Shudder Releases November Programming Lineup

Written by John Edward Betancourt

October really is quite the bittersweet time to be a horror fan. Because despite being in the midst of the best month for the genre, wherein everyone is watching scary movies and celebrating every monster out there… November means the world will shift gears almost immediately and try to leave the wonder of horror in the dust, to instead celebrate a jolly man in red and his many elves. Which is a tad disheartening but that shift doesn’t keep good horror fans down. For they know, the genre thrives year-round, and the horror network Shudder has their backs on the matter.
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Because Shudder, doesn’t rest when the season ends, it continues to release phenomenal horror film after phenomenal horror film, as part of its own quest to ensure that everyone understands the wonder of this genre and that it is to be celebrated every day of every year and for proof… then look no further than today’s announcement. For earlier, the network released its phenomenal programming lineup for the month of November, so that horror fans and the uninitiated have something to watch while they digest their Thanksgiving meal and well, without further ado… here is what you can expect from Shudder in November.

NEW SHUDDER ORIGINAL & EXCLUSIVE FILMS

Dead & Beautiful – Premieres November 4

(Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ) 
Five rich spoiled Asian twenty-somethings (Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Philip Juan, Anechka Marchenko) are suffering from upper class ennui, unsure how to spend their days when so little is expected from them. In search of excitement, the five friends form the “Circle,” a group where they take turns designing a unique, extravagant experience for the others. But things go wrong when the privileged urbanites awaken after a night out, to find they have developed vampire fangs and an unquenchable thirst for flesh, blood, and adventure at any price. View Trailer HERE.

Great White – Premieres November 11

(Available on Shudder US and Shudder CA)
A blissful tourist trip turns into a nightmare for five passengers when their seaplane goes down near a shipwreck. Stranded miles from shore in an inflatable life raft, they find themselves in a desperate fight for survival as they try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing pack of sharks lurking just beneath the surface.Great White stars Katrina Bowden (Piranha 3DD, 30 Rock), Aaron Jakubenko (Tidelands), Kimie Tsukakoshi (Riptide), Tim Kano (Neighbours), and Te Kohe Tuhaka (Love and Monsters, The Dead Lands). Written by Michael Boughen (Dying Breed), the film was featured directorial debut of Martin Wilson. View Trailer HERE.

Prisoners of the Ghostland – Premieres November 19

(Available on Shudder US, Shudder UKI)
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has run away. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days if he doesn’t find the missing girl, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman — and his own path to redemption. View Trailer  HERE.

The Strings – Premieres November 23

(Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI, and Shudder ANZ)
In the dead of winter, Catherine (Teagan Johnston), a talented musician who, having recently broken up her successful band, travels to her aunt's remote coastal cottage to work on new material in solitude. Once there, she and local photographer Grace (Jenna Schaefer) spark up a budding romance while visiting an abandoned farmhouse with a disturbing past. Soon after, strange and seemingly supernatural occurrences begin to manifest at the cottage, escalating each night and dangerously eroding Catherine's sense of reality. View Trailer HERE.

ONGOING SHUDDER SERIES 

The Boulet Brothers Dragula – Premieres every Tuesday

The groundbreaking Shudder Original series follows ten drag artists from around the world competing for a $100,000 grand prize – the largest in show history. Season four guest judges include Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical film series), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones), Misha Osherovich (Freaky), Queer country music icon Orville Peck, pop metal star Poppy, Ray Santiago (Ash vs Evil Dead), Bob the Drag Queen (We're Here) and more. Learn more about the cast, here. View trailer HERE.

Behind the Monsters – Premieres every Wednesday

(Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI and Shudder ANZ) 
Behind the Monsters takes an in-depth exploration of the creation of favorite horror icons including Candyman, Chucky, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. No horror icon came out of a filmmaker’s first draft fully formed. There were early drafts, wrong turns, experimentation. Once made flesh (or latex), there’s presentation, impact, audience response and legacy. Each episode examines a horror icon who has broken free of the confines of the film from which it was born and become the stuff of legend. View Trailer HERE.

NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S MOVIE LIBRARY

November 1

Wait Until Dark  
​(Available on Shudder US)
A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
 
Blood on Satan’s Claw
(Available on Shudder US)
Horror thriller set in 17th century England about the children of a village slowly converting into a coven of devil worshipers.
 
The Velvet Vampire
(Available on Shudder US)
A newlywed couple is delighted to be invited to spend some time at their alluring neighbor's beautiful home, but the excitement quickly turns to horror when they discover that she is actually a predatory vampire.
 
The Dark 
(Available on Shudder US)
A haunting and deeply intense atmospheric film about love, monsters and revenge that is being compared to the spine-chilling 'Let the Right One In'.
 
The Closet 
(Available on Shudder US)
Following the death of his wife and disappearance of his daughter, a successful architect enlists the help an exorcist to help him find his daughter. 
 
Prom Night 
(Available on Shudder US)
A masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a little girl six years earlier, at their high school's senior prom.
 
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
(Available on Shudder US)
Thirty years after her accidental death at her 1957 senior prom, the tortured spirit of prom queen Mary Lou Maloney returns to seek revenge.
 
Leatherface 
(Available on Shudder US)
A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell, while being pursued by a lawman out for revenge.

November 8

Tailgate
(Available on Shudder US)
A cocksure, road-raging man on a family road trip finds himself pursued and terrorized by the vengeful van driver he chooses to tailgate.
 
The World of Kanako
(Available on Shudder US)
As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.
 
The Visitor
(Available on Shudder US)
An intergalactic warrior battles alongside a cosmic Christ figure against a demonic 8-year-old girl and her pet hawk, as the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.
 
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
(Available on Shudder US)
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
 
Darlin’
(Available on Shudder US)
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin' is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she's to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" as an example of the miraculous work of the church. But Darlin' holds a secret darker than the "sins" she is threatened with; The Woman who raised her, equally fierce and feral, is ever present in the shadows of Darlin's psyche and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to get in her way.

November 11

Honeydew (Available on Shudder US)
Strange cravings and hallucinations befall a young couple after seeking shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son.

November 15

Kill List
(Available on Shudder US)
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
 
A Dark Song
(Available on Shudder US)
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.
 
The Hallow
(Available on Shudder US)
A family who moved into a remote mill house in Ireland finds themselves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the woods.
 
Pyewacket
(Available on Shudder US) 
Feeling isolated and hopeless, Leah turns to Black Magic to release her anger. She naively performs an occult ritual found in a book on her bedroom shelf to invoke the spirit of a witch to kill her mother.
 
The Isle
(Available on Shudder US)
When three shipwrecked sailors land on an island abandoned except for four sole residents, one sailor starts to question what happened on the island. He must uncover the truth while he battles to save his own life and escape the isle.
 
Fender Bender
(Available on Shudder US)
A teenage girl who just got her driver's license gets into her first fender bender, innocently exchanging information with an apologetic stranger, a serial killer who stalks the streets, hungrily searching for his next unsuspecting victim.

November 16

Blood Rage
(Available on Shudder US)
As kids, Todd is institutionalized for a murder whilst his twin goes free. 10 years later, on Thanksgiving, Todd escapes and a killing spree begins in his neighborhood.
 
Etheria Season 1(
Available on Shudder US)
From post-apocalyptic westerns to demented comedies to terrifying horror and gore, ETHERIA serves up the perfect blend of mind-bending and panic-inducing excitement from the best emerging women genre directors in the world. Each episode showcases a vision of the fantastic in this new anthology series created to introduce amazing directors to devoted genre fans.

November 22

Exorcist III
(Available on Shudder US)
A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
 
November 29

Wake in Fright
(Available on Shudder US)
A British schoolteacher’s descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a small town in outback Australia.