Shudder is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned and operated by AMC Global Media.
It primarily distributes horror, thriller, and supernatural fiction titles, including original programming—such as Creepshow (based on the 1982 film—and docuseries). The service's content are distributed on home video by RLJE Films under the platform's label.
Distribution Shudder began with an invite-only beta testing in the United States in mid-2015. By October 2016, Shudder was fully out of beta testing and had expanded to Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It was also one of VRV's partners to have a channel at VRV from its initial launch in late 2016 to mid 2019.
Shudder is available on Android and Apple mobile devices, Amazon Fire devices, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Chromecast as well as subscription via Amazon Video in monthly or annual subscriptions. Shudder was also available as part of the VRV combo pack from August 2017 through July 2019.
In the US, a monthly subscription currently runs at $6.99 each month, while in other countries the price is adjusted according to the local currency.
On August 16, 2020, Shudder extended its operations to Australia and New Zealand.
In October 2022, Shudder was included as part of a bundle package during the launch of the AMC+ streaming service in New Zealand.
Content In October 2016, Aja Romano writing for Vox noted that Shudder had over 500 horror films with their closest competitor, Screambox, carrying 400. Romano said Shudder had an "impressive selection of higher-quality films." Charlie Lyne, writing for The Guardian, notes that the UK version of Shudder carried around 200 films. Channel curators Sam Zimmerman and Colin Geddes offer categories like "Urban Decay", "Slashics", and "Not Your Ordinary Bloodsucker", which break the library down to specific sub-categories. Zimmerman previously worked for Fangoria and Shock Til You Drop while Geddes was previously a film programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival.
In late 2016, Shudder began carving out windows of exclusivity, premiering Rob Zombie's 31 two weeks before the DVD release and exclusively carrying the 4K restoration of Don Coscarelli's Phantasm. In another streaming exclusive, in March 2017, Shudder began carrying the full 109-minute unrated version of The Devils. This is the first time since the film's release in 1971 that the unrated cut of the film has been available in the United States. In June 2017, Shudder announced a full slate of original series in development, including Riprore, from director Patty Jenkins, and an adaptation of Emily Schultz's novel, The Blondes. In 2018, Shudder continued to release exclusive and original films and series, including Mayhem starring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, Downrange directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, Revenge, and the Syfy series Channel Zero and others.
In July 2018, Shudder hosted a 24-hour live event with legendary horror host Joe Bob Briggs titled The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs during which fans got to watch films such as Tourist Trap and Sleepaway Camp with Joe Bob's famous commentary included throughout. During the premiere, Shudder's servers crashed as a result of an overwhelming number of subscribers attempting to access the service's new Live Stream feature. Despite the server errors, the series received critical acclaim from critics and horror fans alike. Shortly after the marathon, Shudder announced that they were bringing Briggs back for additional events in 2018 and 2019. On July 20, Shudder announced on social media the series would be returning for a full 9-episode season. After success with season 1, a second season was confirmed on May 22, 2019.
Since January 23, 2020, Shudder has distributed The Dead Lands, a Māori–themed supernatural series set in pre-contact New Zealand, that was jointly produced by AMC and New Zealand public broadcaster TVNZ. Shudder distributes the series in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland while TVNZ On Demand has distribution rights for New Zealand.
On July 20, 2021, the horror-genre film Rot was released on Shudder platform. Shudder acquired the distribution rights for the horror film You'll Never Find Me in North America, Ireland and the United Kingdom following its premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
Shudder annually airs a Halloween "Ghoul Log" (a Halloween-themed equivalent to the Yule Log).
Exclusives and originals
+ Current Shudder exclusives Title Year Country Notes Therapy 2016 France 31 2016 United States The Corpse of Anna Fritz 2016 Spain Witching and Bitching 2016 Spain Shrew's Nest 2016 Spain Lake Bodom 2016 Finland Dearest Sister 2017 Laos Sadako vs. Kayako 2017 Japan We Go On 2017 United States Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl 2017 United States Noroi: The Curse 2017 Japan Kuso 2017 United States Small Town Killers 2017 Denmark Found Footage 3D 2017 United States Available in 2D and 3D Can't Take It Back 2017 United States Spookers 2017 Australia/New Zealand Documentary Sam Was Here 2017 France/United States Don't Grow Up 2018 France/Spain Mayhem 2018 United States Dead Shack 2018 Canada Last Ones Out 2018 South Africa Cold Hell 2018 Germany Mon Mon Mon Monsters 2018 Taiwan Downrange 2018 United States The Noonday Witch 2018 Czech Republic Still/Born 2018 Canada Sequence Break 2018 United States Ruin Me 2018 United States Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel 2018 United States The Nightshifter 2019 Brazil Tigers Are Not Afraid 2019 Mexico Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire 2019 United States Nightmare Cinema 2019 United States A Bluebird in My Heart 2019 Belgium/France Trivisa 2019 Hong Kong/China Boar 2019 Australia One Cut of the Dead 2019 Japan Incident in a Ghostland 2019 Canada/France Haunt 2019 United States Bliss 2020 United States Confessional 2020 United States In Search of Darkness 2020 United Kingdom/United States Documentary The Wind 2020 United States Verotika 2020 United States Beyond the Gates 2020 United States 32 Malasana Street 2020 Spain Daniel Isn't Real 2020 United States Blood Vessel 2020 Australia The Pale Door 2021 United States The Dark and the Wicked 2021 United States The Power 2021 United Kingdom In Search of Darkness: Part II 2021 United Kingdom/United States Documentary Relic 2021 United States/Australia The Reckoning 2021 United Kingdom Psycho Goreman 2021 Canada The Amusement Park 2021 United States Mid-length movie Possessor 2021 Canada/United Kingdom The Toll 2021 Canada Jakob's Wife 2021 United States Mosquito State 2021 Poland/United States Seance 2021 United States/United Kingdom The Medium 2021 Thailand/South Korea The Night 2021 Iran/United States All the Creatures Were Stirring 2021 United States For the Sake of Vicious 2022 Canada Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror 2022 United States Documentary Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 2022 United Kingdom Documentary The Scary of Sixty-First 2022 United States The Bunker Game 2022 Italy/France The Spine of Night 2022 United States Animated movie You Might Be the Killer 2022 United States A Banquet 2022 United Kingdom Offseason 2022 United States The Long Night 2022 United States This Is GWAR 2022 United States Documentary On the 3rd Day 2022 Argentina The Reef: Stalked 2022 Australia Allegoria 2022 United States The Innocents 2022 Norway So Vam 2022 Australia Watcher 2022 United States Resurrection 2022 United States She Will 2022 United Kingdom Flux Gourmet 2022 United Kingdom/United States Slash/Back 2022 Canada The Apology 2022 United States The Lair 2023 United Kingdom/United States/Hungary Nocebo 2023 Ireland/Philippines The Witch: Part 2. The Other One 2023 South Korea Kids vs. Aliens 2023 United States Huesera: The Bone Woman 2023 Mexico/Peru Consecration 2023 United States Unwelcome 2023 Ireland/United Kingdom Children of the Corn 2023 United States The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster 2023 United States Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor 2023 United States It's a Wonderful Knife 2023 United States Suitable Flesh 2024 United States Skeletons in the Closet 2024 United States Satanic Hispanics 2024 United States Baghead 2024 Germany/United Kingdom Exhuma 2024 South Korea Arcadian 2024 United States/Ireland/Canada Humane 2024 Canada/United States Dancing Village: The Curse Begins 2024 Indonesia The Exorcism 2024 United States Out Come the Wolves 2024 Canada Last Straw 2024 United States Get Away 2025 United Kingdom Little Bites 2025 United States Bloody Axe Wound 2025 United States Starve Acre 2025 United Kingdom Ash 2025 United States Monster Island 2025 Singapore/Indonesia/Japan Clown in a Cornfield 2025 United States The Twin 2025 United States Dangerous Animals 2025 United States/Australia Perewangan 2025 Indonesia House on Eden 2025 United States Abraham's Boys 2025 United States Queens of the Dead 2025 United States The Jester 2 2025 United States Chain Reactions 2026 United States Documentary Beast of War 2026 Australia Deathstalker 2026 Canada/United States Somnium 2026 United States Night Patrol 2026 United States/United Kingdom Heresy 2026 Netherlands Whistle 2026 Canada/Ireland Something Is About to Happen 2026 Spain/Romania This Is Not A Test 2026 Canada/United States Touch Me 2026 United States Exit 8 2026 Japan The Yeti 2026 United States Buffet Infinity 2026 Canada Mārama 2026 New Zealand Big Baby 2026 United States Hunting Matthew Nichols 2026 Canada
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