HBO Max Just Dropped an Iconic Horror Franchise — Your Halloween Binge Starts Now

HBO Max is rolling out a hefty slice of Freddy Krueger just in time for spooky season. A bunch of A Nightmare on Elm Street movies hit the service on October 1, 2025, which is perfect timing if you like your October nights with a side of razor-fingered dream invader.

What you can stream on October 1

• Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

The 1984 original is the one that launched the whole thing, introducing Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and putting Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Ronee Blakley, and John Saxon through absolute nightmare fuel. If you somehow missed it, this is your cue.

What is not included (for now)

Three entries are sitting this batch out: 1991's Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street. The 2010 version is the Samuel Bayer-directed remake produced by Michael Bay, with Jackie Earle Haley stepping into the fedora and sweater.

Here is the weird licensing wrinkle: the 2010 remake is actually already on HBO Max right now, so you can watch that today. The other two strays, Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, are currently streaming on AMC+. If you prefer to own or rent digitally, both are also available through the usual suspects like Apple TV and Prime Video.

In short: you can marathon most of Elm Street on HBO Max starting Oct. 1, and with one quick hop to AMC+ (or a rental) you can fill in the gaps. Horror-watch planning for October: handled.