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Shudder Releases New Trailer For Anthology Series “Horror Noire”

The first trailer is here for Shudder‘s new anthology series, “Horror Noire,” a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2019 documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Showcasing stories of Black horror from Black directors and screenwriters, “Horror Noire” features six stories presented together as a two-hour film starring Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer, Spartacus), Luke James (The Chi, Thoughts of a Colored Man), Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse, A Black Lady Sketch Show), Brandon Mychal Smith (Four Weddings and a Funeral, You’re the Worst), Sean Patrick Thomas (Macbeth, The Curse of La Llorona), Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo), Malcolm Barrett (Genius: Aretha Franklin, Timeless), Tony Todd (Candyman, Night of the Living Dead), and Rachel True (The Craft, Half & Half), among others. The new and adapted stories are written by husband-and-wife writing duo Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror) and Steven Barnes (Lion’s Blood), Ezra Claytan Daniels (BTTM FDRS), Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

Your Ultimate Guide To Shudder’s Annual “61 Days Of Halloween”

It’s official! The Halloween season is here!! Today, Shudder’s “61 Days of Halloween” annual event, featuring a slate of weekly new movie premieres and original series debuts, a new Halloween special with Joe Bob Briggs (and more specials to be announced), and more begins! But that’s not all, there are also horror film favorites being added to the Shudder library from Brian De Palma’s Carrie to Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist, a new edition of Shudder’s beloved “Ghoul Log,” a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern, and the return of Shudder’s Halloween Hotline, where members can receive live, personalized movie recommendations from Shudder’s head curator Samuel Zimmerman. Shudder is the ultimate destination for horror all year long, but every Halloween, we try to outdo ourselves. Last year, we supersized the season, expanding our celebration to 61 days, and this year, we’re going even bigger by bringing Shudder members an unbeatable lineup of new original series and exclusive movie premieres every week, along with new specials

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 1, 2021
Horror Fuel

Shudder Announces Cast For ‘Horror Noire’ Anthology

Shudder has announced some of the cast for their new upcoming horror anthology Horror Noire, based on both the book and documentary series of the same name and will feature some of the best names as well as emerging talent from black entertainment. Comprised of six tales, titled Daddy, Bride Before You, Brand of Evil, The Lake, Sundown, and Fugue State, the two-hour event will debut on Shudder this October, Deadline reports. Some of the talent involved includes Tony Todd, Brandon Mychal Smith, Peter Stormare, Sean Patrick Thomas, Malcolm Barrett, Lavell Crawford, Rachel True, Tone Bell, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, and Lenora Crichlow. The scripts for the project were written by Victor LaValle (Daddy), Al Letson (Sundown), Ezra C. Daniels (Brand of Evil), Shernold Edwards (Bride Before You), Barnes and Due (Fugue State), and Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due (The Lake). Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2021
Horror Fuel

AMC & Shudder Reveal Trailers And Premiere Dates At Comic-Con@Home

AMC and Shudder made announcements about three projects this weekend during Comi-Con@ Home, including the stop-animation series “Ultra City Smiths”, “Horror Noire”, and season three of “Creepshow”. ULTRA CITY SMITHS AMC+’s panel for Ultra City Smiths, which began streaming July 22, was moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Kristen Baldwin and featured series creator, writer, co-director, and showrunner Steve Conrad and co-director David Brooks along with cast members Jimmi Simpson, Debra Winger, Luis Guzmán, Hana Mae Lee, Tim Heidecker, and Chris Conrad. The “Ultra City Smiths” story unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate. Two intrepid detectives follow the case, rallying to fight against their city’s dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their families, all in pursuit of a gentler place to call home. HORROR NOIRE A new Shudder Original anthology film, Horror

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 25, 2021
Horror Fuel

Shudder Announces February Premieres

This February, Shudder is showing horror fans some love with a killer line-up of films, series, and exclusives. Shudder also has a surprise planned to celebrate Women in Horror Month. Horror’s past comes to life this month on Shudder, first in the new Shudder Original documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, and then in the seven-part series “Eli Roth’s History of Horror.” After that, step into horror’s future with the Shudder Exclusive films The Crucifixion, offering a new take on the demonic possession genre from the director of Frontier(s), and Beast, an elegant, wild fable of love and murder. Horror Noire (2019) — available Thursday, February 7 Director: Xavier Burgin Shudder’s first original documentary takes a critical look at a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and embraced both black filmmakers and black audiences, presenting an essential social history of blacks in America as seen through their changing images in horror films. Beginning

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 24, 2019

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Shudder Releases New Trailer For Anthology Series “Horror Noire”

The first trailer is here for Shudder‘s new anthology series, “Horror Noire,” a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2019 documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Showcasing stories of Black horror from Black directors and screenwriters, “Horror Noire” features six stories presented together as a two-hour film starring Lesley-Ann Brandt (Lucifer, Spartacus), Luke James (The Chi, Thoughts of a Colored Man), Erica Ash (Survivor’s Remorse, A Black Lady Sketch Show), Brandon Mychal Smith (Four Weddings and a Funeral, You’re the Worst), Sean Patrick Thomas (Macbeth, The Curse of La Llorona), Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo), Malcolm Barrett (Genius: Aretha Franklin, Timeless), Tony Todd (Candyman, Night of the Living Dead), and Rachel True (The Craft, Half & Half), among others. The new and adapted stories are written by husband-and-wife writing duo Tananarive Due (My Soul to Keep, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror) and Steven Barnes (Lion’s Blood), Ezra Claytan Daniels (BTTM FDRS), Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

Your Ultimate Guide To Shudder’s Annual “61 Days Of Halloween”

It’s official! The Halloween season is here!! Today, Shudder’s “61 Days of Halloween” annual event, featuring a slate of weekly new movie premieres and original series debuts, a new Halloween special with Joe Bob Briggs (and more specials to be announced), and more begins! But that’s not all, there are also horror film favorites being added to the Shudder library from Brian De Palma’s Carrie to Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist, a new edition of Shudder’s beloved “Ghoul Log,” a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern, and the return of Shudder’s Halloween Hotline, where members can receive live, personalized movie recommendations from Shudder’s head curator Samuel Zimmerman. Shudder is the ultimate destination for horror all year long, but every Halloween, we try to outdo ourselves. Last year, we supersized the season, expanding our celebration to 61 days, and this year, we’re going even bigger by bringing Shudder members an unbeatable lineup of new original series and exclusive movie premieres every week, along with new specials

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 1, 2021
Horror Fuel

Shudder Announces Cast For ‘Horror Noire’ Anthology

Shudder has announced some of the cast for their new upcoming horror anthology Horror Noire, based on both the book and documentary series of the same name and will feature some of the best names as well as emerging talent from black entertainment. Comprised of six tales, titled Daddy, Bride Before You, Brand of Evil, The Lake, Sundown, and Fugue State, the two-hour event will debut on Shudder this October, Deadline reports. Some of the talent involved includes Tony Todd, Brandon Mychal Smith, Peter Stormare, Sean Patrick Thomas, Malcolm Barrett, Lavell Crawford, Rachel True, Tone Bell, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, and Lenora Crichlow. The scripts for the project were written by Victor LaValle (Daddy), Al Letson (Sundown), Ezra C. Daniels (Brand of Evil), Shernold Edwards (Bride Before You), Barnes and Due (Fugue State), and Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due (The Lake). Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 1, 2021
Horror Fuel

AMC & Shudder Reveal Trailers And Premiere Dates At Comic-Con@Home

AMC and Shudder made announcements about three projects this weekend during Comi-Con@ Home, including the stop-animation series “Ultra City Smiths”, “Horror Noire”, and season three of “Creepshow”. ULTRA CITY SMITHS AMC+’s panel for Ultra City Smiths, which began streaming July 22, was moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Kristen Baldwin and featured series creator, writer, co-director, and showrunner Steve Conrad and co-director David Brooks along with cast members Jimmi Simpson, Debra Winger, Luis Guzmán, Hana Mae Lee, Tim Heidecker, and Chris Conrad. The “Ultra City Smiths” story unfolds via the stop-motion animation of baby dolls repurposed as a grown-up cast of characters. The series hinges on an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of fictional metropolis Ultra City’s most famous magnate. Two intrepid detectives follow the case, rallying to fight against their city’s dangerous corruption, at a high cost to themselves and their families, all in pursuit of a gentler place to call home. HORROR NOIRE A new Shudder Original anthology film, Horror

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 25, 2021
Horror Fuel

Shudder Announces February Premieres

This February, Shudder is showing horror fans some love with a killer line-up of films, series, and exclusives. Shudder also has a surprise planned to celebrate Women in Horror Month. Horror’s past comes to life this month on Shudder, first in the new Shudder Original documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, and then in the seven-part series “Eli Roth’s History of Horror.” After that, step into horror’s future with the Shudder Exclusive films The Crucifixion, offering a new take on the demonic possession genre from the director of Frontier(s), and Beast, an elegant, wild fable of love and murder. Horror Noire (2019) — available Thursday, February 7 Director: Xavier Burgin Shudder’s first original documentary takes a critical look at a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and embraced both black filmmakers and black audiences, presenting an essential social history of blacks in America as seen through their changing images in horror films. Beginning

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 24, 2019