Ships November 4, 2026
A new breed of terror has taken root.
Each Arbor Day, a New Jersey campground shuts its gates as locals whisper about disappearances and eerie sightings in the woods. When a curious visitor hears five chilling tales of the deadly force stalking the trees, she learns some legends are true.
Arbor Day: The Root of Evil is a blood-soaked love letter to 1980s slasher cinema and practical monster effects, built from the ground up and now coming home to your shelf.
A Tree for Every Order
This is more than a horror movie. For every DVD sold directly through our store, Big Damn Films plants one tree through the Arbor Day Foundation, as part of our One Million Trees Mission: our goal to plant one million trees, one horror film at a time.
Horror for your shelf. A tree for the forest.
Special Features
Two Audio Commentaries. The Big Damn Podcast crew unpacks the making of the film and our self-distribution journey; segment directors discuss building an anthology together
Making The Arborist. Behind the scenes of the practical makeup effects behind the film's central monster
SModcastle & Roadshow Q&As. Post-screening conversations from our world premiere and select roadshow stops
Roadshow Photo Gallery. Stills from our theatrical tour
"Special Thanks" Scroll. A dedicated credits roll honoring VIP attendees from our Smodcastle premiere
Coming Soon From Big Damn Films. An exclusive first look at Rifters and what's ahead in 2027 and 2028
Ships November 4, 2026
A new breed of terror has taken root.
Each Arbor Day, a New Jersey campground shuts its gates as locals whisper about disappearances and eerie sightings in the woods. When a curious visitor hears five chilling tales of the deadly force stalking the trees, she learns some legends are true.
Arbor Day: The Root of Evil is a blood-soaked love letter to 1980s slasher cinema and practical monster effects, built from the ground up and now coming home to your shelf.
A Tree for Every Order
This is more than a horror movie. For every DVD sold directly through our store, Big Damn Films plants one tree through the Arbor Day Foundation, as part of our One Million Trees Mission: our goal to plant one million trees, one horror film at a time.
Horror for your shelf. A tree for the forest.
Special Features
Two Audio Commentaries. The Big Damn Podcast crew unpacks the making of the film and our self-distribution journey; segment directors discuss building an anthology together
Making The Arborist. Behind the scenes of the practical makeup effects behind the film's central monster
SModcastle & Roadshow Q&As. Post-screening conversations from our world premiere and select roadshow stops
Roadshow Photo Gallery. Stills from our theatrical tour
"Special Thanks" Scroll. A dedicated credits roll honoring VIP attendees from our Smodcastle premiere
Coming Soon From Big Damn Films. An exclusive first look at Rifters and what's ahead in 2027 and 2028
