HBO Max Celebrates Halloween 2026 With “Horror Comes Home” Collection

Shannon Tucker

1 day ago

3 min read

Hello boils and ghouls! Spooky season has arrived, and HBO is serving up a wicked mix of new and old films to set the mood. I’ve watched most of them, but you better believe I’ll be diving back in for a spooky rewatch marathon. What’s on your October watchlist?

HBO Max launches “Horror Comes Home,” a dedicated Halloween collection that brings together the streamer’s best horror programming into one chilling destination. Available today and throughout October, viewers can explore a best-in-class lineup of acclaimed new releases, blockbuster franchises, genre-defining classics, and exclusive titles, delivering a month of unforgettable scares.

Setting the tone for a season of horror and dread, HBO Max’s Halloween lineup kicked off early last month with the highly anticipated streaming debut of A24’s “Backrooms,” the studio’s highest-grossing film ever both domestically and worldwide. Throughout October, HBO Max will continue to debut a slate of acclaimed films and series, bringing fresh thrills to audiences every week. Viewers can look forward to the premiere of “Evil Dead Burn” (debuts 10/2), and new HBO Original Documentary series “The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story” (debuts 10/11), alongside must-watch films available to stream now including “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” “The Strangers: Chapter 2,” and “Undertone,” delivering a lineup of can't-miss horror entertainment throughout the season.

Beyond the month’s newest arrivals, HBO Max offers audiences access to an unmatched lineup of horror films spanning every era of the genre. The collection includes modern standouts like “Weapons,” “Sinners,” “Trap,” “Bring Her Back,” “Midsommar,” “Hereditary,” and iconic franchise favorites from the universes of “The Conjuring,” "Final Destination,” “It,” “Insidious,” “Blair Witch,” “The Strangers” and "Evil Dead.” Viewers can also rediscover legendary horror classics including “Carrie,” “The Exorcist,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Poltergeist” (1982), “Gremlins,” “The Shining,” and many more.

To help audiences discover their next scare, HBO Max’s “Horror Comes Home” Halloween hub is spotlighting a variety of specially curated collections and refreshed artwork throughout the month. Programming rails include "Horror Comes Home," "Trick or Treat," "Must-Scream Horror," "A Killer Movie Marathon," "Haunted Hall of Fame," “Creature Features,” “What’s Around The Corner” (debuts 10/2) and more themed homepage collections that celebrate the breadth and diversity of the horror genre.

In addition, horror fans can now tune into a new virtual channel, “Essential Horror,” which features a curated mix of series and films from the HBO Max horror catalog.