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Everything Coming To Shudder ANZ In October

<p class="">Everything coming to Shudder in Australia and New Zealand this October.</p>

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October is the month for scares and what better place to find those scares than Shudder. The streaming service has several new Shudder Originals arriving in time for Halloween alongside some new titles streaming for the first time.

Let’s take a look at the highlights coming to Shudder ANZ in October. Scroll down for a full list of everything arriving on the streaming service.


Shudder’s Halloween Hotline (Special Service) — October

If you’re not sure what to watch for Halloween this year you’ll have the opportunity to call Samuel Zimmerman, the head curator at Shudder and ask them what to watch. You can find a highlight of the answers they gave to subscribers last year HERE.

The service will be live every Saturday during October from 5-6 AM AEST, 6-7 AM AEDT and 8-9 AM NDST.

Last years promo pic. This years number has yet to be revealed and remember that long-distance calls will cost you!

Last years promo pic. This years number has yet to be revealed and remember that long-distance calls will cost you!

For the second year, Shudder’s head curator, Samuel Zimmerman, will be offering callers live, personalized picks for what to watch every Friday in October. Movie lovers from around the world are invited to call Sam (via a new number to be announced) Fridays from 3-4pm ET, share their mood or taste, and from that information, Sam will use his horror knowledge to select films from Shudder’s vast library for them. 

 2020’s All-New Ghoul Log (Special) — October 1st

One of Shudder’s most unique services as a streaming platforming is the 24/7 streaming channel. This October it’ll once again be a 24/7 perfect background watch for any social distanced Halloween parties you may be planning. They’re also promising a surprise on October 1st.

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 Halloween’s answer to the Christmas Yule Log, the Ghoul Log is: a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern (available on demand as al Shudder TV feed ‘round the clock) that offers the perfect ambience for all your Halloween festivities. This year’s edition has been lovingly crafted by a fan-favorite filmmaker who knows a thing or two about the holiday.This year’s edition has been lovingly crafted by a fan-favorite filmmaker who knows a thing or two about the holiday.

SCARE ME  (MOVIE) — 1 October 

Two people get stuck in a cabin together and tell scary stories. A Shudder Original that was an official selection at Sundance 2020.

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Sundance 2020 Official Selection. During a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in the dark of a Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear: Fanny may be the better storyteller. Starring Aya Cash, Josh Ruben and Chris Redd. Directed by Josh Ruben. 

THE CLEANSING HOUR (MOVIE) — 8 October

A fake exorcism web-program goes horribly wrong when someone is actually possessed.

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Max and Drew are millennial entrepreneurs who’ve made themselves famous with a webcast they created called “The Cleansing Hour,” which streams live exorcisms. The catch? Each ceremony is elaborately staged to look real in order to dupe their global audience—until today, when today’s subject, Drew’s fiancé, actually turns out to be possessed. Starring Ryan Guzman, Kyle Gallner, Alix Angelis. Directed by Damien LeVeck. 

THE MORTUARY COLLECTION (MOVIE) — 15 October

Clancy Brown plays a very creepy mortician who guides us through four tales of death in this horror anthology.

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A young drifter applies for a job at the local mortuary and meets an eccentric mortician who chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last. Starring Clancy Brown, Caitlin Custer, Barak Hardley, Christine Kilmer and Jacob Elordi. Directed by Ryan Spindell.

 32 MALASANA STREET (MOVIE) — 22 October

I can’t find a trailer with English subtitles for this Spanish horror film as of writing. But you don’t really need to understand what’s being said in the trailer to get it’s a creepy looking haunted house film.

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It’s 1976. The Olmedo family has left the countryside for a new life in Madrid. But their new home becomes a house of horrors in this hit supernatural thriller based on actual paranormal events. Starring Begoña Vargas, Iván Marcos, Bea Segura, Sergio Castellanos, José Luis de Madariaga, Iván Renedo, Javier Botet. Directed by Alberto Pintó.

 THE CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN (SPECIAL) — October 26th

The second season of Creepshow will arrive in 2021, but for this years Halloween special they’ve crafted an animated episode with two tales. One is based on a Stephen King short story and stars Kiefer Sutherland, while the other is based on a short by Joe Hill and stars Joey King.

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Though Greg Nicotero and his team are hard at work shooting season 2 (coming in 2021), they’ve crafted a fully animated Creepshow special for us just in time for Halloween, featuring two tales to die for: “Survivor Type,” based on the short story by Stephen King and adapted by Nicotero, stars Kiefer Sutherland (24, Designated Survivor) as a man determined to stay alive alone on a deserted island no matter what the cost. “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead,” based on the short story by Joe Hill and adapted by Melanie Dale, stars Joey King (The Kissing Booth, The Act) as a teen whose family road trip includes a visit to the gravest show on earth.


A full list of everything coming to Shudder ANZ in October is below.

1 October 2020 

 6 October 2020

8 October 2020

13 October 2020

 15 October 2020 

20 October 2020

22 October 2020

26 October 2020

27 October 2020 

(descriptions provided by Shudder ANZ)

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[He/Him] Dylan Blight is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Explosion Network, an independent Australian publication covering video games, film, television and pop culture. Since founding Explosion Network in 2017, Dylan has written and produced reviews, news, interviews, features and podcasts across the entertainment industry, while overseeing the publication's editorial direction and content.

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