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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
The Ghoul Log (Special) Shudder Special (see highlights above)
Scare Me (Movie) Shudder Original Premiere (see highlights above)
6 October 2020
Beyond The Gates (Movie) ‘80s VHS nostalgia becomes deadly in this clever chiller about two brothers who reunite when their father vanishes. While cleaning out pop’s video store, Gordon and John find a VHS game featuring a creepy hostess who reveals that dad is trapped inside. The siblings’ disbelief turns to horror when they learn that in order to free dad, they’ll have to sacrifice some of their loved ones. Starring Barbara Crampton. Graham Skipper, Chase Williamson, Brea Grant
Stake Land (Movie) A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation’s abandoned towns and cities, and it’s up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin, a teen unskilled in the ways of survival, safely north to Canada, the continent’s New Eden. Contains strong language, violence and gore. Starring Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Michael Cerveris and Danielle Harris
8 October 2020
The Cleansing Hour Shudder Original (see highlights above)
13 October 2020
The Hallow (Movie) When a London-based conservationist is sent to Ireland with his wife and infant child to survey an area of forest believed to be hallowed ground by superstitious locals, his actions unwittingly disturb a horde of demonic creatures who prey upon the lost. Starring Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton, Michael Smiley
Mohawk (Movie) After a member of her tribe sets an American soldiers’ camp ablaze, a young female Mohawk finds herself pursued by a ruthless band of renegades bent on revenge. Fleeing deep into the woods, Mohawk youths Oak and Calvin confront the bloodthirsty Colonel Holt and his soldiers. As the Americans seem to close in from all sides, the trio must summon every resource, both real and supernatural, as the brutal attack escalates. Starring Kaniehtiio Horn, Ezra Buzzington, Eamon Farren
Raw (Movie) A first year veterinary student develops strange, carnal cravings after a hazing ritual involving raw meat. Starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella
Razorback (Movie) Somewhere deep in the Australian outback, there’s a marauding, indestructible creature that can rip a man in half and destroy a homestead in seconds. This giant freak of nature is nine hundred pounds of tusk and muscle—and it is hell bent on terrorizing the small isolated community of “Gamulla,” a town as violent and primitive as the beast that threatens it. Starring Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr.
15 October 2020
The Mortuary Collection (Movie) Shudder Original (see highlights above)
20 October 2020
The Brood (Movie) Dr. Hal Raglan experiments with “Psychoplasmics,” a radical therapy designed to release pent-up emotions in his patients. He keeps his best and brightest patient, ex-wife Nola, in isolation. But as she successfully vents her rage and expels her demons during the sessions, a series of brutal murders occur outside the institute. Starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle
Long Weekend (Movie) Attempting to resurrect their failing marriage, Peter and Marcia set out on a camping trip to a deserted stretch of the Australian coastline. They trample through the countryside, carelessly scattering their rubbish and shooting anything that moves. Their callous disregard for the environment soon becomes apparent when the animals start to seek vengeance. Starring John Hargreaves, Briony Behets
Re-Animator (Movie) Herbert West has just enrolled at a new school after an attempt to revive a former professor went very wrong. Convinced he’s on the verge of a breakthrough, West sneaks into the morgue and revives a corpse, and that’s where the terror—and comedy—begins. 35 years later, this cult classic remains essential viewing for any horror fan. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton
22 October 2020
32 Malasana Street (Movie) Shudder Original (see highlights aboves)
26 October 2020
The Creepshow Halloween Special Shudder Special (see highlights above)
27 October 2020
The Invitation (Movie) Will shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden and new husband David. The estranged divorcees’ tragic past haunts an equally eerie present; amid Eden’s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, John Carroll Lynch, Michiel Huisman
Suspuria (Movie) A young American ballet student who arrives at a prestigious European dance academy is confronted by a series of bizarre and horrific deaths. Starring Jessica Harper
