There was a time in the early 1980s when The Evil Dead was a subject of controversy for its graphic content and was actually removed from the home video release market in the United Kingdom for years after it was deemed a “Video Nasty.” Well, I guess you could say that the joke is on the people who banned it because, these days, anyone in the world can watch the original classic — one of the greatest horror movies ever made, as far as I am concerned — and the rest of the Evil Dead movies on streaming, uncut, whenever they want.
Recently, in preparation for the upcoming release of the series’ fifth feature-length installment, Evil Dead Rise, I had an eye-opening (and eye-popping) experience rewatching the first four movies — each of which I already owned on Blu-ray. However, if you have not purchased Sam Raimi’s intensely scary — and often morbidly funny — saga of demonic possession tales on physical media, allow me to show you where they are available to stream or rent digitally. Prepare for “the ultimate experience in grueling terror” with one of the greatest horror movie franchises of all time with our guide below.
