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Since its debut on the service last Thursday, the hypnotic and stylish thriller, Revenge, from first-time director Coralie Fargeat has become the most-watched film premiere in Shudder’s history by a wide margin. Revenge took the number spot following film’s premiere on both Shudder U.S. and Shudder Canada, and was the most reviewed film on Shudder during an opening weekend and currently has an impressive 5 out of 5 skulls rating from Shudder members (skulls are the Shudder equivalent of stars). Shudder subscribers aren’t the only ones leaving rave reviews, critics love Revenge too. It has a 93% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an 81% “must-see” rating on Metacritic, and everyone from The New York Times to Vogue has been cheering. …an incredibly stylish exercise in horror filmmaking…” – The Atlantic “Blunt, bloody and stylish.” – The New York Times “The bloodiest – and most important – film released this year.” – Esquire While streaming services don’t release viewer numbers,
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Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for thriller, suspense, and horror has announced its killer lineup of originally produced and acquired films and series to be featured at this year’s Fantastic Fest, held in Austin, Texas, from September 20–27. The centerpiece of Shudder’s Fantastic Fest programming is the world premiere of all eight episodes of audiophile nightmare Deadwax, an original short-form series starring Hannah Gross (Mindhunter) and Evan Gamble (Hap & Leonard), created by Graham Reznick (I Can See You, PS4’s Until Dawn) and executive produced by Reznick and Peter Phok (The House of the Devil, Stake Land). The 8-episode series is slated to premiere on Shudder later this year. Shudder has also announced the acquisition of North American rights for two Fantastic Fest titles: acclaimed Brazilian supernatural thriller The Night Shifter and wild Japanese crime saga The Blood of Wolves. Fantastic Fest will also host the U.S. premiere of the celebrated Argentine horror film, Terrified, which will launch on
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Shudder, the leading subscription video on demand service for thriller, suspense, and horror has acquired all three seasons of the bold, action-packed crime thriller Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for US release, produced by Carnival Films. Based on the original idea from legendary comic book writer Stan Lee, Lucky Man is a story about luck, fate, gambling, superstition and the consequences of our actions. It follows DI Harry Clayton – a brilliant, yet troubled cop from London’s notorious Murder Squad who is also a compulsive gambler in danger of losing the thing he values most: his family. As he’s approaching rock bottom, he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Eve at a casino who gives him a mysterious bracelet that grants him with the power to control luck. But it comes at a price. I’ve always been captivated by the subject of luck, and I thought it would be fascinating to explore a character who is bestowed an immense amount of fortune,
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CHECK OUT WHAT’S NEW ON SHUDDER IN SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING 18 FILMS AND THE 2nd INSTALLMENT OF CHANNEL ZERO! September 1 Bait 3D (2012, Kimble Rendall) A freak tsunami traps a group of people in a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape, they are hunted by white sharks that are hungry for meat. The Eye 2 (2004, Danny Pang Phat, Oxide Pang Chun) A pregnant woman discovers the ability to see ghosts after she unsuccessfully attempts suicide. September 3 Gattaca (1997, Andrew Niccol) A genetically inferior man (Ethan Hawke) assumes the identity of a superior one (Jude Law) in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. Nurse 3D (2014, Doug Aarniokoski) A young nurse (Katrina Bowden) begins to suspect that a sexy colleague (Paz de la Huerta) is responsible for murdering a string of unfaithful men. Dan Curtis’ Dracula (1973, Dan Curtis) In this British television movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, Dracula is searching
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More from Shudder September 2018
MoviesNewsShudderTrailers
Since its debut on the service last Thursday, the hypnotic and stylish thriller, Revenge, from first-time director Coralie Fargeat has become the most-watched film premiere in Shudder’s history by a wide margin. Revenge took the number spot following film’s premiere on both Shudder U.S. and Shudder Canada, and was the most reviewed film on Shudder during an opening weekend and currently has an impressive 5 out of 5 skulls rating from Shudder members (skulls are the Shudder equivalent of stars). Shudder subscribers aren’t the only ones leaving rave reviews, critics love Revenge too. It has a 93% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an 81% “must-see” rating on Metacritic, and everyone from The New York Times to Vogue has been cheering. …an incredibly stylish exercise in horror filmmaking…” – The Atlantic “Blunt, bloody and stylish.” – The New York Times “The bloodiest – and most important – film released this year.” – Esquire While streaming services don’t release viewer numbers,
Continue reading →
Film FestivalsMoviesNewsShudder
Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for thriller, suspense, and horror has announced its killer lineup of originally produced and acquired films and series to be featured at this year’s Fantastic Fest, held in Austin, Texas, from September 20–27. The centerpiece of Shudder’s Fantastic Fest programming is the world premiere of all eight episodes of audiophile nightmare Deadwax, an original short-form series starring Hannah Gross (Mindhunter) and Evan Gamble (Hap & Leonard), created by Graham Reznick (I Can See You, PS4’s Until Dawn) and executive produced by Reznick and Peter Phok (The House of the Devil, Stake Land). The 8-episode series is slated to premiere on Shudder later this year. Shudder has also announced the acquisition of North American rights for two Fantastic Fest titles: acclaimed Brazilian supernatural thriller The Night Shifter and wild Japanese crime saga The Blood of Wolves. Fantastic Fest will also host the U.S. premiere of the celebrated Argentine horror film, Terrified, which will launch on
Continue reading →
NewsShudderStreaming TV
Shudder, the leading subscription video on demand service for thriller, suspense, and horror has acquired all three seasons of the bold, action-packed crime thriller Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for US release, produced by Carnival Films. Based on the original idea from legendary comic book writer Stan Lee, Lucky Man is a story about luck, fate, gambling, superstition and the consequences of our actions. It follows DI Harry Clayton – a brilliant, yet troubled cop from London’s notorious Murder Squad who is also a compulsive gambler in danger of losing the thing he values most: his family. As he’s approaching rock bottom, he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Eve at a casino who gives him a mysterious bracelet that grants him with the power to control luck. But it comes at a price. I’ve always been captivated by the subject of luck, and I thought it would be fascinating to explore a character who is bestowed an immense amount of fortune,
Continue reading →
MoviesShudderStreaming TV
CHECK OUT WHAT’S NEW ON SHUDDER IN SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING 18 FILMS AND THE 2nd INSTALLMENT OF CHANNEL ZERO! September 1 Bait 3D (2012, Kimble Rendall) A freak tsunami traps a group of people in a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape, they are hunted by white sharks that are hungry for meat. The Eye 2 (2004, Danny Pang Phat, Oxide Pang Chun) A pregnant woman discovers the ability to see ghosts after she unsuccessfully attempts suicide. September 3 Gattaca (1997, Andrew Niccol) A genetically inferior man (Ethan Hawke) assumes the identity of a superior one (Jude Law) in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. Nurse 3D (2014, Doug Aarniokoski) A young nurse (Katrina Bowden) begins to suspect that a sexy colleague (Paz de la Huerta) is responsible for murdering a string of unfaithful men. Dan Curtis’ Dracula (1973, Dan Curtis) In this British television movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, Dracula is searching
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