Gory Monster Film ‘Death Valley’ to Debut on Shudder on December 9

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Normally this time of year, people make a point to huddle around the television with their family and friends, to binge holiday movies left and right and understandably so. After all, this is it, the holidays and food and gift giving are upon us, and what better way to celebrate them than with a holiday classic that reminds us of the reason for the season? But for horror fans, this simply won’t do. Because they love scary stories and know that they are a year-round affair, and the thought of not being able to watch their favorite horror movie or something fresh and original when the snow begins to fall… is as terrifying as Freddy Krueger himself. 

But while theaters will be host to family friendly content and the networks will air stories about angels getting their wings… not all hope is lost for horror fans. For Shudder is there to take care of us regardless of the season. Because not only are they host to a bevy of epic holiday horror films, but they have new scary stories to send our way whilst Santa is checking his list twice, and it just so happens that earlier today, Shudder announced that a brand-new horror feature will debut on the network on 12/9 entitled, Death Valley and well… here is a quick synopsis of that film and a trailer for you to enjoy courtesy of Shudder.

'Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced today that it will release the original film Death Valley in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, December 9.

Written and directed by Matthew Ninaber (Psycho Goreman), who also appears as the frightening monster in the film, the adrenaline-fueled action horror stars his brother Jeremy Ninaber (Escape the Dark), Ethan Mitchell (Escape the Dark) and Kristen Kaster (If I should Die).

When a secret experiment goes horribly wrong, bioengineer Dr. Chloe (Kaster) becomes trapped inside a secret underground facility. With only 24 hours before a fatal decontamination protocol destroys the entire lab, Chloe deploys an emergency distress signal before a terrifying creature (Matthew Ninaber) of unknown origin can consume what’s left of her.

Alerted by the distress beacon, battle-weary guns for hire, Marshall (Mitchell) and Beckett (Jeremy Ninaber) are commissioned to carry out a covert operation to extract the imprisoned scientist. Upon deployment, the team is ambushed by another heavily armed militia hell-bent on finding a way into the compound themselves.

Severely outnumbered, the mercenaries find entry to the bunker through an unsealed emergency hatch only to find themselves in a horrific fight for survival. With time and ammunition running out, the team must locate Dr. Chloe while also navigating the underground maze of corridors before they’re hunted down one by one.

Death Valley is produced by Black Fawn Films who also produced the Shudder original Vicious Fun. The film is executive produced by Matthew Ninaber, Ira Levy, Michael McGuigan and Patrick Ewald. The film is produced by Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan and Matthew Ninaber.'

So, as you can see, Shudder is ready to gift horror fans this holiday season with utterly ghoulish delights, courtesy of what looks to be one twisted creature feature and we here at Nerds That Geek cannot wait to see this tale of terror and geek out about it with all of you come December.

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