What's on Shudder in August

The Communion Girl

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Film Premieres Friday 11 August

Spain, late 1980s. Newcomer Sara (Carla Campra) tries to fit in with the other teens in this tight-knit small town in the province of Tarrgona. If only she were more like her extroverted best friend, Rebe (Aina Quiñones). They go out one night to a nightclub and on the way home they come upon a little girl holding a doll, dressed for her first communion. And that’s when the nightmare begins.

Bad Things

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Film Premieres Friday 18 August

A weekend getaway for a few girlfriends at a snowy resort becomes a psychological tailspin and bloody nightmare. 

Long-deceased guests and the space itself come to life in this haunting thriller. Starring Gayle Rankin (GLOW), Hari Nef (Barbie), Rad Pereira (Betty) and Molly Ringwald (Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club).

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

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Film Premieres Tuesday 1 August

A weedy charity-shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge. It’s one lunch break, five spectacular murders.

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1 August

Hellraiser (1987)

A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed body of her brother-in-law. She starts killing for him to revitalise his body so he can escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped the sadistic underworld.

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the horrible events of Hellraiser (1987) where the occult- obsessive head doctor resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites and their demonic underworld.

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.

7 August

Oldboy

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.

11 August

Amigo

A fiction feature film that brings together psychological thriller and black comedy, bordering on the macabre, all in the form of an intimate drama.

14 August

Amulet

An ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.

America Latina

Massimo is a dentist from Latina, happily married with two daughters. One day he goes down to the cellar for housework and finds a girl tied up and gagged, asking for help.

21 August

Dead End Drive-In

In the future, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in theatre that has become a concentration camp for outcast youths.

Terminal Island

After the abolishment of the death penalty, California murderers are dumped on an island to spend the rest of their lives unsupervised. There, two groups are formed, one lead by a psychopath, and another group determined to bring him down.

28 August

Death in Brunswick

Carl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. He gets a job as a cook, but accidentally kills a fellow worker. He turns to his unscrupulous best friend for help and they attempt to dispose of the body.

Inn of the Damned

A sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in but never check out.