Coming to Shudder in October 2022
October 2022 continues Shudder’s streaming dominance as the Home for Halloween. We are now firmly in the fall, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, and Shudder is full to bursting who streaming horror goodness.
What does Shudder offer for the back half of the 61 Days of Halloween for 2022? Let’s dive in together. Let’s start with what Shudder has sent us to mark the month.
Shudder is the leading streaming service for thrills and frights year-round. But this Halloween season will feature the best line-up in its history. Shudder members will enjoy a new slate of weekly movie premieres, original series Queer for Fear, 101 Scariest Movie Moments of All Time, and the return of the Boulet Brothers in The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, a Halloween special with Joe Bobb Briggs called Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout, a new edition of Shudder’s fan favorite “The Ghoul Log,” a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern, and much, much, more.
So, what can you expect for October 2022? We also have your regional release schedules. Please note that Shudder Originals and Exclusives will be formatted in bold. Additionally, dates will be present regionally.
October 2022 on Shudder: Highlights
New Shudder Original Series and Specials
Mad God Ghoul Log – Premieres Saturday, October 1
The “Ghoul Log” is Halloween’s answer to the Christmas Yule Log: a 24/7 streaming jack-o’-lantern providing the perfect ambiance for all your Halloween festivities. Fan favorites The Ghoul Log, Return of the Ghoul Log and Night of the Ghoul Log are back, along with a very special new edition inspired by Phil Tippett’s Mad God, hand-crafted by the team at Tippett Studios.
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time – Premiered September 7 – New Episodes Wednesdays
Master filmmakers and genre experts celebrate and dissect the most terrifying moments of the greatest horror films ever made, exploring how these scenes were created and why they burned themselves into the brains of audiences around the world.
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror – Premiered Friday, September 30 – New Episodes Fridays
Queer for Fear is a four-part documentary series from executive producer Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Steak House (Launchpad) about the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror and thriller genres. From its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to the pansy craze of the 1920s that influenced Universal Monsters and Hitchcock, through the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century and the AIDS-obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire films, Queer for Fear re-examines genre stories through a queer lens, seeing them not as violent, murderous narratives, but as tales of survival that resonate thematically with queer audiences everywhere.
Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout – Premieres Friday, October 21
For his fourth Halloween special on Shudder, the World’s Foremost Drive-In Movie Critic leaves no plastic skull, fake spider, or foam tombstone behind in his mission to celebrate the Samhain season the RIGHT way for once! Leaving nothing to chance, Joe Bob and Darcy enlist the help of a special surprise guest.
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans – Premieres Tuesday, October 25
Hosted and created by the Boulet Brothers, “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans” is a ten-episode spin-off series starring some of the most popular drag icons from the show’s previous seasons competing in a grand championship of drag artistry and shocking physical challenges for a one hundred-thousand-dollar grand prize, the headlining spot on the upcoming world tour and the first ever “Dragula Titans” crown and title. Guest Judges include Elvira, Harvey Guillen, Justin Simien, David Dastmalchian, Poppy, Alaska, Katya, Joe Bob Briggs, Bonnie Aarons, Barbara Crampton, and more to be announced later.
Shudder Original and Exclusive Films
Deadstream – Premieres Thursday, October 6
A disgraced and demonetized Internet personality (Joseph Winter) tries to win back his fans by live streaming himself, spending a night alone in an abandoned haunted house. However, when he accidentally unleashes a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life (and social relevance) as he faces off with the sinister spirit of the house and her powerful following. Deadstream stars Joseph Winter, who wrote and directed the film with Vanessa Winter. (A Shudder Original)
Dark Glasses – Premieres Thursday, October 13
In Dark Glasses, an eclipse blackens the skies on a hot summer day in Rome – a harbinger of the darkness that will envelop Diana (Ilenia Pastorelli) when a serial killer chooses her as prey. Fleeing her predator, the young escort crashes her car and loses her sight. She emerges from the initial shock determined to fight for her life, but she is no longer alone. Defending her and acting as her eyes is a little boy, Chin (Andrea Zhang), who survived the car accident. But the killer won’t give up his victim. Who will be saved? The long-awaited return from Italian master of horror and acclaimed writer-director Dario Argento, the film stars Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento, and Andrea Zhang.
Beginning Friday, October 7, Dark Glasses will debut at the IFC Center in New York and at the Laemmle Glendale in Los Angeles, ahead of the film’s streaming debut on Thursday, October 13. Additional theaters, to be announced later, will follow beginning Friday, October 14. (A Shudder Original)
She Will – Premieres Thursday, October 13
After a double mastectomy, Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige) goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Kota Eberhardt). She discovers that the process of such surgery opens questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams. Also starring Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Aris, Rupert Everett, and Olwen Fouéré. Directed by Charlotte Colbert. (A Shudder Exclusive)
V/H/S/99 – Premieres Thursday, October 20
V/H/S/99 marks the return of the acclaimed found footage anthology franchise and the sequel to Shudder’s most-watched premiere of 2021. A thirsty teenager’s home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations. Featuring five new stories from filmmakers Maggie Levin (Into The Dark: My Valentine), Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City), Flying Lotus (Kuso), Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls) and Joseph & Vanessa Winter (Deadstream), V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. (A Shudder Original)
Resurrection – Premieres Friday, October 28
Margaret’s life is in order. She is capable, disciplined, and successful. Everything is under control. That is, until David returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Resurrection is directed by Andrew Semans, and stars Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth. (A Shudder Exclusive)
“All Hail Argento” Collection
To mark the Shudder premiere of Dark Glasses and Dario Argento’s long-awaited return to the director’s chair, we are proud to present an expanded collection of works from Italy’s master of horror. Opera and The Stendhal Syndrome premiere on October 10, joining titles already on Shudder including Deep Red, Tenebrae, Inferno, Phenomena, Trauma and The Cat o’ Nine Tales along with the Argento-penned Demons and Demons 2.
Opera
A stalker torments an opera star by forcing her to watch her friends being murdered in one of giallo horror god Dario Argento’s most terrifying films. When young operetta Betty is thrust into a leading role in Verdi’s Macbeth, she’s unprepared for the carnage that’s going to be unleashed. Soon enough, she’s being stalked by a black-gloved killer who loves tying Betty up and taping needles around her eyes so she – and by extension, us – are forced to watch the vicious slayings. The great Brian Eno and Goblin’s Claudio Simonetti composed the stellar score.
The Stendhal Syndrome – (Also part of Shudder’s House of Psychotic Women Collection)
A detective suffers strange hallucinations while hunting a serial killer in Dario Argento’s bone-chilling ‘90s masterpiece. Anna (Asia Argento) is on the trail of a psycho when she experiences Stendhal syndrome, a condition that causes people to become overwhelmed by works of art to the point of psychosis. But when the killer kidnaps and rapes her, it begins a process that threatens all who cross Anna’s path. Using CGI to bring Anna’s artistic hallucinations to life, Argento crafts a brutal yet visually stunning thriller that stands on par with his classics.
House of Psychotic Women Collection
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Kier-La Janisse’s (director of Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror) groundbreaking and influential dive into female neuroses onscreen and in horror, Shudder will collect films explored in both the original and expanded editions of House of Psychotic Women. New to Shudder beginning October 1 are I Like Bats, Footprints, Identikit, The Rats are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here, The Stendhal Syndrome, May and Santa Sangre.
These join current Shudder titles Alone with You, American Mary, Asylum, The Babadook, The Baby, Bleed with Me, Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker, Carnival of Souls, The Corruption of Chris Miller, Darling, Il Demonio, Dream No Evil, I Blame Society, Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, Knife of Ice, Knocking, The Midnight Swim, May, Ms. 45, Next of Kin, Orgasmo, Phenomena, Prevenge, and Resurrection.
May – October 1
Nobody knows what to make of May (Angela Bettis). Born with a lazy eye, for which she wore a patch while growing up, she became a loner oddball whose only friend was a perfectly kept doll. She moves to L.A. and takes up with a filmmaker (Jeremy Sisto), but the relationship sours quickly — and dangerously. She then befriends an alluring lesbian colleague (Anna Faris), but that, too, along with every connection May attempts to make, turns deadly.
I Like Bats – October 4
Katarzyna Walter stars as a happily single vampire who works in her aunt’s curio shop when not feeding on various suitors and sleazebags. But when she falls for a handsome psychiatrist, she’ll discover that no affliction is more horrific than love. It combines splashes of absurdist black comedy with jolts of old-school gothic horror for a slyly contemporary take on the female bloodsucker mythos.
Footprints – October 4
In the most criminally underseen giallo of the ‘70s, Florinda Bolkan (A Lizard In A Woman’s Skin, Flavia The Heretic) stars as a freelance translator who wakes one morning missing all memory of her past three days. But will a trail of odd clues lead her to a place where perception and identity are never what they seem? Directed by Luigi Bazzoni (The Fifth Cord) with cinematography by three-time Oscar®-winner Vittorio Storaro (The Bird with The Crystal Plumage).
The Rats are Coming the Werewolves Are Here – October 4
The Mooney’s are a typical English family, except for one tiny detail… they’re all werewolves. One member of the family is of a mind to change their legacy, which stirs up family drama of the worst kind. The second of gutter auteur Andy Milligan’s productions made in England, this werewolf family saga is filled with the bitter worldview, and confrontational hysteria Milligan is known for.
Identikit – October 10
In what remains the most obscure, bizarre, and wildly misunderstood film of her entire career – and perhaps even ‘70s Italian cinema – Elizabeth Taylor stars as a disturbed woman who arrives in Rome to find a city fragmented by autocratic law, leftist violence, and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all. Academy Award® nominee Ian Bannen (The Offence), Mona Washbourne (The Collector) and Andy Warhol co-star in this “unique, hallucinatory neo noir” (Cult Film Freaks) – barely released in America as The Driver’s Seat – directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore), adapted from the unnerving novella by Muriel Spark (The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie) and featuring cinematography by three-time Oscar® winner Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor).
Shudder in October 2022: US Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for October 2022 in the US. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
10/1
Mad God Ghoul Log
Secret Screening (Update: Dark Glasses)
The Descent
The Descent Part 2
The Gate
May
10/3
The Collingswood Story
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
10/4
Footprints
I Like Bats
The Other Side of the Underneath
The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!
10/5
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 5
10/6
Deadstream
10/7
Queer for Fear, Episode 2
10/10
Identikit
Opera
The Stendhal Syndrome
10/11
Lux Aeterna
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, Season 1
10/12
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 6
10/13
Dark Glasses
She Will
10/14
Queer for Fear, Episode 3
10/19
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 7
10/20
V/H/S/99
10/21
Queer for Fear, Episode 4
Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout (9 ET on Shudder TV)
10/24
Aenigma
Demonia
Fulci for Fake
Manhattan Baby
10/25
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, Episode 1
10/26
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 8
10/28
Resurrection
Shudder in October 2022: CA Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for October 2022 in Canada. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
10/1
Mad God Ghoul Log
Secret Screening (Update: Dark Glasses)
10/3
47 Meters Down
The Bye Bye Man
The Collingswood Story
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
10/4
Footprints
I Like Bats
The Other Side of the Underneath
The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!
10/5
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 5
10/6
Deadstream
10/7
Queer for Fear, Episode 2
10/10
The Crucifixion
Frankenstein
The Inheritance
Identikit
Opera
The Stendhal Syndrome
10/11
Lux Aeterna
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragul,a Season 1
10/12
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 6
10/13
Dark Glasses
She Will
10/14
Queer for Fear, Episode 3
10/19
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 7
10/20
V/H/S/99
10/21
Queer for Fear, Episode 4
Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout (9 ET on Shudder TV)
10/24
Aenigma
Demonia
Fulci for Fake
Manhattan Baby
10/25
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, Episode 1
10/26
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 8
10/28
Resurrection
Shudder in October 2022: UK Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for October 2022 in the UK. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
1/10
Mad God Ghoul Log
Cold Skin
3/10
The Collingswood Story
The Diabolical
The Ninth Configuration
5/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 5
6/10
Deadstream
7/10
Queer for Fear, Episode 2
10/10
Discopath
Stage Fright
11/10
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, Season 1
12/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 6
13/10
Dark Glasses
14/10
Queer for Fear, Episode 3
17/10
The Changeling
Lovely Molly
19/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 7
20/10
V/H/S/99
21/10
Queer for Fear, Episode 4
Let’s Scare Julie
24/10
High Tension
Frontier(s)
25/10
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, Ep. 1
26/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 8
Shudder in October 2022: ANZ Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for October 2022 in ANZ. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
1/10
Mad God Ghoul Log
4/10
The Collingswood Story
Honeydew
5/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 5
6/10
Deadstream
7/10
Queer for Fear, Episode 2
11/10
John and the Hole
12/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 6
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, Season 1
13/10
Dark Glasses
She Will
14/10
Queer for Fear, Episode 3
18/10
The Night
19/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 7
20/10
V/H/S/99
21/10
Queer for Fear, Episode 4
25/10
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, Ep. 1
26/10
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 8
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We’ve reached the penultimate episode of Original Sin. This season has been a bloody delight so far, but of course, the endings usually ruin anything related to Dexter.
See the original series ending, book series ending and New Blood ending.
But so far this ending has been good. Let’s discuss.
The story
We begin this episode with the whole force worrying over Bobby, Harry’s partner. They decide to have a blood drive, which is a really good way to respond to a tragedy.
In a flashback scene, we see that Harry and Doris took in both boys. Doris is, by the way, a living saint. She takes these two boys into her home and heart. Until that is, Brian almost kills Deborah.
Not for the last time.
Meanwhile Dexter is planning to take out Captain Spencer. The only problem is that, through a series of rather heartwarming events, he’s given blood twice on the same day. So when it comes time for the kill he isn’t at his best.
Even so, Dex almost makes the kill. The only problem is that Nicky is still alive. And Dexter, proving again that he is a strange and gentle monster, cares more about saving the son than killing the father.
What worked
I first want to shine some well-deserved light on the casting in this series one last time. Because Roby Attal, who played Brian, did a fantastic job. He looks very much like Christian Camargo, who played Brian in the original series. But of course, the important thing is the facial and body language. He smiles like Brian, moves like Brian. And, of course, kills like Brian. He was the perfect choice.
I also really enjoyed the scenes between Dexter and Captain Spencer. They were well done and emotional. I loved the passion and anger in Dexter’s voice when he confronted Spencer. I loved Dex playing a video game and putting in Nicky’s initials. And I really loved Dex stabbing Spencer with a hypodermic needle through his hand and into his neck. It was well-written, well acted and cathartic.
Now, in the interest of fairness, I owe Sarah Michelle Gellar an apology. Because she was great in this episode. Her character, Tanya, was passionate and perfectly well-acted. Best of all, she looked her age.
And she looked beautiful.
So often in media women’s ages are hidden like dirty secrets. Even more so when she was popular in her youth. So to see her look her age, look haggard and tired, was fantastic.
What didn’t work
All of that being said, this was not a perfect episode. The worst thing, in my opinion, was that we found out why Captain Spencer abducted his son. Why he killed an innocent boy. Why he kidnapped these boys and tortured them for days before he killed them. And why he slaughtered an entire houseful of people.
I have no intention of spoiling the reveal for you. But when you watch it, I’m sure you’ll share in my disgust. I was expecting some deep dark secret, maybe some sort of corruption or betrayal.
But that’s not it. And the reason he had doesn’t make sense. Why torture these boys with his intention was, well, what it was?
I have some hope that this reveal was false. After all, all we have is the word of a man plastic wrapped to a table. I guess we’ll have to wait until the next episode to find out.
Finally, I do want to point out one thing that is a little disappointing about the series as a whole.
It’s kind of hard for there to be a lot of suspense for the coming episode. We already know that nothing very bad can happen to our dear demented Dexter. He will not be caught. He will not go to jail. He will not die. Neither will Deb, Brian, or any of the other beloved characters from the original series. So much of the tension we might have felt just isn’t there. This is a struggle for a prequel series and one that I don’t think this series has done enough to address.
Despite the slight letdown of the killer’s motivation, this was a good episode. It set up the finale with a great cliffhanger and left us with more questions than answers. I’m cautiously optimistic about the last episode of Dexter Original Sin.
(4 / 5)
Good news to my nonbinary pals – we no longer exist!
“But Brannyk,” you may be thinking, “what am I supposed to do now that I am no longer a real being? How shall I spend my days?”
Unfortunately, the government has not released a handbook for this occasion, so I thought we could brainstorm together.
BECOME A GHOST
There are some benefits to being a ghost, for sure.
No rent or insurance payment. No corporate job, no cleaning cat litter, no AT&T trying to sell you another line after repeatedly telling them that you just want to make sure that your autopayment is on, but they’re all like, ‘Why would you pass up such a bargain on a second line? Are you an idiot? Why wouldn’t you need another phone line?‘ and so you have to tell them, “Because I’M DIVORCED, ASSHOLE, THANKS FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT!”
Ahem. I digress.
Yeah, you may not be able to venture out, much like Adam and Barbara in Beetlejuice. You may need to put up with someone else crashing your place and moving around all of your shit. Or Ryan Reynolds trying to sell you Mint Mobile. Or some toxic couple taking your creepy doll that you spent years on trying to possess.
Or, my absolute biggest pet peeve, when you’re practicing for the ghost speed chair-stacking championship and the normies just don’t appreciate your cool skills.
But the advantages are that you get to stay home, watch tv, stack your chairs and hope whoever buys your house/visits your creepy woods/gentrifies your neighborhood is a cool person, too.
(2 / 5)
It’s a good choice, but has a lot of drawbacks.
BECOME A CREATURE
Look, if you’re not going to exist, go big or go home, I’d say.
Monsters are cool. They play by their own rules. Sometimes they cause havoc. Sometimes they come around and help people. Sometimes they work alone. And other times, they have a lot of friends. Sometimes they just need some affirmation. And sometimes they’re…in high school, apparently?
The cool thing is that they come in all shapes and sizes.
Monsters are generally misunderstood. Some have their fans. Others are hated.
So basically, just like people, except with more tentacles.
The only downsides are that you might be too big or too “ick” for some people (these can also be pluses), you may have a taste for human flesh (no judgement), or the biggest issue – there are too many choices.
You could get stuck trying to figure out what kind of monster you are. If you’re not into labels, it’s an absolute nightmare. Or if you’re like me, it’ll be like standing in Subway for 15 minutes trying to figure out what toppings and dressings you want while the “sandwich artist” is openly judging you.
(4 / 5)
I like the customization, but it can be a bit too overwhelming.
BECOME A CRYPTID
Hear me out. I know it seems a lot like the monster category, but it’s not quite.
Cryptids are weird and mysterious. They keep to themselves. They have people who are fascinated by them and post on Reddit about them. Some have people making documentaries about them.
They’re like monsters’ quieter cousin who reads books in the corner at family gatherings. They collect shiny things they find by the side of the road. Sometimes they’ll steal a peanut butter sandwich or two.
Ever so often, they might scare a human just by existing or by politely asking for their stuff back.
Each one kinda has their own goals and priorities. Their own hangouts and interests. But unlike monsters, they’re not looking to rock any boats-
Never mind, I stand corrected.
(5 / 5)
I like the freedoms of being a cryptid and also dig the cottage-core vibe I get from them.
CONCLUSION: LET’S BE REAL FOR A SECOND…
I know it’s hard right now. It’s going to be hard. You may not exist to some assholes, but you are real. You have real feelings and thoughts and dreams. You have a real future. You have real decisions. Real actions that affect this world.
You have the real ability to wake up tomorrow and choose to exist. And for whatever reason you choose. Use it. Ghosts and monsters and cryptids are powerful, just like you are, even when you don’t feel like it. They have a place in our human world, just like you do. You make this world interesting and important.
You are part of this world, you are real, and you are not alone.
The horror community is one of acceptance, diversity, creativity and passion. In these times, it needs to be. We need to rely on each other. We need to cultivate and protect each other, as much as we need to protect ourselves.
And it looks like I’ll be coming out of my own cryptid hovel I’ve spent the past few years in to remind you that. My job isn’t done. Not by a longshot. And neither is yours.
You exist to me. Today, tomorrow, and forever.
Be safe out there, friends.
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