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December 2021 is looming and it’s almost hard to believe the year is ending. While journalists across the globe are preparing their “Best of” lists, AMC’s all horror/thriller streaming platform, Shudder, is lining up a pitch-perfect end to the year with new and classic titles in their already impressive catalog.

Not only will their classic “Ghoul Log” be returning to wish everyone a “very scary New Year,” but the streamer will also feature the season finale of the hit competition show The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula as well as the season finale of Behind the Monster Season 1!

In addition, you’ll find all their holiday-flavored horror in one collection under the Unhappy Holidays Collection which will debut on December 1st.

Check out the full calendar of releases below, and let us know what you’ll be watching as we big farewell to 2021!

What’s new on Shudder in December 2021

December 1st:

Mill of the Stone Women: In 19th century Holland, a professor of fine arts and an unlicensed surgeon run a secret lab where the professor’s ill daughter receives blood-transfusions from kidnapped female victims who posthumously become macabre art. (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada, and Shudder UKI)

To All a Good Night: A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

Brotherhood of the Wolf: In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king’s behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

House of Wax (1953): An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.

House of Wax (2005): A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

Silent Night, Deadly Night 2: Better Watch Out: The comatose Ricky Caldwell reawakens and begins to stalk a blind woman, with whom he shares a psychic connection.

Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation: A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker: An elderly toymaker and his son make killer toys designed to kill their customers, children.

December 2nd:

The Advent Calendar: A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Eva (Eugénie Derouand) has been paraplegic for the past three years. When her birthday arrives, she receives a strange advent calendar as a gift. But instead of the traditional sweets, every day reveals something different; sometimes pleasant but often terrifying, and increasingly bloody. It’s going to be a very deadly Christmas this year. (Available in all Shudder territories)

December 6th:

Screams of a Winter Night: An anthology in which a group of college coeds spending a winter’s night in a remote cabin pass time by telling scary stories to each other. (Available in all Shudder territories)

Devil Times Five: After five deranged children are involved in a bus wreck, they start killing people at the lodge who insulted them or were rude to them. (Available in all Shudder territories.)

Fangs: In this gem of drive-in terror, a snake lover sends out venomous snakes and reptiles to kill his enemies. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

December 7th:

Switchblade Sisters: The leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood. (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada, and Shudder UKI)

Spider Baby: In this twisted cult horror-comedy, deranged siblings torment unfortunate visitors. Elizabeth, Virginia and Ralph all suffer from Merrye’s Syndrome, which causes them to regress to a state of “pre-human savagery and cannibalism.” Normally, they’re kept in line by their chauffeur, but when he steps out, things turn terrifying. (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada, and Shudder UKI)

December 9th:

Hail to the Deadites: A documentary about the fans of the Evil Dead films that explores the classic franchise’s undying and ever-growing popularity.

Death Valley: A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. A group of battle-weary guns for hire are commissioned to rescue an imprisoned scientist from a secret Cold War bunker. Upon entering the facility, they find themselves in a fight for survival when they come under attack from a terrifying creature of unknown origin.  (Available in all Shudder territories)

December 13th:

All the Colors of Giallo: ‘Giallo’ is Italian for ‘yellow’, the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie history. In this unprecedented documentary, experience the evolution of giallo through interviews with the masters of the form, including Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio Martino, Daria Nicolodi and many more. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

Orgasmo: When an American widow arrives at her late husband’s luxurious Italian estate, she surrenders to an orgy of ménages à trois, madness and murder. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

Knife of Ice: As a thirteen-year-old, Martha Caldwell witnessed the death of her parents in a terrible railway accident. Barely surviving the tragedy herself, Martha was struck dumb due to the shock. Now an adult, the still mute Martha lives with her uncle Ralph in the Spanish countryside. Martha’s cousin Jenny arrives to be with the family but is quickly stabbed to death. It appears that a sex maniac is roaming the countryside, killing pretty, young girls. The already traumatized Martha seems likely to be the next victim, but the case turns out to be far more complicated than it would first seem. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

So Sweet So Perverse: Jean, a rich Parisian socialite, comes to the aid of a frightened young woman who is under the domineering control of her abusive boyfriend, Klaus. Although married, Jean develops a romantic relationship with Nicole. However, he may have gotten himself involved in more than he bargained for. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

A Quiet Place to Kill: A racecar driver whose life is in a rapid downfall is invited by her ex-husband’s new wife to stay at their plush estate. The two women form a bond, and it’s not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As it turns out, though, they’re not alone in plotting murder. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

All the Creatures Were Stirring: Ho, ho, no! The joyful spirit of the holidays is about to take one dark turn after another. From sadistic office parties and last-minute shopping nightmares to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there’s plenty out there to keep you from getting out of bed to see what’s under the tree this holiday season.

December 14th:

Rose Plays Julie: In this intimate exploration of identity, trauma and power, a young woman seeks out her birth mother, inadvertently triggering a string of events which change both of their lives. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To: Two mysterious siblings find themselves at odds over care for their frail and sickly younger brother. (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

December 17th:

Joe Bob Ruins Christmas: Iconic horror host and foremost drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs returns with a new The Last Drive-In double feature just in time for Christmas, premiering live on the Shudder TV feed. In what has become an annual holiday tradition, the new special will feature a telethon and charity auction of one-of-a-kind props from The Last Drive-In and personal memorabilia from Joe Bob’s 35-year career. The details of this year’s items, charities and films will be revealed during the special. (Also available on demand beginning December 19.) (Available on Shudder US and Shudder Canada)

– The Last Drive-in: Joe Bob Ruins Christmas _ Key Art – Photo Credit: Shudder

December 20th:

Etheria Season 2: Etheria Season 2 shocks and awes viewers with new horror, thriller, and science fiction episodes directed by women featuring killer strippers, time traveling lovers, vengeful girlfriends, vigilantes sex workers and demented wrestlers.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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