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AMC Announces 'FearFest' And 'Shocked By Shudder' Programming

AMC Announces ‘FearFest’ And ‘Shocked By Shudder’ Programming

It’s officially Halloween season! Right on time, AMC Networks announced today a monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and genre programming event, with over 700 hours of films, series, and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, for the very first time. FearFest Shocked by Shudder will run from September to October, stretching across AMC Networks’ entire portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month event. “Countdown to Fearfest” begins on AMC today, September 1st, with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday at 11:00 p.m., leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week, including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter. October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films and new programming from Shudder. AMC will continue to host

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Shudder's H.P. Lovecraft Film 'Suitable Flesh' Makes Its Premiere At FrightFest

Shudder’s H.P. Lovecraft Film ‘Suitable Flesh’ Makes Its Premiere At FrightFest

Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s twisted tale, Shudder and Lovecraft’s Suitable Flesh premieres at FrightFest. Suitable Flesh sees Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby become obsessed with helping a young patient with an extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate. Directed by Joe Lynch (Point Blank, Mayhem), the film features an incredible cast that includes Heather Graham (Lost in Space, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me), Judah Lewis (Demolition, The Babysitter), Bruce Davison (X-Men, Insidious: The Last Key), Johnathon Schaech (The Night Clerk), and Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Beyond The Gates, Lords oYou’rem). FrightFest, the UK’s biggest, best, and most beloved horror and fantasy film festival, returns in a blaze of gory glory to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition this year with pioneering technology & entertainment company Pigeon Shrine as its headline sponsor. The company is the brainchild of Tom Paton, working alongside industry finance

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Aug 25, 2023
New Disturbing Trailer Arrives For Shudder's 'When Evil Lurks'

Shudder Announces Premiere Of Supernatural Horror ‘When Evil Lurks’

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, is partnering with IFC Films for the theatrical release of When Evil Lurks this October. Demián Rugna’s frightening film will have its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and marks his second feature following his electrifying Terrified, which won Best Horror Feature at Fantastic Fest 2017. Directed by Rugna, “the film follows two brothers who find a mutilated corpse near their property and convene with the locals to suss it out. They learn that the odd happenings in their village are the cause of a spirit that’s found its way into a local man waiting for the proper protocols to rid his body of the festering demon. An escape attempt ensues as the film keeps its protagonists on edge, racing against imminent danger to shake the spirit’s relentless clutches.” The cast is led by Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demián Salomon (YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO), Luis Ziembrowski, and

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Aug 24, 2023
Shudder's New 'V/H/S/85' Trailer Teases Four Terrifying Tales

Shudder’s New ‘V/H/S/85’ Trailer Teases Four Terrifying Tales

When it comes to horror anthologies, the V/H/S franchise is at the top of the list. The teaser trailer has officially arrived for the latest installment, V/H/S/85, which teases a “monster marathon” featuring four new tales of terror. In the film, “an ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten 80s.” V/H/S/85 features some major talent behind the camera. Directors include David Bruckner (HELLRAISER, THE NIGHT HOUSE), Scott Derrickson (THE BLACK PHONE, SINISTER), Gigi Saul Guerrero (BINGO HELL, CULTURE SHOCK), Natasha Kermani (LUCKY), and Mike Nelson (WRONG TURN). Joshua Goldbloom, Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Radio Silence, James Harris, Michael Schrieber, and Adam Boorstin produce. Tune in on October 6, 2023, and prepare for a scare when V/H/S/85 premieres on Shudder.

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Aug 23, 2023
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Creepshow's Season Four Trailer Teases The Terrors That Await You

Creepshow’s Season Four Trailer Teases The Terrors That Await You

Shudder‘s hit horror anthology series “Creepshow” is returning for its fourth season. The new trailer is here, teasing the terrors that await you this October. Based on George A. Romero’s iconic 1982 horror-comedy classic, “Creepshow” is still the most fun you’ll ever have being scared. A comic book comes to life in a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You never know what will be on the next page… Executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero, “Creepshow” season four will debut on Shudder, AMC+, and AMC on Friday, October 13th, with a six-episode binge premiere on Shudder and AMC+ and new episodes airing weekly at 10:00 pm ET/9c on AMC. “Creepshow” is produced by the Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Taurus Entertainment, and Striker Entertainment: Stan Spry, Jeff Holland, and Eric Woods are executive producers, and Geoff Silverman and Anthony Fankhauser are co-executive producers for the Cartel; Nicotero and Brian

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Aug 21, 2023
Shudder's 'Perpetrator' Seeks Revenge This September (Trailer)

Shudder’s ‘Perpetrator’ Seeks Revenge This September (Trailer)

Following its World Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, Jennifer Reeder’s horror-noir Perpetrator is set to be released this September. Perpetrator stars Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown), Christopher Lowell (MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (CANDYMAN 2021), and Alicia Silverstone (CLUELESS, KILLING OF A SACRED DEER) and produced by Gregory Chambet for WTFilms and Derek Bishé for Divide/Conquer. Written and directed by Reeder, “Perpetrator follows Jonny (McKirnan), a wild and impulsive teenage girl living precariously in a town where young women continue to go missing and the power she’s forced to uncover the truth in order to survive. At its core, a horror film inspired by the shared experience of generations of women is equal parts modern mythmaking, a thrilling revenge story, and an extraordinary exploration of youthful chaos.” “Our third collaboration with Jennifer is her boldest, most exhilarating yet. PERPETRATOR is a wild coming of age tale, and we’re thrilled to continue to support

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Aug 18, 2023
Shudder Premiere: 'Bad Things' Happen In An Abandoned Hotel In New Movie Trailer

Shudder Premiere: ‘Bad Things’ Happen In An Abandoned Hotel In New Movie Trailer

A group of friends on a weekend getaway find themselves in danger in director Stewart Thorndike’s haunting horror-thriller Bad Things, coming to Shudder and AMC+. In the film, “When a group of friends escapes the city to spend the weekend in an abandoned hotel, a pervading eerie energy begins to illuminate the cracks in their little family unit. Ruthie Nodd (Gayle Rankin) inherits the hotel from her grandmother, and with bad childhood memories threatening to burst to the surface, Ruthie wants to sell the hotel and never return. But her partner Cal (Hari Nef) drags her there, hoping to return it to its former glory. They are joined by their amiable friend Maddie (Rad Pereira) and mysterious grifter Fran (Annabelle Dexter-Jones), whose unhinged seduction threatens to drive a wedge between the couple. As the friends dance, cook, flirt, and fight up and down the hotel halls, they find themselves indelibly entwined in the hotel’s seductive embrace and start doing bad

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Aug 16, 2023
A Viral Challenge Goes Terribly Wrong In Shudder's 'The Elevator Game' (Trailer)

A Viral Challenge Goes Terribly Wrong In Shudder’s ‘The Elevator Game’ (Trailer)

The trailer has arrived for the Shudder Original horror Elevator Game from director Rebekah McKendry. “Based on the online phenomenon of the same name, Elevator Game follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who ingratiates himself into a group of recent high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. But Ryan has a secret: His sister disappeared months earlier, and he believes they – and a dangerous online challenge called ‘The Elevator Game’ – were responsible. To play the game, you must ride the elevator in a specific sequence, invoking a supernatural creature called ‘The 5th Floor Woman’. In an attempt to gain more information as to the whereabouts of his sister, Ryan persuades the group to play the game once more and risk unleashing the most fearsome consequences imaginable.” Starring Gino Anania, Verity Marks, Alec Carlos, Madison MacIsaac, Liam Stewart-Kanigan, Nazariy Demkowicz, and Megan Best, and written by Travis Seppala, the movie is produced by Ed Elbert,

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Aug 14, 2023
Shudder Gifts Horror Fans With First Look At Christmas Set Horror Film 'The Sacrifice Game'

Shudder Gifts Horror Fans With First Look At Christmas Set Horror Film ‘The Sacrifice Game’

Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival this Friday, July 28th, Shudder has released the first look and the official poster for The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud (Aladdin, Evolving Vegan) and Olivia Scott Welch (Fear Street, Lucky Hank). “It’s bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can’t go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a gang of cult killers arrives on their doorstep—just in time for Christmas.” The cast also includes Gus Kenworthy (“AHS”), Chloë Levine (“The OA”), Madison Baines (1UP), Derek Johns (“The Boys”), Laurent Pitre, and Georgia Acken. The fright-filled film was co-written by Wexler and Sean Redlitz and produced by Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Albert I. Melamed, Heather Buckley, and Todd Slater. Executive producers are Kalin-Hajdu and Melamed; Emily Gotto and Samuel Zimmerman of Shudder. The Sacrifice Game will make its International Premiere next month at the closing night film at London’s FrightFest and will be coming

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Jul 25, 2023
Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc 'Sharksploitation' (Trailer)

Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc ‘Sharksploitation’ (Trailer)

Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.

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Jul 18, 2023

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AMC Announces 'FearFest' And 'Shocked By Shudder' Programming

AMC Announces ‘FearFest’ And ‘Shocked By Shudder’ Programming

It’s officially Halloween season! Right on time, AMC Networks announced today a monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and genre programming event, with over 700 hours of films, series, and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, for the very first time. FearFest Shocked by Shudder will run from September to October, stretching across AMC Networks’ entire portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month event. “Countdown to Fearfest” begins on AMC today, September 1st, with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time every Friday at 11:00 p.m., leading into a primetime takeover the last week of September featuring iconic horror movies every night of the week, including the Scream and Halloween franchises as well as Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter. October will then kick off wall-to-wall coverage, including a mix of fan-favorite horror films and new programming from Shudder. AMC will continue to host

Continue reading →
Shudder's H.P. Lovecraft Film 'Suitable Flesh' Makes Its Premiere At FrightFest

Shudder’s H.P. Lovecraft Film ‘Suitable Flesh’ Makes Its Premiere At FrightFest

Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s twisted tale, Shudder and Lovecraft’s Suitable Flesh premieres at FrightFest. Suitable Flesh sees Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby become obsessed with helping a young patient with an extreme personality disorder. But it leads her into dark occult danger as she tries to escape a horrific fate. Directed by Joe Lynch (Point Blank, Mayhem), the film features an incredible cast that includes Heather Graham (Lost in Space, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me), Judah Lewis (Demolition, The Babysitter), Bruce Davison (X-Men, Insidious: The Last Key), Johnathon Schaech (The Night Clerk), and Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Beyond The Gates, Lords oYou’rem). FrightFest, the UK’s biggest, best, and most beloved horror and fantasy film festival, returns in a blaze of gory glory to the Cineworld Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition this year with pioneering technology & entertainment company Pigeon Shrine as its headline sponsor. The company is the brainchild of Tom Paton, working alongside industry finance

Continue reading →
Aug 25, 2023
New Disturbing Trailer Arrives For Shudder's 'When Evil Lurks'

Shudder Announces Premiere Of Supernatural Horror ‘When Evil Lurks’

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, is partnering with IFC Films for the theatrical release of When Evil Lurks this October. Demián Rugna’s frightening film will have its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and marks his second feature following his electrifying Terrified, which won Best Horror Feature at Fantastic Fest 2017. Directed by Rugna, “the film follows two brothers who find a mutilated corpse near their property and convene with the locals to suss it out. They learn that the odd happenings in their village are the cause of a spirit that’s found its way into a local man waiting for the proper protocols to rid his body of the festering demon. An escape attempt ensues as the film keeps its protagonists on edge, racing against imminent danger to shake the spirit’s relentless clutches.” The cast is led by Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demián Salomon (YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO), Luis Ziembrowski, and

Continue reading →
Aug 24, 2023
Shudder's New 'V/H/S/85' Trailer Teases Four Terrifying Tales

Shudder’s New ‘V/H/S/85’ Trailer Teases Four Terrifying Tales

When it comes to horror anthologies, the V/H/S franchise is at the top of the list. The teaser trailer has officially arrived for the latest installment, V/H/S/85, which teases a “monster marathon” featuring four new tales of terror. In the film, “an ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten 80s.” V/H/S/85 features some major talent behind the camera. Directors include David Bruckner (HELLRAISER, THE NIGHT HOUSE), Scott Derrickson (THE BLACK PHONE, SINISTER), Gigi Saul Guerrero (BINGO HELL, CULTURE SHOCK), Natasha Kermani (LUCKY), and Mike Nelson (WRONG TURN). Joshua Goldbloom, Brad Miska, David Bruckner, Radio Silence, James Harris, Michael Schrieber, and Adam Boorstin produce. Tune in on October 6, 2023, and prepare for a scare when V/H/S/85 premieres on Shudder.

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Aug 23, 2023
Creepshow's Season Four Trailer Teases The Terrors That Await You

Creepshow’s Season Four Trailer Teases The Terrors That Await You

Shudder‘s hit horror anthology series “Creepshow” is returning for its fourth season. The new trailer is here, teasing the terrors that await you this October. Based on George A. Romero’s iconic 1982 horror-comedy classic, “Creepshow” is still the most fun you’ll ever have being scared. A comic book comes to life in a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You never know what will be on the next page… Executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero, “Creepshow” season four will debut on Shudder, AMC+, and AMC on Friday, October 13th, with a six-episode binge premiere on Shudder and AMC+ and new episodes airing weekly at 10:00 pm ET/9c on AMC. “Creepshow” is produced by the Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Taurus Entertainment, and Striker Entertainment: Stan Spry, Jeff Holland, and Eric Woods are executive producers, and Geoff Silverman and Anthony Fankhauser are co-executive producers for the Cartel; Nicotero and Brian

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Aug 21, 2023
Shudder's 'Perpetrator' Seeks Revenge This September (Trailer)

Shudder’s ‘Perpetrator’ Seeks Revenge This September (Trailer)

Following its World Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, Jennifer Reeder’s horror-noir Perpetrator is set to be released this September. Perpetrator stars Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown), Christopher Lowell (MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (CANDYMAN 2021), and Alicia Silverstone (CLUELESS, KILLING OF A SACRED DEER) and produced by Gregory Chambet for WTFilms and Derek Bishé for Divide/Conquer. Written and directed by Reeder, “Perpetrator follows Jonny (McKirnan), a wild and impulsive teenage girl living precariously in a town where young women continue to go missing and the power she’s forced to uncover the truth in order to survive. At its core, a horror film inspired by the shared experience of generations of women is equal parts modern mythmaking, a thrilling revenge story, and an extraordinary exploration of youthful chaos.” “Our third collaboration with Jennifer is her boldest, most exhilarating yet. PERPETRATOR is a wild coming of age tale, and we’re thrilled to continue to support

Continue reading →
Aug 18, 2023
Shudder Premiere: 'Bad Things' Happen In An Abandoned Hotel In New Movie Trailer

Shudder Premiere: ‘Bad Things’ Happen In An Abandoned Hotel In New Movie Trailer

A group of friends on a weekend getaway find themselves in danger in director Stewart Thorndike’s haunting horror-thriller Bad Things, coming to Shudder and AMC+. In the film, “When a group of friends escapes the city to spend the weekend in an abandoned hotel, a pervading eerie energy begins to illuminate the cracks in their little family unit. Ruthie Nodd (Gayle Rankin) inherits the hotel from her grandmother, and with bad childhood memories threatening to burst to the surface, Ruthie wants to sell the hotel and never return. But her partner Cal (Hari Nef) drags her there, hoping to return it to its former glory. They are joined by their amiable friend Maddie (Rad Pereira) and mysterious grifter Fran (Annabelle Dexter-Jones), whose unhinged seduction threatens to drive a wedge between the couple. As the friends dance, cook, flirt, and fight up and down the hotel halls, they find themselves indelibly entwined in the hotel’s seductive embrace and start doing bad

Continue reading →
Aug 16, 2023
A Viral Challenge Goes Terribly Wrong In Shudder's 'The Elevator Game' (Trailer)

A Viral Challenge Goes Terribly Wrong In Shudder’s ‘The Elevator Game’ (Trailer)

The trailer has arrived for the Shudder Original horror Elevator Game from director Rebekah McKendry. “Based on the online phenomenon of the same name, Elevator Game follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who ingratiates himself into a group of recent high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. But Ryan has a secret: His sister disappeared months earlier, and he believes they – and a dangerous online challenge called ‘The Elevator Game’ – were responsible. To play the game, you must ride the elevator in a specific sequence, invoking a supernatural creature called ‘The 5th Floor Woman’. In an attempt to gain more information as to the whereabouts of his sister, Ryan persuades the group to play the game once more and risk unleashing the most fearsome consequences imaginable.” Starring Gino Anania, Verity Marks, Alec Carlos, Madison MacIsaac, Liam Stewart-Kanigan, Nazariy Demkowicz, and Megan Best, and written by Travis Seppala, the movie is produced by Ed Elbert,

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Aug 14, 2023
Shudder Gifts Horror Fans With First Look At Christmas Set Horror Film 'The Sacrifice Game'

Shudder Gifts Horror Fans With First Look At Christmas Set Horror Film ‘The Sacrifice Game’

Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival this Friday, July 28th, Shudder has released the first look and the official poster for The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud (Aladdin, Evolving Vegan) and Olivia Scott Welch (Fear Street, Lucky Hank). “It’s bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can’t go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a gang of cult killers arrives on their doorstep—just in time for Christmas.” The cast also includes Gus Kenworthy (“AHS”), Chloë Levine (“The OA”), Madison Baines (1UP), Derek Johns (“The Boys”), Laurent Pitre, and Georgia Acken. The fright-filled film was co-written by Wexler and Sean Redlitz and produced by Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Albert I. Melamed, Heather Buckley, and Todd Slater. Executive producers are Kalin-Hajdu and Melamed; Emily Gotto and Samuel Zimmerman of Shudder. The Sacrifice Game will make its International Premiere next month at the closing night film at London’s FrightFest and will be coming

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Jul 25, 2023
Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc 'Sharksploitation' (Trailer)

Shudder Explores Legacy Of Sharks In Movies In Doc ‘Sharksploitation’ (Trailer)

Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, swimming onto the streaming service this July. Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata surfaces in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews, including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws author Peter Benchley. Scarlata, Kerry Deignan Roy (Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist), and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog) produce. Sharksploitation swims exclusively onto Shudder on July 21, 2023.

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Jul 18, 2023