Shudder Releases December 2022 Programming Lineup

Written by John Edward Betancourt

It is definitely safe to say, that December is something of a wintery wasteland for horror features and we all know why. For ‘tis the season, the one with elves and presents and Egg Nog and Santa himself, so the world more or less does its best to forget about horror to think about the fluffy stuff that we do indeed enjoy. But deep down, while we’re looking at blinking lights and hearing carolers sing… our minds are on zombies and crazed holiday creatures because horror is where we thrive and slowly but surely, it’s power and popularity are sneaking into the holiday season. Since we are seeing more holiday horror themed movies arriving at the multiplex and of course we are watching more of them at home… courtesy of Shudder.
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For the good folks that work there deck the halls with gore aplenty, courtesy of a month of full of gooey and terrifying and downright ghoulish gifts. The kind that tasks us to turn the light on come Christmas Eve in the hopes it might scare away Krampus or one evil Santa and boy, have they prepared some fine presents for us to unwrap this season. Since the network has released its December 2022 programming lineup and here are all the wonderful treats that you can enjoy in a few days, when the official start of the Horror-days season gets underway.

 SHUDDER ORIGINAL SERIES 

​The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans - New Episodes on Tuesdays 

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans brings together some of the most popular drag icons from the show’s previous seasons competing in a grand championship of drag artistry and shocking physical challenges for a one hundred-thousand-dollar grand prize, the headlining spot on the upcoming world tour, and the first ever “Dragula Titans” crown and title. Guest Judges include Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), Harvey Guillen, Justin Simien, David Dastmalchian, Poppy, Alaska, Katya, Joe Bob Briggs, Bonnie Aarons, Barbara Crampton, and more. (A Shudder Original Series) 

​ SHUDDER SPECIAL 

​ Joe Bob’s Ghoultide Get-Together – Premieres Friday, December 16, at 9pm on Shudder TV, and on demand starting Sunday, December 18 

Joe Bob celebrates Christmas the drive-in way, complete with The Last Drive-In’s third annual holiday auction with proceeds going to charity. And who knows, this year’s double feature might even include a Christmas horror or two… (A Shudder Original) 

​ SHUDDER ORIGINAL & EXCLUSIVE FILMS 

​ A Wounded Fawn - Premieres Thursday, December 1 

Inspired by surrealist art and Greek mythology, A Wounded Fawn follows the story of Meredith Tanning (Sarah Lind, The Humanity Bureau), a local museum curator who is dipping her toe back into the dating pool, only to be targeted by a charming serial killer (Josh Ruben, Scare Me). When a fateful romantic getaway between the two becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, both must confront the madness within him. Written and directed by Travis Stevens (Jakob’s Wife). (A Shudder Original) WATCH TRAILER HERE.

​ Christmas Bloody Christmas - Premieres Friday, December 9 

It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms (Riley Dandy, That’s Amor) just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself. Also starring Sam Delich (Spiderhead), Jonah Ray Rodrigues (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”), Dora Madison (Alone with You), Jeremy Gardner (After Midnight), with Jeff Daniel Phillips (The Munsters) and Abraham Benrubi (“ER”), written and directed by Joe Begos (V.F.W.)(A Shudder Original) WATCH TRAILER HERE.

The Apology - Premieres Friday, December 16

Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, recovering alcoholic Darlene Hagan (Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad) is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration again with the help of her friend and neighbor, Gretchen (Janeane Garofalo, Wet Hot American Summer). Late Christmas Eve, Darlene's estranged ex-brother-in-law, Jack (Linus Roache, Mandy) arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret. Soon, Darlene finds herself caught between reason and ruthless instinct. Trapped together by a dangerous storm, a battle of wits escalates to a violent game of revenge. Written and directed by Alison Locke. (A Shudder Exclusive) WATCH TRAILER HERE.

Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge - Premieres Thursday, December 22

When horror guru Rad Chad Buckley’s funeral turns into an elaborate series of death traps centered around Chad's favorite films, the guests must band together and use the rules of horror to survive the bloody game. Core Story: Rad Chad's Revenge directed by Aaron B. Koontz. Segments: Welcome to the 90's directed by Alexandra Barreto, The Night He Came Back Again Part VI - The Night She Came Back directed by Anthony Cousins, Special Edition directed by Jed Shepherd, and We're So Dead directed by Rachele Wiggins. (A Shudder Original)

Burial – Premieres Thursday, December 29

In the last days of WWII, a band of Allied soldiers trafficking Hitler's remains out of Germany are ambushed by Nazi Wehrwolf fighters. Directed by Ben Park and starring Charlotte Vega, Tom Felton, Harriet Walter, Barry Ward, Dan Renton Skinner and Bill Milner. (A Shudder Exclusive) WATCH TRAILER HERE.

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET COLLECTION: THE FIRST 7 MOVIES

One, two, Freddy’s coming for you! Beginning December 1, Shudder presents a collection of the first seven films in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise: Wes Craven’s original 1984 masterpiece, followed by Freddy’s Revenge (1985), Dream Warriors (1987), The Dream Master (1988), The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Can your nightmares be fatal? In this seminal slasher that launched a franchise, a hideously scarred pedophile who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in the terrifying nightmares of his killers' children ... And the dreaming teenagers are starting to die in their sleep.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Freddy's back...and he wants revenge. When teenager Jesse Walsh moves to Elm Street, Freddy Krueger starts appearing in his nightmares. This time, Freddy takes possession of Jesse's body whenever the teenager falls asleep, using Jesse to kill.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
When local teenagers start dying, only Nancy Thompson knows the truth. Now a doctor at the local psychiatric hospital, she is the lone survivor of one of Freddy's previous killing sprees. Now, it's a fight against her co-workers' disbelief and a race against time to stop Freddy before he kills again.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
In the fourth Elm Street, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns to torment the Dream Warriors, forcing Kristen to bestow her powers on someone new.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
For five years, a walking nightmare named Freddy Krueger has haunted their sleep--seeking revenge for the horribly disfiguring death he suffered at the hands of the children's parents. Now, through the dreams of an unborn child, Freddy has resurrected himself ... and he's looking for new victims.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
In this sixth return to the horrifying world of Nightmare on Elm Street, the town of Springwood decides to forever end Freddy Krueger's deadly hold on their dreams. Freddy finally confronts the one person he has never been able to defeat, a psychologist who now learns the source of her lifelong nightmares.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Ten years after writer and director Wes Craven brought his personal nightmares to the movie screen as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, the horrifying child killer returns, stepping out of his celluloid world to haunt the life of the actress who first defeated him on film.

UNHAPPY HOLIDAYS COLLECTION

Celebrate the season with Shudder’s “Unhappy Holidays Collection.” New additions this month include Night of the Comet (12/1), Christmas Bloody Christmas (12/9), along with current Shudder titles Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out, Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: The Initiation, Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker, To All A Good Night, Black Christmas (1974), Christmas Evil, Better Watch Out, A Christmas Horror Story, All The Creatures Were Stirring, Christmas Presence, Deadly Games, Blood Beat, The Advent Calendar, A Creepshow Holiday Special, and The Christmas “Ghoul Log.”

NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S MOVIE LIBRARY

December 1

Night of the Comet
A huge comet passes near the earth, vaporizing nearly the whole planet. Only a few teenagers (Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney), survive--all those outside were turned to dust. But a few partially exposed people are now hideous, blood-thirsty zombies--and they begin a deadly hunt for the last remaining humans.

December 12

The Police Are Blundering in the Dark
During an outbreak of violent murders in the area targeting young women, a journalist searching for a female friend gone missing ends up in a villa owned by an eccentric photographer.

The Killer is One of Thirteen
A widow invites thirteen guests to stay at her rural mansion. She reveals to them that she suspects whoever killed her husband must be one of them. Soon, they too are being murdered one by one.

Girl in Room 2A
A sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.

The French Sex Murders
A man is accused of killing his favorite prostitute in a French brothel. He's tried and sentenced to death. He tries to escape but dies during pursuit. Soon, people connected to the case are killed one by one.

My Dear Killer
A mysterious decapitation leads Inspector Peretti into a case of blackmail, deceit, and the unsolved kidnapping of a young girl.

Autopsy
This lurid giallo stars Mimsy Farmer (Four Flies on Grey Velvet) as a morgue worker who begins investigating a series of suicides that she comes to suspect may actually be murders. Helping her with the case is a priest who’s prone to violent outbursts. Could his short fuse be because his sister was a recent victim - or is he the man behind the crimes? The only thing certain in this fast-paced fright film is that nothing is certain.

Murder Mansion
A couple, lost in thick fog, take refuge in an old mansion next to a cemetery. Strange things start to happen.

Crazy Desires of a Murderer
A rich girl invites a few of her friends, including one she befriended during a recent trip to Asia, to her family manor to spend the weekend. Soon, someone gets horribly killed, and secrets and dark desires begin to unravel.

Arabella Black Angel
Arabella is a nymphomaniac who has sex with any man. One day, her husband, a writer, meets her and another man. She has a strange reaction: kills the lover. Her husband hides the corpse. From that moment on, he encourages her meetings with other men, and writes down the experiences in his new book.

The Killer is Still Among Us
During a spree of violent killings, a young woman writing a thesis in criminology begins to suspect that her new boyfriend, who is a forensic pathologist, might be a serial killer.

The Sister of Ursula
While searching for their estranged mother, two beautiful sisters, Dagmar and Ursula, arrive at a luxurious seaside hotel. At the same time, a mysterious killer starts murdering promiscuous women in the area.