Summer of 2022 heats up with Shudder’s library additions for July. Featuring two special collections featuring John Carpenter and Alien Encounters, with a little crossover between them. This month also sees a slew of new originals and exclusives, much like June of 2022.
So, what do we have to look forward to in July 2022 on Shudder? We have your regional release schedules. Please note that Shudder Originals and Exclusives will be formatted in bold. Additionally, dates will be present regionally.
But first, the spotlights.
July 2022 on Shudder: Highlights
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs – Friday, July 1 (Season Finale)
A Shudder Original. The hit series returns with Briggs, the world’s foremost drive-in movie critic, presenting eclectic horror movie double features, interrupting the films to expound upon their merits, histories, and significance to genre cinema. Episodes this season have featured a celebration of The Last Drive-In’s 100th movie, Joe Bob’s first hosted silent movie and special guests including Hellbender filmmakers The Adams Family. Tune in to Shudder TV on July 1 at 9pm ET to catch the premiere of this holiday weekend season finale, or watch on demand starting Sunday, July 3.
A Shudder Exclusive. While on a trip with her young son, Cecilia has a car accident. Three days later, she finds herself wandering a lonely road with no sign of her child – and no memory of what happened since the crash. Cecilia’s desperate search for her son leads her on a wrenching and tumultuous journey to face off against a religious fanatic who holds the shocking key to it all.
Good Madam – Premieres Thursday, July 14
A Shudder Original. Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival. Tsidi, a single mother, is forced to move in with her estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker caring obsessively for her catatonic white ‘Madam’. As Tsidi tries to heal her family however, a sinister spectre begins to stir. South African director Jenna Cato Bass (Flatland) co-wrote the film along with Babalwa Baartman and ten other members of her cast.
Moloch – Premieres Thursday, July 21
A Shudder Original. In Moloch, 38-year-old Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient. Directed by Nico van den Brink (Het Juk).
This is GWAR – Premieres Thursday, July 21
A Shudder Original.This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus).
The Reef: Stalked – Premieres Friday, July 29
A Shudder Exclusive. In an effort to heal after witnessing her sister’s horrific murder, Nic, her younger sister Annie and two close friends travel to a remote Pacific Island for a kayaking and diving adventure. Hours into their expedition, the women are stalked and attacked by a Great White shark. To survive, they will need to band together, and Nic will have to overcome her post-traumatic stress, face her fears, and slay a monster. Written and directed by Andrew Traucki as a follow-up to his 2010 film, The Reef. Starring Teressa Liane (The Vampire Diaries), Ann Truong (Cowboy BeBop), Saskia Archer (Boshack), Kate Lister (Clickbait), and Tim Ross (Wonderland). Also, out in theaters, and VOD on July 29 from RLJE Films.
Shudder Collections
Alien Encounters Collection
To mark the 75th Anniversary of the Roswell UFO Incident, Shudder presents a curated collection of some of our favorite terrors of extraterrestrial origin. Whether its little green men or tentacled monsters in the cold reaches of space or hidden in plain sight just next door, these aliens do not come in peace. The collection launches on July 1 with new Shudder additions They Live and The Thing (also part of our July John Carpenter collection), the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Lifeforce, Planet of the Vampires, Dark Angel, Without Warning, and Invaders from Mars. The collection will also feature current Shudder titles like The McPherson Project, PG: Psycho Goreman, Fried Barry, Color Out of Space, and The Untamed.
John Carpenter Collection
Celebrate the Horror Master with a collection of some of his most terrifying creations. New to Shudder this month are John Carpenter classics The Thing (celebrating its 40th anniversary) and They Live, which are part of this month’s Alien Encounters Collection. Also new to the library are Escape from New York and Prince of Darkness. These join currently available Carpenter favorites Halloween, In the Mouth of Madness, and Body Bags.
What is Leaving Shudder in July 2022?
cording to the Shudder subreddit, the only films leaving include Maniac Cop (US/CA) on July 11th. (Updated: only 1 is leaving, 2 and 3 are being renewed)
Shudder in July 2022: CA Region
Here is the release schedule for Shudder Canada this month. Shudder Originals and Exclusives will be in bold.
Here is the release schedule for Shudder Australia and New Zealand this month. Shudder Originals and Exclusives will be in bold. ANZ dates are regionally formatted.
🎅🏼🔪 Brace yourselves for a blood-soaked holiday extravaganza! 🎄💀
Joe Bob’s Christmas Carnage is coming to town, and it’s not for the faint of heart! Catch this killer special on Shudder and AMC+ TV feeds Friday, December 13th at 9pm ET/8c, or stream it on-demand starting December 15th.
What’s in Santa’s bag of horrors? 🎁
Two spine-chilling holiday horror flicks
So much gore, even Rudolph’s nose will turn pale
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A charity auction that’ll make your wallet scream (in a good way!)
Joe Bob and Darcy are decking the halls with boughs of terror, auctioning off:
Rare AF props from The Last Drive-In
Exclusive merch that’ll make your horror-loving heart skip a beat
Joe Bob’s personal keepsakes from his 35-year reign of terror in the industry
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🎬 The Final Cut
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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.