Shudder Content Guide: December 2020
Hello again! We’re back with the monthly content guide across Shudder’s four regions. We skipped the content guide for November, but we’re back for bloody vengeance this month. As usual, we’ll share a highlight for each region and include a full list of films.
Let’s dig in, you’ll find the Shudder originals will be in bold.
Shudder CA
Shudder presents a whole sackful of goodies this month, but as for the highlight, we’re going to give them credit for the painful pun of the Holly Gialli Christmas. This month Shudder will be adding a ton of Giallo films to their service. There are many to enjoy, but some fun ones include Stagefright, Your Vice is a Locked Room, and Black Belly of the Tarantula.
Either way, get your fill, there’s always room for Giallo.
As for the release calendar for Canada, here is what you have to look forward to this month:
12/2 – Holly Gialli Christmas, Pt. 1 (featuring…)
A Blade in the Dark
Black Belly of the Tarantula
The Case of the Bloody Iris
The Corruption of Chris Miller
Death Laid an Egg
The New York Ripper
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Stagefright
Trauma
12/3
Castle Freak
12/7
Let the Corpses Tan
VFW
Zombi Child
12/9 – Holly Gialli Christmas, Pt. 2 (featuring…)
The Fifth Cord
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
Torso
Your Vice is a Locked Room
What Have You Done to Solange?
12/10
Eli Roth’s History of Horror Season 2
12/11
12/14
A Good Woman is Hard to Find
Let Us Prey
12/17
The Pale Door
12/18
A Creepshow Holiday Special
12/21
The Soul Collector
When Animals Dream
Shudder US
The US shares the Giallo library of Canada, which is a pleasant surprise. This month also features the return of Bram Stoker’s Dracula back to the library.
As for the US highlight, being the American I am, I would normally hand it to Joe Bob Briggs, but this time around I am giving it up for the Shudder Original, The Pale Door.
Directed by Aaron B. Koontz, The Pale Door is a western horror film that features a train robbery and undead witches. What more do you need for Christmas? Not a whole lot, to be honest.
Now, for the rest of the US offerings:
12/1
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The Lost Boys
12/2 – Holly Gialli Christmas, Pt. 1 (featuring…)
A Blade in the Dark
Black Belly of the Tarantula
The Case of the Bloody Iris
The Corruption of Chris Miller
Death Laid an Egg
The Editor
The New York Ripper
Short Night of Glass Dolls
Stagefright
Trauma
12/3
Anything for Jackson
Castle Freak
12/7
Let the Corpses Tan
VFW
Zombi Child
12/9 – Holly Gialli Christmas, Pt. 2 (featuring…)
The Fifth Cord
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
Torso
Your Vice is a Locked Room
What Have You Done to Solange?
12/10
Eli Roth’s History of Horror Season 2
12/11
Joe Bob Saves Christmas
12/14
A Good Woman is Hard to Find
Let Us Prey
12/17
The Pale Door
12/18
A Creepshow Holiday Special
12/21
The Soul Collector
Luz: Flower of Evil
Shudder UK
As for what is on offer through the month, sadly, the UK is missing out on the Holly Gialli event, but that doesn’t mean there is no fun to have. For example, the highlight for the UK this month is the Western horror film Bone Tomahawk.
Directed by S. Craig Zahler, the film features an all-star cast lead by Kurt Russel and Patrick Wilson. The movie is about a posse that rides out to rescue two people who were abducted by indigenous cannibals.
As for the rest of the release schedule, you have the following:
12/1
Sinister
12/2
The Corruption of Chris Miller
Trauma
12/3
Anything for Jackson
12/7
Clovehitch Killer
12/9
The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave
What Have You Done to Solange?
12/10
Depraved
12/14
Bone Tomahawk
Blue My Mind
12/17
The Pale Door
12/18
A Creepshow Holiday Special
12/21
Don’t Hang Up
Luz: The Flower of Evil
Shudder ANZ
Australia and New Zealand, Shudder’s newest region, doesn’t get as many new additions compared to the others, but it still gets some great movies. This month, for those of you in the Pacific, I suggest you watch Anything for Jackson. It’s about a reverse exorcism that goes about as well as you would expect. The film stars character actors Sheila McCarthy and Julian Richings as grandparents who seek to place the soul of their dead grandson into the body of an unborn baby.
Normally Shudder tends to post their monthly schedules on their regional Twitter accounts, but curiously the ANZ account has yet to update. That’s alright, though, because, like a great pizza place, I deliver. Here is what Shudder Australia and New Zealand have to stream this month based on what I could dig up:
12/1
Luciferina
Saint
Silent Night (2012)
12/2
The Corruption of Chris Miller
Trauma
12/3
Anything for Jackson
12/8
Pusher
Pusher II
Pusher III
12/15
Bitter Feast
Bone Tomahawk
Body Melt
Three Extremes II
12/17
The Pale Door
12/18
A Creepshow Holiday Special
12/22
Cockneys vs. Zombies
Killers
Luz: The Flower of Evil
The Tall Man
So what is on your watch list this month? Do you agree or disagree with our highlights? Let us know in the comments! Check back with us here at Haunted MTL next month year for more highlights and Shudder schedules.
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula 4K
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Christine 4K
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Akira Blu-ray
Experience the mind-bending anime masterpiece that redefined the genre. Prepare for a psychedelic journey through Neo-Tokyo that’ll leave you questioning reality!
Underworld Ultimate Collection Blu-ray
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Resident Evil Steelbook
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Doctor Who Complete David Tennant Blu-ray
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Evil Dead Blu-ray
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Scream (2022) Steelbook
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Leviathan 4K UHD Blu-ray
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Terrifier 2 BOOK by Tim Waggoner
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The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 3
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The Dead Zone by Stephen King
Dive into one of King’s classic tales of psychic abilities and political intrigue. Johnny Smith’s visions will keep you on the edge of your seat!
🎮 Ghoulish Games and Collectibles
Halloween and Ash vs Evil Dead PS5
Double the horror, double the fun! Face off against Michael Myers and the Deadites in this terrifying two-pack of asymmetrical multiplayer games.
Alone in the Dark Xbox Series X
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagining of the survival horror classic. Just remember, in the dark, you’re never truly alone…
Chucky Funko Pop
Add everyone’s favorite Good Guy doll to your collection! Just don’t turn your back on him, or you might regret it…
Harry Potter LEGO Hogwarts
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If you live in the United States, it’s time to rock the vote for real. I shared this video before in conjunction with my identity-based costume work, and I feel it’s important to revisit now, with the election coming up in just a few days. Besides which, Jack Black and Tenacious D are brilliant and given the current political climate, who doesn’t want to do the time warp? But seriously, get out and rock the vote, your life kinda does depend on it (at least insomuch as being able to make for yourself the life that you want, without the government telling you how to do so – especially if you live on the fringes of socially acceptable awkwardness like me and so many of my friends).
Besides which, this video is so good, it’s worth sharing again anyway. And again, if for some reason the video doesn’t load, you can find it here.
Art Attack
And here are some artworks I made awhile back as political commentary. The photograph was shot of the scene exactly as found, of a sign above a parking lot in a quickly gentrifying neighborhood making sure all knew that any unauthorized vehicles were unwelcome, and hung right in front of a flag that was tattered and torn from being caught on the chain link fence driving the point home. The flags were meant to be interactive, with gallerygoers waving them while singing The Star Spangled Banner in its elitist entirety. The whole really spoke to me regarding some of the political climate at the time (this was right before Trump was elected President the first time). How much has changed since then? In some ways, a lot. In other ways, I guess we shall see.
