Shudder is jam-packing September with more great originals and exclusives, along with some pretty sweet classics and newer films.
Let’s start with their Hispanic Heritage Month collection. For the month of September, Shudder will be featuring horror by Latinx creators in Mexico, Central and South America and the US. Highlighted films will include:
Belzebuth (Mexico), Deadtectives (US/Mexico), The Funeral Home (Argentina, ), Good Manners (Brazil), La Llorona (Guatemala), Luz: The Flower of Evil (Colombia), Luciferina (Argentina), The Nightshifter (Brazil), Perfect (US), Terrified (Argentina), Tigers Are Not Afraid (Mexico) and The Untamed (Mexico).
September 1:
Carrie – This is the original, classic 1976 version of Stephen King’s first novel. Sissy Spacek plays the bullied teen, who strikes back at her classmates after a prank goes wrong at the prom. Carrie also stars John Travolta, Piper Laurie (who gives a chilling performance as Carrie’s religious fanatic mom) and Nancy Allen.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers – Humans are being replaced with alien duplicates in this 1978 remake, which stars Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams and Veronica Cartwright.
Lifeforce – A mission to investigate the possibility of life on Halley’s Comet goes horribly awry when a strange alien spacecraft is encountered. This flick has mad horror cred; it was directed by the great Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), and written by Dan O’Bannon (Alien).
Shudder just added one of my favorite films of all time!
The Haunting –I consider the original 1963 version of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House to be one of the best haunted house films ever made. It has very little in common with the Netflix series (which I also love), and is far, far better than the unfortunate1999 remake. The Haunting tells the story of a paranormal investigation taking place in the notorious Hill House.
Poltergeist – Steven and Diane Freeling (Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams)live in a newly constructed home with their three children, Dana (Dominique Dunn), Robbie (Oliver Robins) and little Carol anne (Heather O’Rourke). When strange things start to happen in their home, Carol Anne seems to be at the center of the activity. If you haven’t seen this hair-raising, fun ride of a film, now is the time! After watching it, make the time to view Shudder’s Cursed Films episode about Poltergeist.
September 2:
Slasher: Flesh & Blood (Also available on Shudder UKI and ANZ)- This series continues, with new episodes available on Thursdays through September 16.
Superhost (Shudder Original/Exclusive, also available on Shudder CA, UKI and ANZ) – Teddy and Claire are travel vloggers who love to review “superhosts” for vacation homes. When their subscriber numbers start to drop, they decide to capitalize on their current very strange superhost. Bad idea! Superhost starts Osric Chau (Supernatural), Sara Canning (Nancy Drew), Gracie Gillam (Z Nation) and the iconic Barbara Crampton (Jackob’s Wife).
September 6:
Grave Encounters – This found footage horror film has a cult following now, 10 years after its debut at The Tribeca Film Festival. In the film, Grave Encounters is a paranormal investigative reality show that only lasted for five episodes. The sixth episode was to be filmed at an old psychiatric hospital, and we are now presented with the “recovered film footage” from that night.
Grave Encounters 2 – In this 2012 sequel, a group of friends break into the abandoned hospital to investigate, and find themselves in the same predicament as the original Grave Encounters crew
Resolution – When Michael receives an email from his drug addicted friend Chris, it includes a disturbing video. Aided by a map that was also included in the email, Michael makes a desperate attempt to save his friend.
September 7:
They Look Like People – After Wyatt starts getting strange phone calls telling him he must save himself from an upcoming demonic invasion, he begins to believe the people around him are possessed.
Jug Face – A teenage girl, pregnant with her brother’s child, learns that she is to be sacrificed to a creature who lives in a pit. The locals in her backwoods town worship the entity, and Ada must now attempt to escape.
Dark Waters – Elizabeth’s father has recently died, and she travels to a remote convent on an island to determine if she will continue her father’s donations to the place. The convent is a strange place, governed by an ancient, blind Mother Superior.
September 9:
Martyrs Lane (Shudder Original/Exclusive), also available on Shudder CA, UKI and ANZ) – A 10-year-old girl living in an old house with her family wonders why her mother has pulled away from her. As Leah is visited nightly by a strange being, she tries to find answers.
September 13:
Ms .45 – This rape and revenge film tells the story of Thana, a mute woman who turns into a spree killer after being raped twice in one day. The 1981 grindhouse film was directed by Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant), and stars the gorgeous Zoe Lund, who was only 17 years old during the making of Ms .45.
#LIKE – High schooler Rosie is grieving her sister, who was driven to suicide by a man online. When she suspects that he is back online looking for new girls to exploit, Rosie decides to seek her own justice.
September 14:
Woe – After the suicide of their father, Charlie and Betty cope in very different ways. Betty tries to move on to better things by getting married, but Charlie has become more and more isolated while he tries to restore his father’s run-down home. When he starts to see hooded figures in the house, Charlie does not know if they are real, or a manifestation of his mental state.
The Columnist – In this black comedy thriller, columnist Femke Boot is regularly being trolled online. Pushed to the edge mentally, Femke begins to seek revenge on her online bullies in very deadly ways.
Kriya – After a young DJ hooks up with a beautiful woman, he ends up at her home, and things go south in a hurry. Neel is trapped into performing death rituals on the woman’s dead father. Worst. Date. Ever.
The House of the Devil – This is one of those love it or hate it films (I loved it). Set in the 1980s, The House of the Devil is about college student Samantha, who takes a babysitting job for a very large amount of much-needed cash. When Samantha discovers that she is actually “baby sitting” an elderly woman, she is enticed into staying with even more money, and ends up regretting that decision. You can also watch this one as part of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.
September 20:
Hammer House of Horror – In this 1980s British anthology series, the legendary Hammer Films gives us assorted tales ranging from cannibalism to werewolves.
The Devil’s Rain – This 1975 B-film stars William Shatner as Mark, a man determined to defeat the leader of a Satanic cult (played by Ernest Borgnine).
Extraordinary Tales – I don’t see how this one can go wrong, given the premise; Extraordinary Tales is an animated anthology narrated by the likes of Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi and Guillermo Del Toro. Making this film even more enticing is the fact that these are all tales written by Edgar Allan Poe.
September 21:
13 Cameras –Newlyweds Ryan and Claire rent a nice little place from a somewhat odd man named Gerald, and they prepare for the birth of their baby. What they don’t know is that creepy Gerald has installed cameras all over the house.
Stitches – In this sweet, heart-warming film, Stitches is a fun, carefree clown who helps a sick child…just kidding. Stitches is actually an evil clown who hunts down the teens that killed him after returning from the dead.
September 23:
Creepshow: Season 3 (Shudder Original series, also available on Shudder CA, UKI and ANZ) – Creepshow is based on the classic 1982 anthology film originally created by George A. Romero and Stephen King, and returns for its third season. Sometimes scary, sometimes darkly funny, this series always entertains.
September 27:
Phantasm – Young Mike, along with his brother Jody and their friend Reggie seeks to defeat the town mortician (Angus Scrimm) when he finds out the “Tall Man” is killing, then reanimating people. Helpful Hint: avoid the shiny flying spheres at all costs!
Phantasm III – Reggie and Mike return to search for the Tall Man, finding that he has destroyed multiple towns, leaving only his zombies behind. Along the road, our heroes are joined by others who also seek the Tall Man in hopes of revenge.
Phantasm IV – Starting up where Phantasm III left off, Mike travels through time to flee the Tall Man, while also seeking answers. Reggie battles the undead and the deadly spheres in his search for Mike.
Phantasm: Ravager – In the final film of the series, Reggie is still determined to stop the evil Tall Man and his equally evil spheres. This time, the fight rages across an alien planet, through different timelines and realities.
September 29:
Seance – (Shudder Exclusive/Original, also available on Shudder CA, UKI and ANZ) – Camille is a new student at Edelvine Academy for Girls, and is invited to join in on a séance. The girls contact the ghost of a former student, and they quickly regret their decision.
The return of Creepshow, Superhost, (almost) all of the Phantasm films…which September additions are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments section!