The summer of chills continues this August, as Shudder brings us more originals, exclusives and classics. We’re talking killer dolls, werewolves, demonic creatures…and a dangerous cardboard fort.
August 1:
Dolls – Is there anything scarier than dolls and mannequins? When a family takes refuge in a mansion during a storm, the young daughter discovers a collection of dangerous dolls. This 1987 cult classic was directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator).
Pumpkinhead – Special effects artist Stan Wilson directed this film, in which Lance Henrickson plays a grief-stricken father who summons a demon to take revenge on a group of teenagers.
Witchfinder General (aka The Conqueror Worm) – A young Vincent Price plays a soldier who seeks revenge on an evil witch-hunter who is stalking his fiancée.
Shudder takes us out to sea with Dead Calm
Dead Calm – John (Sam Neill) and Rae (Nicole Kidman) are a couple who have lost their child. To cope with their grief, they head out alone on their yacht, where they encounter a dangerous stranger (Billy Zane).
August 3:
Good Manners – Clara is hired by a mysterious woman named Ana as a housekeeper and nanny for her unborn baby. The two women develop a friendship, but all is not as it seems.
August 5:
Teddy (Shudder Original, also available in CA, UKI and ANZ) – Teddy is injured by a wolf in the woods, and soon starts to have animalistic impulses.
August 9:
The Dead Pit – A doctor who has been conducting evil experiments on his mentally ill patients is killed and entombed in the basement of a mental hospital. Many years later, a woman is admitted to the hospital with amnesia, and the now undead doctor is freed.
Bloodthirsty – An indie singer-songwriter begins to believe that she is a werewolf. Her theory is put to the test when she has the opportunity to work with a famous producer at his studio deep in the woods.
August 10:
Bleed With Me (Shudder Original, also available in UKI and ANZ) – Rowan thinks Emily has a perfect life, and is happy when her friend invites her along for a winter vacation in a cabin in the woods. But soon, Rowan wakes with unexplained cuts on her arm and starts to suspect that Emily is up to no good.
August 12:
Slasher: Flesh & Blood (Also available on Shudder ANZ) – A well-to-do family holds a family reunion on a remote island, and discovers they must compete with one another in order to survive. As if that isn’t bad enough, they are each being stalked by a masked killer. Cast members from prior seasons of Slasher will appear, and a new episode premieres each Thursday).
August 16:
A Field in England – In England during the Civil War in the 17th century, deserters cut through an overgrown field. They are captured by a man who makes them dig for buried treasure in the file.
Borgman – A vagrant shows up at the mansion of a wealthy family, and begins to manipulate them, turning Richard’s wife and children against him.
August 17:
Dave Made A Maze – Dave is a frustrated artist, who builds a cardboard structure that includes booby traps and strange creatures. Soon, Dave and his friends become entrapped in the maze-like structure.
Anguish – A middle-aged man is telepathically controlled by his mother, who forces him into a murderous spree.
August 19:
Jakob’s Wife (Shudder Exclusive, also available in CA, UKI and ANZ) – Barbara Crampton is Anne, a woman who is having a hard time dealing with life in her 50s. After an encounter with a stranger, she becomes a new woman, but her husband (Larry Fessenden) isn’t so thrilled.
August 23:
Cheap Thrills – Pat Healy (The Innkeepers) is Craig, an unemployed auto mechanic. When he and a high school friend hang out one night, they meet a couple who offers the two money to complete a series of dangerous dares.
Nothing Bad Can Happen – In this disturbing German film, Tore is a young homeless man of great faith. He becomes involved with a sadistic family who tests his faith in God.
August 26:
Mosquito State (Shudder Exclusive, also available on Shudder CA, Shudder UKI and Shudder ANZ) – a Wall Street data analyst begins to see strange things such as a massive swarm of mosquitos in his apartment.
Which Shudder additions are you most looking forward to watching in August? Tell us all about it in the comments section.