ARBOR DAY: THE ROOT OF EVIL 

Welcome to the official YouTube home of Big Damn Films and our micro-budget horror anthology, ARBOR DAY: THE ROOT OF EVIL. Get ready for a new horror icon to rise from the largely untapped Arbor Day holiday.

This unique feature was helmed by six indie directors and filmed entirely in Southern New Jersey. We blend genre terror with a real-world mission: Big Damn Films has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation for our "Plant a Body (in theaters) and Plant a Tree" campaign. For every ticket sold, we fund the planting of a new tree through the Foundation.

Subscribe now for all official trailers, exclusive behind-the-scenes content, and updates as we approach our premiere on Arbor Day, April 24, 2026, at Kevin Smith's Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey!

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