Shudder Releases December 2023 Programming Lineup

Written by John Edward Betancourt

There was a time where horror and the holiday season, simply did not mix. For there was a majority that believed that only holiday movies could be seen in December, and only visions of sugar plums could dance in our heads. So, horror fans either did their best to forget about their favorite movies during the season or they would watch them in secret so as to not offend or bring about any battle royales. But somewhere along the line, that began to change, and the rise of horror’s popularity helped others to understand, it can be quite cathartic during the season and that holiday horror movies can be fun.  
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Which has brought about a titanic shift during the season. For now, horror movies are acceptable to watch, and new horror releases are all the rage during the season. For horror has truly arrived and it is to be celebrated by those who wish to and well, one particular streamer that has helped to lead the charge in this, is Shudder. Because they provide horror fans and those who want to know more about the genre, with amazing movies and shows during the season and their 2023 lineup is no exception to that rule. For they are sending quite the bounty our way. One that will provide everyone with a Happy Horror-days, and without further ado, here is that lineup, courtesy of Shudder. 

It’s A Wonderful Knife
Directed by Tyler MacIntyre
 Streaming on Shudder December 1
(Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ)

Justin Long and Jane Widdop as Henry Waters and Winnie Carruthers in in Tyler MacIntyre’s IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE. (Photo Courtesy of RLJE Films and Shudder. An RLJE Films and Shudder Release.)

​A spin on the Christmas classic, the horror film centers on Winnie Carruther (Jane Widdop, Yellowjackets), who saves her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve. A year later, her life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now, the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality. Also starring Joel McHale (Community) and Justin Long (Barbarian).

The Sacrifice Game
Directed by Jennifer Wexler
​Streaming on Shudder December 8
(Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ)

Chloë Levine, Madison Baines, and Georgia Acken in Jenn Wexler’s THE SACRIFICE GAME. (Courtesy of Shudder. A Shudder Release.)

​It’s bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can’t go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a gang of cult killers arrives on their doorstep – just in time for Christmas. Starring Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Olivia Scott Welch (Lucky Hank, The Fear Street Trilogy),Gus Kenworthy (American Horror Story) and Chloë Levine(The Ranger).

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula
Shudder Original Series
New Episodes Every Tuesday
*Note: Episodes will be on hiatus December 26 and January 2, returning January 9
(Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ)

Photo of Drac and Sawn from Season 5 of ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Courtesy of the Boulet Brothers and Shudder.

​Horror’s new icons The Boulet Brothers are on the hunt to find the world’s next drag monster superstar in this brand new, star-studded fifth season of their hit reality competition show. With new competitors, their challenges, special effects makeup, costumes, and performances, it promises to be truly terrifying and out-of-this-world.

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December 1
 
The Children
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.  
 
Black Christmas (2006)
On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder sorority sisters one by one.
 
P2
A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve. 
 
Night of the Comet
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. 
 
To All A Good Night
A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
 
December 11
           
Wendigo
When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage. After a shopkeeper tells Miles about the legend of Wendigo, a beast who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will, the child begins to wonder if the creature might have something to do with his family’s sudden misfortune. 
 
Devil’s Pass
A group of students go to the location of the infamous Dyatlov pass incident to make a documentary, but things take a turn for the worse as the secret of happened there is revealed.
 
I Trapped the Devil
A man descends into paranoia after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement, but things take a dark turn when his family unexpectedly arrive for Christmas.
 
December 15
 
Bay of Blood
The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
 
Baron Blood
A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in Austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life – searching for new victims.
 
Black Sunday
A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch’s beautiful look-alike descendant.
 
Kill, Baby… Kill!
A Carpathian village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl, prompting a coroner and medical student to uncover her secrets while a witch attempts to protect the villagers.
 
Lisa and The Devil
A tourist spends the night in a derelict Spanish villa seemingly held in the supernatural grip of an eccentric butler, who resembles a depiction of the Devil she had seen on an old fresco.
 
The Evil Eye (1963)
A mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings. 
 
December 18
 
The Gingerdead Man
An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer – this real-life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.
 
December 25
 
Barbarians
A dinner party in a country house that sees four friends come together for a birthday celebration, but as the night progresses secrets emerge and unsettling events begin to unfold around them.
 
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