What's on Shudder in May

Here's everything that's streaming on Shudder in May 2026.

Tales From the Crypt – Shudder Exclusive Series

Series Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 1 May

Tales from the Crypt, the popular 90s horror anthology series inspired by the 1950s EC Comics, is back exclusively streaming on Shudder! Each episode is a self-contained story often featuring well-known talent and directors – and hosted by the Crypt Keeper (John Kassir), a wisecracking corpse known for his macabre puns. With its signature unrestricted gore, profanity, and dark irony, the show’s episode styles range from comedy to drama and deliver twisted moral lessons where "bad people" meet poetically horrific ends – and issues like greed, lust, and moral decay lead to tragic consequences. The series features a long list of A-list guest stars including Brad Pitt, Demi Moore, John Lithgow, Christopher Reeve, Catherine O’Hara, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Shields and many more. Several episodes have been directed by well-known talent including Rober Zemeckis, Tobe Hooper and William Friedkin, as well as acclaimed actors such as Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael J. Fox. 

Heresy (2024) - – Shudder Exclusive Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 1 May

A folk horror centered in a medieval Dutch village, follows a young woman who is caught between her faith, fanatic townsfolk and the dark forces lurking in the woods. Starring Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent and Reinout Bussemaker. 

This is Not A Test – Shudder Exclusive Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 22 May

Sloane (Olivia Holt, Heart Eyes) and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands. Adapted from the popular YA novel of the same name by New York Times best-selling author Courtney Summers. Also starring Froy Gutierrez (The Strangers), Luke MacFarlane(Bros), Corteon Moore (Overcompensating), Chloe Avakian (John Wayne Gacy), and Carson MacCormac (Clown in a Cornfield).

In Search of Darkness 1990-1994 

New 6-Hour Documentary Film Premieres on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 15 May

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct and re-contextualize the “lost” decade of horror: the ‘90s. Fans will hear first-hand stories from a long list of genre favorites including Heather Langenkamp (Wes Craven’s New Nightmare), John Carpenter (In The Mouth of Madness), Frank Henenlotter (Frankenhooker), Tim Balme (Dead Alive), Michael Gross (Tremors), and many more.

Smothered – Shudder Original Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 29 May

Alif is a micro-painting artist who has an accident and loses part of his memory. After returning home, an old woman appears claiming to be his mother, but Alif doesn’t recognize her and is suspicious of her intentions. 

Starring Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti and Vonny Anggraini.

New To Shudder's Film Library

1 May

Suicide Club

A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides. Winner of the 2003 Fantasia Festival’s Most Ground-Breaking Film Award.

Pulse (2001)

Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the internet.

Cure

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they’ve done.

Noroi: The Curse

A prominent paranormal journalist Kobayashi goes missing shortly after completing a documentary.

What begins as an investigation into strange noises soon evolves into the chilling mystery of a demonic entity named Kagutaba.

Uzumaki

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.