Halloween is only a week away. While Shudder is always your home for horror, this week, they are serving up thrills and chills this week with four new must-see horror films. From dark entities and fright-filled anthologies to tales of survival, there’s something for every horror fan.
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Written and Directed by Benjamin Barfoot
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In the wake of his father’s untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. Struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors. He is soon haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. As the boy’s warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.
Writer and Director: Benjamin Barfoot
Cast: Julia Brown, Rupert Turnbull, Charles Aitken, Nathaniel Martello-White
Producers: Matthew James Wilkinson, Patrick Tolan |
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MADS
Written and Directed by David Moreau
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Eighteen-year-old Romain has just graduated and stops at his dealer’s place to try a new pill. As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides to help her, but when she gets in his car, she suddenly smashes her head against the dashboard, bleeding out until she dies. Is this a bad trip? Or is it something else? One thing is for sure: it’s only the beginning of the night.
Writer and Director: David Moreau
Cast: Milton Riche, Laurie Pavy, Lucille Guillaume
Producers: Marlène Wale, Yohan Baiada |
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Featuring Segments Directed by Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, and Jay Cheel
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| V/H/S/BEYOND, the seventh installment of the V/H/S franchise, will feature six new bloodcurdling tapes, placing horror at the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.
Directors: Jordan Downey, Christian Long & Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, and Jay Cheel
Executive Producers: Emily Gotto, Nicholas Lazo, Samuel Zimmerman
Producers: Josh Goldbloom, Michael Schreiber, James Harris, Brad Miska |
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Starring Samara Weaving
Directed by E.L. Katz, Written by Simon Barrett
Available on Shudder Friday, October 25th
In a world where no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to appease an evil that resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her freedom and survival. From the seeds of this gritty, relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation comes an immersive, real-time, action horror tale from the visionary minds of Simon Barrett and E.L. Katz.
Director: E.L. Katz
Writer: Simon Barret
Cast: Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina Unt, Sebastian Bull Warning
Executive Producers: Jason Cloth, Katrin Kissa, Michael Rothstein, Samuel Hall
Producers: Dan Kagan, Simon Barrett, Dave Caplan
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