Spooky season is formally right here. Do not struggle it! Embrace it! Who’re we chatting with!?! You are all on board, proper? RIGHT!?!
We’re a pair days behind on Shudder and AMC Networks’ announcement of their Fearfest celebration. For the subsequent two months (TWO!!!) Shudder has a bevy of nice programming arising. Wait, there’s extra! On high of that different AMC Networks streamers and networks may have spooky season programming as properly.
Particular to Shudder Jennifer Reeder’s Perpetrator has already arrived on the sreamer. New seasons of The Final Drive-in, Dragula and Creepshow are additionally coming. Shudder originals embrace Nightmare, Blood Flower, The Indignant Black Lady and Her Monster, the subsequent chapter of the V/H/S collection, V/H/S/85, and When Evil Lurks, the brand new movie from Demian Rugna (Atterados/Terrified).
All it’s essential to kow about FearFest, Shocked by Shudder (and others) is within the following announcement.
AMC NETWORKS LAUNCHES MONSTER-SIZED “FEARFEST” CELEBRATION WITH MORE THAN 700 HOURS OF HORROR AND GENRE FILMS,
SERIES AND SPECIALS, TO BE CURATED BY SHUDDER
“FearFest, Shocked By Shudder” Expands Throughout AMC Networks’
Total Portfolio of Networks and Streaming Providers, Kicking Off At present
Shudder Celebrates the Spooky Season with New Films Each Friday
Plus the Return of Fan-Favourite Franchises Together with Creepshow, V/H/S, Hell Home,
The Final Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula
AMC Networks introduced at the moment a monster-sized return of AMC’s “FearFest,” its long-running horror and style programming occasion, with over 700 hours of movies, collection and specials to be curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, for the very first time. “FearFest, Shocked by Shudder” will develop into September and throughout AMC Networks’ total portfolio of networks and streamers over the two-month occasion.
“Countdown to Fearfest” begins on AMC at the moment, September 1 with Shudder’s 101 Scariest Horror Film Moments of All Time each Friday at 11:00 p.m., main right into a primetime takeover the final week of September that includes iconic horror films each evening of the week together with the Scream and Halloween franchises in addition to Stephen King classics like The Shining and Firestarter.
October will then kick off wall-to-wall protection, together with a mixture of fan-favorite horror movies in addition to new programming from Shudder. AMC will proceed to host new Shudder films and collection every Friday evening main as much as Halloween, together with a double-feature of Shudder’s V/H/S franchise on Friday, October 6, and the co-premiere of Shudder’s Creepshow Season 4, from Govt Producer Greg Nicotero (The Strolling Useless), alongside AMC+ and Shudder on Friday October 13.
AMC may also have fun iconic horror classics all season, together with the forty fifth anniversary of Halloween with a brand new The Final Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs particular on Tuesday, October 10 at 10:00 p.m., the fiftieth anniversary of The Exorcist paired with its 101 Scariest Film Moments of All Time episode on Friday, September 29 at 8:15 p.m., and the fifty fifth anniversary of Rosemary’s Child adopted by the Cursed Movies documentary on Monday, October 2 at 8:00 p.m.
As the house of the perfect in horror all yr spherical, Shudder will debut numerous extremely anticipated new films and collection each week in September and October, together with Alicia Silverstone-headlined thriller Perpetrator (September 1), the subsequent installment within the V/H/S franchise, V/H/S/85 (October 6), the extremely anticipated When Evil Lurks (October 27), a brand new season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, and new specials from The Final Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs all through the season.
Shudder highlights all through September and October embrace (in chronological order):
Perpetrator (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, September 1 on Shudder and AMC+
Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen despatched to dwell together with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the occasion of her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a household spell that redefines her known as Forevering. When a number of teen ladies go lacking at her new faculty, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator. Written and directed by Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Pores and skin, Evening’s Finish) and starring Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown), Christopher Lowell (My Finest Pal’s Exorcism), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (Candyman [2021]), and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Killing of a Sacred Deer).
Blood Flower (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, September 8 on Shudder and AMC+
Malaysian horror Blood Flower (Harum Malam) tells the story of Iqbal, a 16-year-old apprentice religion healer and exorcist, stricken by visions of the useless and spirits from different dimensions. When a malicious spirit begins to wreak havoc round him, Iqbal is compelled to harness his supernatural items to avoid wasting his household and mates. Directed Dain Mentioned (Interchange, Bunohan, Dukun) and starring Idan Aedan, Bront Palarae and Remy Ishak.
The Final Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Dwell From the Jamboree (Shudder Unique Particular)
Premieres LIVE Friday, September 8 at 9p.m. on Shudder TV and AMC+ TV; Obtainable On Demand on Shudder and AMC+ beginning Friday, September 15
Be part of us for an evening not like every other as Joe Bob does issues the drive-in means – dwell and in individual.
Elevator Recreation (Shudder Movie Premiere)
Premieres Friday, September 15 on Shudder and AMC+
Follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who discovers that the evening his sister disappeared she had performed ‘The Elevator Recreation’ — a ritual performed in an elevator, wherein gamers try and journey to a different dimension utilizing a algorithm that may be discovered on-line. Ignoring warnings, he resolves to observe and discover her. Directed by Rebekah McKendry (Superb) and starring Gino Anania (Skymed), Alec Carlos (Orphan: First Kill), Megan Finest (Séance), Nazariy Demkowicz (Darkish Harvest), Verity Marks (Toys of Terror), Madison MacIsaac and Samantha Halas.
The Final Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: The Strolling Useless: Daryl Dixon (AMC Unique Particular)
Premieres LIVE Friday, September 15 at 9pm on AMC, AMC+ TV and Shudder; Obtainable On Demand on Shudder and AMC+ beginning Friday, September 22
Joe Bob takes us abroad for a really particular episode with The Strolling Useless: Daryl Dixon Govt Producer Greg Nicotero.
The Indignant Black Lady and Her Monster (Shudder & ALLBLK Movie Premiere)
Premieres Friday, September 22 on Shudder, AMC+ and ALLBLK
Vicaria (Layla DeLeon Hayes, The Equalizer) is a superb teenager who believes loss of life is a illness that may be cured. After the brutal and sudden homicide of her brother, she embarks on a harmful journey to carry him again to life. Impressed by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the dramatic thriller thematically challenges concepts of life and loss of life following a household that, regardless of the terrors of systemic stress, will survive and be reborn collectively once more. Additionally starring Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther) and Chad L. Coleman (The Strolling Useless, The Orville).
Nightmare (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, September 29 on Shudder and AMC+
Mona and Robby are a younger couple in love. Robby has simply landed his dream job, they usually’ve scored a tremendous deal on a spacious, if run-down, flat. By no means thoughts that it requires fairly a little bit of renovation. By no means thoughts the neighbors’ fixed preventing, and screaming child… By no means thoughts that Mona is immediately tormented by evening terrors which develop extra intense each time she falls asleep… Robby is keen to begin a household, regardless of Mona’s hesitation. Ultimately, Mona’s points spiral dangerously uncontrolled as she turns into satisfied that she is being attacked by a legendary demon – the Mare – intent on possessing her unborn baby.
V/H/S/85 (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, October 6 on Shudder and AMC+
The subsequent installment within the notorious discovered footage anthology franchise, V/H/S 85 is an ominous mixtape mixing by no means earlier than seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing residence video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten 80s. Starring Freddy Rodriguez, Dani Deetté, Justen Jones and Rolando Davila-Beltran.
The Final Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Halloween (1978) (AMC Unique Particular)
Premieres LIVE Tuesday, October 10 at 10pm on AMC, AMC+ TV and Shudder TV
Joe Bob celebrates the forty fifth anniversary of this iconic horror movie.
Creepshow Season 4 (Shudder Unique Sequence)
Friday the thirteenth Premiere as a Full Season Binge on Shudder and AMC+ (Oct 13), with New Episodes Each Friday at 10pm on AMC linear
Based mostly on the 1982 horror comedy basic returns for a brand new season and remains to be essentially the most enjoyable you’ll ever have being scared. Govt produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Strolling Useless), Creepshow is a comic book ebook coming to life in a collection of vignettes, exploring terrors starting from homicide, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You by no means know what will probably be on the subsequent web page…
The Puppetman (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, October 13 on Shudder and AMC+
The Puppetman is a convicted killer on loss of life row. He has all the time maintained his innocence saying it was an evil pressure controlling his physique as he slaughtered his victims. Now Michal, the killer’s daughter, begins to suspect that there could also be some fact to her father’s declare when these round her start to die in brutal methods. All hope rests on her shoulders to interrupt The Puppetman’s curse. Written and directed by Brandon Christensen and starring Michael Paré, Caryn Richman, Alyson Gorske.
Evening of the Hunted (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, October 20 on Shudder and AMC+
When an unsuspecting girl (Camille Rowe, No Restrict) stops at a distant fuel station at nighttime, she’s made the plaything of a sociopathic sniper with a secret vendetta. To outlive she should not solely dodge his bullets and struggle for her life, but in addition determine who needs her useless and why…
Joe Bob’s Helloween (Shudder Unique Particular)
Premieres LIVE Friday, October 20 at 9pm on ShudderTV and AMC+ TV
Horror legend Joe Bob Briggs and his co-host Darcy the Mail Lady have fun the spooky season in type – with a demonic double-feature certain to get your blood pumping and one very scary particular visitor.
When Evil Lurks (Shudder Unique Movie)
Premieres Friday, October 27 on Shudder and AMC+
Shudder’s first Spanish-language Unique from Demián Rugna (Terrified) is a rural possession thriller revolving round timeless horror ideas and including up to date twists. Set in a distant village, two brothers discover a demon-infected man nearly to present beginning to evil itself. After warning the neighbors on the town, they resolve to do away with the person however merely reach serving to him to ship the inferno. Starring Ezequiel Rodríguez, Eduardo Salomón and Silvia Sabater.
Hell Home LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (Shudder Unique Movie)
Satan’s Evening Premiere on Monday, October 30 on Shudder and AMC+
A bunch of chilly case investigators keep on the Carmichael Manor, the location of the grisly and unsolved murders of the Carmichael household again within the eighties. After 4 nights, the group was by no means heard from once more. What’s found of their footage is much more disturbing than something discovered on the Hell Home tapes. Written and directed by Stephen Cognetti.
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 5 (Shudder Unique Sequence)
New Season Premiere in October on Shudder and AMC+ *Date TBA
Horror’s new icons The Boulet Brothers’ are on the hunt to search out the world’s subsequent drag monster celebrity on this model new, star-studded fifth season of their hit actuality competitors present. With new opponents, the challenges, particular results make-up, costumes, and performances promise to be actually terrifying and out-of-this-world.
Shudder may also add fan-favorite collection and films all through the season, together with The Terror Season 1 (September 25), the Hell Home film trilogy (October 2), Chucky S2 (October 5) and Stan Towards Evil Seasons 1-3 (October 26).
Along with AMC, AMC+ and Shudder, all of AMC Networks’ linear channels and streaming companies may also host branded “FearFest” off-shoots and particular horror programming, together with:
BBC America’s “Bloody Good Worry,” that includes fan-favorite sci-fi and supernatural films each Sunday in October to ship on the “Sunday Scaries”;
IFC’s “Worry on Friday,” establishing a brand new weekly Friday evening horror programming block offered by Shudder, beginning in September;
Sundance TV’s “Icons of Worry,” pairing iconic horror movies with corresponding Cursed Movies episodes for a “shock and a doc” double function beginning October 15;
WE television’s “Worry After Darkish,” that includes Shudder movies and documentaries spotlighting Black horror each Thursday in October;
Acorn TV’s debut of the horror anthology The Terror season one starring Tobias Menzies and Jared Harris (additionally premiering September 25 throughout Shudder and AMC+);
ALLBLK’s co-premiere of The Indignant Black Lady and Her Monster (with Shudder) on September 22), Shudder’s The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, and the return of ALLBLK Unique Sequence Depraved Metropolis for its second season on October 19;
IFC Movies Limitless’s “Better of IFC Midnight” assortment, together with high seasonal franchise The Human Centipede;
HiDive’s assortment of anime horror together with breakout new collection Darkish Gathering; and
Sundance Now will ungate the primary season of fan-favorite supernatural collection Being Human for the season.
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