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Harmon Porter’s a Destructive ‘Escapee’
From director Campion Murphy and starring Dominic Purcell, Melissa Ordway, Christine Evangelista, Danny Nucci and Faith Ford, comes the new thriller Escapee that we’ve scored the sales trailer, art and stills for.
“While on a class observation trip at a local mental hospital, young psychology major Abby Jones, has a chilling encounter with high-risk patient, Harmon Porter. She returns home for an evening of normal study with her two roommates unaware of the darkness she’s awakened within him. Later that evening a storm moves in, while Harmon escapes leaving a trail of death, as he makes his way toward an unsuspecting Abby.
Meanwhile, Abby and her roommate Lynn receive a visit from Carter Thomas, the neighbor cop across the street, warning them about a local peeper lurking in the area. He reassures them that he is close by and as long as they keep their curtains closed and doors locked they are safe. Little do they know, not even Carter can protect them from the rage unleashed by Harmon’s new found obsession, Abby.
Secure in Carter’s cocoon of safety, the girls continue studying into the wee hours of the morning seemingly sheltered from the horrific events happening around them. As the girls sleep, the storm takes a turn for the worse, darkening the neighborhood and trapping them in Harmon’s web of terror.”
With the holiday weekend ahead and the arrival of Evil Dead Burn in theaters next week, now is the perfect time to catch up on the franchise.
If you need even more incentive for an Evil Dead marathon, Evil Dead Burn actor Hunter Doohan recently teased that the new installment not only connects to Evil Dead Rise, but Sam Raimi‘s original trilogy as well.
It’s also highly recommended by Ash originator Bruce Campbell, who warned on social media that the uninitiated may need to practice for the visceral Deadite horror ahead.
HBO Max is making this directive even easier; all five Evil Dead movies are now available to stream on the service as of July 1!
Catch up on The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, 2013’s Evil Dead, and Evil Dead Rise this weekend. For bonus credit, the Evil Dead series “Ash vs Evil Dead” is available to stream on Starz and Pluto TV.
Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn releases in theaters July 10, 2026.
After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life… live on even in death.
Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, and Hunter Doohan star.
Get ready for an onslaught of Deadite carnage; Vaniček promises the R-rated feature will get even gnarlier with his director’s cut.
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