the early 20th Century through today. This curated list spans 1968 (“Night of the Living Dead”) through 2026’s “Evil Dead Burn” (but not in order).
“Evil Dead Burn” is part of the first of four themed weekends in October, where we highlight the modern Evil Dead movies, the Conjuring series, the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, and witches! Check out the calendar below for more details!
Horror movies on HBO Max in October 2026
| Date | Movie |
|---|---|
| Oct 1 | They Will Kill You (2026) |
| Oct 2 | Evil Dead (2013) |
| Oct 3 | Evil Dead Rise (2023) |
| Oct 4 | Evil Dead Burn (2026) |
| Oct 5 | The Lure (2015) |
| Oct 6 | Zombieland (2009) |
| Oct 7 | Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) |
| Oct 8 | Eraserhead (1977) |
| Oct 9 | The Conjuring (2013) |
| Oct 10 | The Conjuring 2 (2016) |
| Oct 11 | The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) |
| Oct 12 | The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) |
| Oct 13 | Carrie (1976) |
| Oct 14 | Cronos (1992) |
| Oct 15 | Final Destination (2000) |
| Oct 16 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) |
| Oct 17 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) |
| Oct 18 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) |
| Oct 19 | Hereditary (2018) |
| Oct 20 | Midsommar (2019) |
| Oct 21 | Companion (2025) |
| Oct 22 | The Exorcist (1973) |
| Oct 23 | The Craft (1996) |
| Oct 24 | The Blair Witch Project (1999) |
| Oct 25 | Weapons (2025) |
| Oct 26 | Backrooms (2026) |
| Oct 27 | Sinners (2025) |
| Oct 28 | Tusk (2014) |
| Oct 29 | Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
| Oct 30 | Poltergeist (1982) |
| Oct 31 | The Cabin in the Woods (2011) |
