What's on Shudder in May

Shudder has plenty of cray this May, including:

What begins as a time of healing in the quiet Scandinavian countryside soon takes an ominous turn when Rachel (Teresa Palmer, A Discovery of Witches, Warm Bodies, Lights Out) begins to unravel the torturous truth about her son and confronts the malicious forces attempting to take a hold of him in The Twin.

The city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos in The Sadness, as ordinary people are compulsively driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can imagine. Murder, torture, and mutilation are only the beginning.

The Found Footage Phenomenon tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it has been transformed with technological changes throughout the last few decades. It features interviews with integral found footage directors whose films impacted the horror genre like no other sub-genre has, around the turn of the millennium.

The Twin – A Shudder Original 

New Film Premieres 6th May 

In The Twin, following the aftermath of a tragic accident that  claimed the life of one of their twin sons, Rachel (Teresa Palmer, A Discovery of Witches, Warm Bodies, Lights Out) and husband Anthony (Steven Cree, A Discovery of Witches, Outlander) relocate to the other side of the world with their surviving child in the hopes of building a new  life. 

What begins as a time of healing in the quiet Scandinavian countryside soon takes an ominous turn  when Rachel begins to unravel the torturous truth about her son and confronts the malicious forces  attempting to take a hold of him. Written by Aleksi Hyvärinen and Taneli Mustonen and directed by  Taneli Mustonen. 

The Sadness – A Shudder Original 

New Film Premieres 12th May 

The city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos as ordinary  people are compulsively driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can imagine. Murder, torture, and mutilation are only the beginning. A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the violence and depravity. 

The age of civility and order is no more.  

The film is the feature debut of writer and director Rob Jabbaz and stars Regina Lei (76 Horror  Bookstore), Berant Zhu (We Are Champions, How to Train Our Dragon), Tzu-Chiang Wang (It’s  Drizzling) and In-Ru Chen. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Frightfest and winner  “Best First Feature,” Fantsia International Film Festival. Written and directed by Rob Jabbaz

The Found Footage Phenomenon – A Shudder Original 

New Film Premieres 19th May 

This documentary tracks the origins of the found footage technique and how it has been transformed with technological changes throughout the last few decades. The Found Footage Phenomenon features interviews with integral found footage directors whose films impacted the horror genre like no other sub-genre has, around the turn of the  millennium. Score by music legend Simon Boswell. Written, directed and produced by Sarah  Appleton and Phillip Escott. 

A Banquet – A Shudder Exclusive 

New Film Premieres 26th May 

Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. 

In an agonising dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront  the boundaries of her own beliefs. Starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes and Lindsay Duncan. Written by Justin Bull and directed by Ruth Paxton. 

NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S LIBRARY 

2nd May 

Eli Roth's History of Horror S3 

This season of Eli Roth’s History of Horror continues to explore the fun and the fear of scary  films – both timeless classics and wildly frightening films that flew under the radar, tackling the  topics of Sequels (That Don’t Suck), Infections, Psychics, Apocalyptic Horror, Holiday Horror and  Mad
Scientists. All-star lineup of interviewees include Cate Blanchett, Margaret Cho, Jeffrey  Combs, Jamie Lee Curtis, Geena Davis, Lex Scott Davis, Robert Englund, Vanessa  Hudgens, Elliott Knight, David Koechner, Christopher Landon, Meat Loaf, Greg Nicotero, Jonah Ray, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Rothe, Madeleine Stowe, Quentin Tarantino, Jennifer  Tilly, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie, and many others.  

3rd May 

Excess Flesh 

Jill becomes obsessed with Jennifer, her gorgeous roommate, and in a twisted attempt to bring  them closer together, violently imprisons Jennifer inside their apartment.

A maniac traps an actress in a limousine, feeding her commands through a distorted speaker.  She must comply with his deranged demands if she ever wants to leave the limo again. 

Life After Beth 

A guy (Dane DeHaan) discovers that his girlfriend (Aubrey Plaza) has returned from the dead,  but his joy turns to horror as she slowly undergoes a horrible transformation. 

10th May 

V/H/S: Viral 

A police chase through the streets of Los Angeles inspires dozens of fame-obsessed teens to  try to capture the salacious footage, but they are unaware that they will face their own deaths as  stars of the next video sensation. 

February 

An unseen evil affects two girls staying at a boarding school over winter break. Rose (Lucy  Boynton) is fretting over an unplanned pregnancy and Kat (Kiernan Shipka) has convinced  herself her parents are dead, giving the entity the perfect cover to start turning the young women  inside out. And then there’s Joan (Emma Roberts), who’s just left an asylum and is heading to  the girl’s school…  

17th May 

We Summon the Darkness 

Heading to a party at a secluded country house after a heavy metal concert, three best friends cross paths with some sadistic killers. 

The Taking of Deborah Logan 

An elderly woman battling Alzheimer’s disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition,  but they discover something far more sinister is going on.  

24th May 

Knock Knock 

Two nubile, stranded women (Ana de Armas, Lorenza Izzo) reveal a sinister agenda after they  spend the night with a married architect (Keanu Reeves). 

Tales of Halloween 

Ten short stories revolving around ghosts, ghouls, monsters, the devil, aliens, and axe  murderers who terrorise a suburb on Halloween night.

31st May 

Viral 

Separated from their father (Michael Kelly), two teenage sisters (Sofia Black-D'Elia, Analeigh  Tipton) try to survive an apocalyptic viral outbreak that leads to a quarantine. 

The Resident 

When a young doctor suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft, she learns that  her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her. 

Blair Witch (2016) 

A young man and his friends venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the  mystery surrounding his missing sister. Many believe her disappearance 17 years earlier is  connected to the legend of the Blair Witch. At first the group is hopeful, especially when two locals  act as guides through the dark and winding woods. As the night wears on, a visit from a menacing  presence soon makes them realise that the legend is all too real, and more sinister than they  could have ever imagined.