Coming to Shudder in September 2022
September 2022 promises to be one for the books on Shudder. As summer draws to an end, horror fans everywhere turn their attention to the upcoming fall season. For Shudder subscribers, September also kicks off the 61 Days fo Halloween, this year dubbed “The Home for Halloween.”
It’s an extra-packed month with streaming additions, new series, and film premiers. Best of all, this is only the first of the two-month Halloween fun. You can see some highlights in this special trailer for the season that Shudder has put together.
“Halloween is the best time of year on Shudder, and this Halloween, we’re featuring the best lineup of programming in our history,” said Shudder General Manager Craig Engler. “We have 11 original and exclusive movie premieres, including a new film from horror master Dario Argento, a Halloween special from superstar host Joe Bob Briggs, and three new series — from Bryan Fuller, The Boulet Brothers, and the producers of Eli Roth’s History of Horror.”
So, what can you expect for September 2022? We have your regional release schedules. Please note that Shudder Originals and Exclusives will be formatted in bold. Additionally, dates will be present regionally.
Let’s dig deep, ghouls.
September 2022 on Shudder: Highlights
Shudder has an expansive collection of originals and exclusives this month, including some surprises that come up in October. Here is what is available starting in September.
New Shudder Original Series
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time – Premieres Wednesday, September 7, new episodes weekly
In this eight-episode new series from the producers of Eli Roth’s History of Horror, 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. (A Shudder Original Series)
Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror – Premieres Friday, September 30, new episodes weekly
From executive producer Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), Queer for Fear is a four-part documentary series 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; from the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century to the AIDS-obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire films; through genre-bending horrors from a new generation of queer creators; 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. (A Shudder Original Series)
Shudder Original and Exclusive Films
Who Invited Them – Premieres Thursday, September 1
Adam and Margo’s housewarming party goes well enough except for this mysterious couple, Tom and Sasha, lingering after the other guests have left. The couple reveals themselves to be their wealthy and successful neighbors, but as one nightcap leads to another, Adam and Margo start to suspect their new friends are duplicitous strangers with a dark secret. Written and directed by Duncan Birmingham, and starring Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars), Melissa Tang (The Kominsky Method), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), and Perry Mattfeld (In the Dark). (A Shudder Original)
Saloum – Premieres Thursday, September 8
Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, the legendary mercenaries known as the Bangui Hyenas – Chaka, Rafa, and Midnight – must stash their stolen gold bounty, lay low long enough to repair and refuel their plane and escape back to Dakar, Senegal. When they take refuge at a holiday camp in the coastal region of Sine-Saloum, they do their best to blend in with their fellow guests; including a mute named Awa, with secrets of her own, and a policeman who may be on their tail, but it’s Chaka who happens to be hiding the darkest secret of them all. Unbeknownst to the other Hyenas, he’s brought them there for a reason, and once his past catches up to him, his decisions have devastating consequences, threatening to unleash hell on them all.
Saloum stars Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah, Bruno Henry, Marielle Salmier and Mentor Ba, and is written and directed by Jean-Luc Herbulot, from a story by Herbulot and Pamala Diop. Official Selection TIFF 2021, Fantastic Fest 2021 Best Director/New Wave winner. IFC Films will release the film in NY and LA on Friday, September 2, before Shudder’s premiere, and will roll out in other cities in the following weeks. (A Shudder Original)
Flux Gourmet – Premieres, Thursday September 15
Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective find themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders. Starring Asa Butterfield (Sex Education, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), and Richard Bremmer (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.) Written and directed by Peter Strickland (In Fabric). (A Shudder Exclusive)
Speak No Evil – Premieres, Thursday, September 15
On a vacation in Tuscany, a Danish family instantly becomes friends with a Dutch family. Months later, the Danish couple receives an unexpected invitation to visit the Dutch in their wooden house and decides to go for the weekend. However, it doesn’t take long before the joy of reunion is replaced with misunderstandings. Things gradually get out of hand, as the Dutch turn out to be something else than what they pretended to be. The small Danish family now finds themselves trapped in a house they wish they had never entered.
Speak No Evil is directed by Christian Tafdrup (A Horrible Woman) and written by Christian and Mads Tafdrup, and stars Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja Van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev. Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2022 IFC Films will release Speak No Evil theatrically beginning Friday, September 9, ahead of the film’s streaming debut. A national rollout will follow beginning Friday, September 16. (A Shudder Original)
Raven’s Hollow – Premieres Thursday, September 22
West Point cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New York are drawn by a gruesome discovery into a forgotten community. Starring William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia), Melanie Zanetti (Bluey), Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great and Small), Kate Dickie (The Green Knight), and David Hayman (Sid & Nancy). Written and directed by Christopher Hatton. Official Selection, FrightFest 2022. (A Shudder Original)
Sissy – Premieres Thursday, September 29
SISSY stars Aisha Dee and Barlow as Cecilia and Emma, who had been tween-age BFFs who were never going to let anything come between them — until Alex (Emily De Margheriti) arrived on the scene. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream of an independent, modern millennial woman until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade. After reconnecting, Emmy invites Cecilia on her bachelorette weekend at a remote cabin in the mountains, where Alex proceeds to make Cecilia’s weekend a living hell. Sissy is written and directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes. Official Selection, SXSW 2022 (A Shudder Original)
What is leaving Shudder in September 2022?
We don’t have current information on what is leaving Shudder’s streaming library in September beyond Door Into Darkness, which leaves on September 13 in the US and Canada. We will check for more titles as information becomes available.
Shudder in September 2022: US Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for September 2022 in the US region. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
9/1
Who Invited Them
Lady in White
31
Lords of Salem
9/5
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
9/6
Perfect Blue
Mind Game
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
Nocturna
Lifechanger
9/7
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 1
9/8
9/12
Extraordinary Tales
9/14
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 2
9/15
Speak No Evil
Flux Gourmet
9/19
Cemetary of Terror
Grave Robbers
9/21
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 3
9/22
Raven’s Hollow
9/26
Sole Survivor
Trick or Treats
9/28
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 4
9/29
Sissy
9/30
Queer for Fear, Part 1
Shudder in September 2022: CA Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for September 2022 in Canada. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
9/1
Who Invited Them
Lady in White
Hell Fest
Halloween (2007)
Halloween II (2009)
Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: H20
Halloween: Resurrection
9/5
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
Big Ass Spider
Horns
9/6
Perfect Blue
Mind Game
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
Nocturna
9/7
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 1
9/8
Saloum
9/12
Extraordinary Tales
Stonehearst Asylum
Escape Room (2017)
9/14
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 2
9/15
Speak No Evil
Flux Gourmet
9/19
Cemetary of Terror
Grave Robbers
Winchester
Shut In
9/21
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 3
9/22
Raven’s Hollow
9/26
Sole Survivor
Trick or Treats
Leatherface
Mom and Dad
9/27
The Children
9/28
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 4
9/29
Sissy
9/30
Queer for Fear, Part 1
Shudder in September 2022: UK Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for September 2022 in the UK region. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
1/9
Who Invited Them
5/9
Disappearance at Lake Elrod
The Lodger
6/9
Lifechanger
7/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 1
8/9
Saloum
12/9
St Agatha
Antrum
Rabies
14/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 2
15/9
Speak No Evil
19/9
Cemetary of Terror
Grave Robbers
Videoman
The House at the End of Time
I Am Toxic
21/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 3
22/9
Raven’s Hollow
26/9
Darklands
Wild Country
Goldberg & Eisenberg
28/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 4
29/9
Sissy
30/9
Queer for Fear, Part 1
Tailgate
Shudder in September 2022: ANZ Region
Here is a list of scheduled additions to Shudder’s streaming library for September 2022 in the ANZ region. Dates will be presented as regionally formatted.
1/9
Who Invited Them
6/9
Disappearance at Lake Elrod
Evidence
Jackals
The Lesson
7/9
Lifechanger
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 1
8/9
Saloum
13/9
Antrum
Rabies
14/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 2
16/9
The Columnist
20/9
Cemetary of Terror
Grave Robbers
The House at the End of Time
I Am Toxic
21/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 3
22/9
Raven’s Hollow
27/9
Darklands
Wild Country
Goldberg & Eisenberg
28/9
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments, Ep. 4
30/9
Boys From County Hell
Queer for Fear, Part 1
What do you think about the lineup of movies and series this month? Let us know in the comments!
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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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