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Shudder Sets 11 Terrifying Movie Premieres In 11 Weeks Starting Today!

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AMC’s all horror/thriller streaming platform, Shudder, is setting up to knock the first quarter of 2021 out of the park with 11 Exclusive and Original movie premieres over the course of 11 weeks starting January 14th.

The streaming service had this to say about the rollout:

The eleven films represent vibrant, creative passion driving independent and international genre cinema today, with titles that have been official selections at top film festivals including Sundance, Toronto, SXSW and Tribeca. In addition, five of the eleven are directed or co-directed by female filmmakers. 

The full line-up of releases, including dates, is listed. Take a look at what Shudder has to offer and mark your calendars for your favorites!

January 14th: Hunted

A modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable. What started as a flirtatious encounter at a bar turns into a life-or-death struggle as Eve (Lucie Debay, The Confession) becomes the unknowing target of a misogynistic plot against her. Forced to flee as a predator (Arieh Worthalter, Girl) and his accomplice pursue her through the forest, she’s pushed to extremes while fighting to survive in the wilderness—but survival isn’t enough for Eve. She will have revenge. Directed by Vincent Paronnaud, the Academy Award™-nominated co-director of Persepolis. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

January 28th: The Queen of Black Magic

In this terrifying tale of buried secrets and supernatural revenge from two of Indonesia’s modern masters of horror, a middle-class family travels into rural Indonesia to visit the terminally ill director of the orphanage where the father was raised as a child. Sinister events soon befall them and the other visiting families as the orphanage’s dark history comes to light. Starring Ario Bayu and Hannah Al, written by Joko Anwar (writer/director of this year’s Indonesian Best Foreign Film Academy Award submission, Impetigore) and directed by Kimo Stamboel (Headshot).  A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

February 4th: A Nightmare Wakes

A gothic period piece inspired by the torrid love affair of Mary and Percy Shelley and the creation of her famous novel, Frankenstein. As she creates her masterpiece, she gives birth to a monster. Directed by Nora Unkel. Starring Alix Wilton Regan (The Wife), Giullian Yao Gioiello (Scream: The TV SeriesMarvel’s Iron Fist), Philippe Bowgen (The Mick), Lee Garrett, Claire Glassford, and Shannon Spangler. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

February 11th: After Midnight

Hank (Jeremy Gardner) wakes one morning to find the love of his life, Abby (Brea Grant) has vanished after ten years together. With nothing but a cryptic note to explain why she has left, his life unravels, but that’s only the beginning. Soon a terrifying creature emerges from the grove that at the edge of his property and the real terror begins. Directed by Jeremy Gardner. After Midnight was an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE (Also available on Shudder Canada, UK, and ANZ)

February 18th: Shook

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A social media star must solve a series of puzzles to protect her friends and family after she becomes the focus of an online terror campaign. Is it real or only a game? Directed by Jennifer Harrington (Housekeeping). A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder Canada, UK and ANZ)

February 25th: The Dark and the Wicked

On a secluded farm, a man is bedridden and fighting through his final breaths while his wife (Julie Oliver-Touchstone) slowly succumbs to overwhelming grief. Siblings Louise (Marin Ireland) and Michael (Michael Abbot Jr) return home to help, but it doesn’t take long for them to see that something’s wrong with mom—something more than her heavy sorrow. Gradually, they begin to suffer a darkness similar to their mother’s, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that an evil entity is taking over their family. The film was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Bryan Bertino (The Strangers). A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE (Also available on Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

March 4th: Lucky

Brea Grant wrote and stars in this film about a self-help author who finds herself trying to regain control of her life after she becomes the obsession of a stalker. Lucky was an official selection at the SXSW Film Festival. Directed by Natasha Kermeni (Imitation Girl). A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

March 11th: Stay Out of the F**king Attic

Morgan Alexandria (Forever My Girl), Ryan Francis (Sisters) and Bryce Fernelius (Ruling of the Heart) play a group of ex-cons-turned-movers enticed into working an all-night for their creepy new client. They soon find more than they bargained for, however. As the house is emptied, terrifying secrets revealed and the question becomes, “Can they survive?” Directed by Jerren Lauder. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder Canada, UK and ANZ)

March 18th: Koko-Di, Koko-Da

An unhappy couple sets out on a camping trip in an attempt to rekindle their marriage. Unfortunately for them, a sideshow artist and his pals are emerge from the woods “terrorizing them, luring them deeper into a maelstrom of psychological terror and humiliating slapstick.” Directed by Johannes Nyholm (The Giant). A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE (Also available on Shudder Canada and Shudder ANZ)

March 18th: Slaxx

All bets are off when a possessed pair of pants are sent to an unscrupulous, but undeniably trendy company’s flagship store. Slaxx is out for blood, and these shop owners won’t know what hit them! Directed by Elza Kephart (Go in the Wilderness). A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder UK and ANZ)

March 25th: Violation

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With her marriage on the verge of collapse, Miriam returns to her hometown to seek solace in the comfort of her younger sister and brother-in-law after years apart. But one evening a small slip in judgment leads to a catastrophic betrayal, leaving Miriam shocked, reeling, and furious. She embarks on an extreme course of action to address the situation, but the price of revenge is high, and she is not prepared for the toll it takes as she begins to emotionally and psychologically unravel. Violation was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival as well as the Toronto International Film Festival.  Directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli.  A SHUDDER ORIGINAL (Also available on Shudder UK and ANZ.)

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New to Netflix (U.S.) This Month [May 2024]

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Another month means fresh additions to Netflix. Although there aren’t many new horror titles this month, there are still some notable movies well worth your time. For instance, you can watch Karen Black try to land a 747 jet in Airport 1979, or Casper Van Dien kill giant insects in Paul Verhoeven’s bloody sci-fi opus Starship Troopers.

We are looking forward to the Jennifer Lopez sci-fi action movie Atlas. But let us know what you are going to watch. And if we have missed something, put it in the comments.

May 1:

Airport

A blizzard, a bomb, and a stowaway help create the perfect storm for the manager of a Midwestern airport and a pilot with a messy personal life.

Airport ’75

Airport ’75

When a Boeing 747 loses its pilots in a midair collision, a member of the cabin crew must take control with radio help from a flight instructor.

Airport ’77

A luxury 747 packed with VIPs and priceless art goes down in the Bermuda Triangle after being hijacked by thieves — and time for a rescue is running out.

Jumanji

Two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens a door to a magical world — and unwittingly release a man who’s been trapped inside for years.

Hellboy

Hellboy

A half-demon paranormal investigator questions his defense of humans when a dismembered sorceress rejoins the living to wreak brutal vengeance.

Starship Troopers

When fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires, an infantry unit heads to the aliens’ planet for a showdown.

May 9

Bodkin

Bodkin

A ragtag crew of podcasters sets out to investigate mysterious disappearances from decades earlier in a charming Irish town with dark, dreadful secrets.

May 15

The Clovehitch Killer

The Clovehitch Killer

A teenager’s picture-perfect family is torn apart when he uncovers unnerving evidence of a serial killer close to home.

May 16

Upgrade

After a violent mugging leaves him paralyzed, a man receives a computer chip implant that allows him to control his body — and get his revenge.

Monster

Monster

After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.

May 24

Atlas

Atlas

A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

The Camp Cretaceous gang come together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.

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Panic Fest 2024 Review: ‘Never Hike Alone 2’

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There are fewer icons more recognizable than the slasher. Freddy Krueger. Michael Myers. Victor Crowley. Notorious killers who always seem to come back for more no matter how many times they are slain or their franchises seemingly put to a final chapter or nightmare. And so it seems that even some legal disputes cannot stop one of the most memorable movie murderers of all: Jason Voorhees!

Following the events of the first Never Hike Alone, outdoorsman and YouTuber Kyle McLeod (Drew Leighty) has been hospitalized after his encounter with the long thought dead Jason Voorhees, saved by perhaps the hockey masked killer’s greatest adversary Tommy Jarvis (Thom Mathews) who now currently works as an EMT around Crystal Lake. Still haunted by Jason, Tommy Jarvis struggles to find a sense of stability and this latest encounter is pushing him to end the reign of Voorhees once and for all…

Never Hike Alone made a splash online as a well shot and thoughtful fan film continuation of the classic slasher franchise that was built up with the snowbound follow up Never Hike In The Snow and now climaxing with this direct sequel. It’s not only an incredible Friday The 13th love letter, but a well thought out and entertaining epilogue of sorts to the infamous ‘Tommy Jarvis Trilogy’ from within the franchise that encapsulated Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter, Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning, and Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Even getting some of the original cast back as their characters to continue the tale! Thom Mathews being the most prominent as Tommy Jarvis, but with other series casting like Vincent Guastaferro returning as now Sheriff Rick Cologne and still having a bone to pick with Jarvis and the mess around Jason Voorhees. Even featuring some Friday The 13th alumni like Part III‘s Larry Zerner as the mayor of Crystal Lake!

On top of that, the movie delivers on kills and action. Taking turns that some of the previous fils never got the chance to deliver on. Most prominently, Jason Voorhees going on a rampage through Crystal Lake proper when he slices his way through a hospital! Creating a nice throughline of the mythology of Friday The 13th, Tommy Jarvis and the cast’s trauma, and Jason doing what he does best in the most cinematically gory ways possible.

The Never Hike Alone films from Womp Stomp Films and Vincente DiSanti are a testament to the fanbase of Friday The 13th and the still enduring popularity of those films and of Jason Voorhees. And while officially, no new movie in the franchise is on the horizon for the foreseeable future, at the very least there is some comfort knowing fans are willing to go to these lengths to fill the void.

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New Vampire Flick “Flesh of the Gods” Will Star Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac

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80s nostalgia is still going strong in the horror community. As proof of this, Panos Cosmatos (Mandy) is developing a new 80s themed vampire film. However, unlike some of the other nostalgia bait films that have come out recently, Flesh of the Gods is packing some serious talent.

First, the film is written by the legendary Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en). If that wasn’t enough, the film will star Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight) and Kristen Stewart (Underwater).

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Variety gives us a glimpse into the story line, stating that: “Flesh of the Gods is set in glittering ’80s L.A., where married couple Raoul (Oscar Isaac) and Alex (Kristen Stewart) each evening descend from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into the city’s electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic figure known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, the pair are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence.”

Cosmatos offers his own opinion of the film. “Like Los Angeles itself, ‘Flesh of the Gods’ inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare. Both propulsive and hypnotic, ‘Flesh’ will take you on a hot rod joy ride deep into the glittering heart of hell.”

Producer Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) seems to also be excited about The Flesh of the Gods. “This director, this writer, these incredible actors, vampires, choice ’80s punk, style and attitude for miles… that’s the film we’re bringing you today. We think it’s wildly commercial and wildly artful. Our ambitions are to make a movie that ripples through popular culture, fashion, music and film. Can you tell how excited I am?”

Flesh of the Gods is set to begin filming later this year. It will launch at Cannes with WME Independent, CAA Media Finance, and XYZ Films. The Flesh of the Gods does not currently have a release date.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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