Good news, horror fans – all five of the Evil Dead movies are now available to watch on Max (the artist formerly known as HBO Max). Well, saying they're for horror fans is doing the series a disservice really, because it sweeps through comedy and fantasy adventure before returning to straighter horror for its reboot.
The first three movies were directed by the great Sam Raimi, after which the two reboot movies bring on fresh directors, giving the five movies a huge amount of range considering they all center on the premise of a cursed book bringing people back from the dead, who then terrorise a small group in an isolated location.
