May offers another fresh batch of horror on Shudder across the world. This month there are several major premiere and exclusives as well as some old favorites returning to your watch-list. What should you keep an eye out for this month? Check our schedule for each region along with our selection.
So, let’s get spooky, shall we? Shudder Originals and Exclusives will be in bold. Dates will be regionally formatted.
Shudder Canada
May promises some fun Shudder exclusives for Canada. The highlight for Shudder Canada for the month of May is Psycho Goreman.
Psycho Goreman is a 2020 Canadian horror/sci-fi comedy that follows a pair of sibling who resurrect an ancient evil. But they have fun with it, though. The film is written and directed by Steven Kostanksi. It stars Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Steven Vlahos, and Matt Ninaber. The film looks like a real blast and a perfect addition to Shudder’s library of exclusives. Enjoy, Canada. You’ve earned it. Stream in on May 20th.
5/1
12 Ghosts (1960)
Curse of the Demons (1858)
5/7
Fried Barry
The Last Drive-In ep. 304
5/10
The Funeral Home
Sator
5/13
The Reckoning
5/14
The Last Drive-In ep. 305
5/17
Found
5/18
Def by Temptation
5/20
Psycho Goreman
5/21
The Last Drive-In ep. 306
5/24
The Machine
Werewolf
The Windmill
5/27
Skull: The Mask
5/28
The Last Drive-In ep. 307
5/31
Spookies
Shudder US
Shudder US again sweeps the most content category between the regions. Our selection for US Shudder subscribers this month is Skull: The Mask.
Nothing like a gory slasher for the American markets, right? Well, this Portuguese slasher is a surprising but exciting addition to the Shudder library. Skull: The Mask (aka Skull: A Máscara de Anhangá) is a 2020 Brazilian-American slasher that is written and directed by Armando Fonseca and Kapel Furman. The film follows a detective (Natallia Rodrigues) who investigates a pre-Columbian god who is cutting a swath of bloody sacrifices throughout San Paolo.
Enjoy the gore when Skull: The Mask streams on Shudder’s US catalogue on May 27th.
5/1
The Wicker Man (1973)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
13 Ghosts (1960)
Curse of the Demons (1958)
5/4
Frankenhooker
5/7
Fried Barry
The Last Drive-In ep. 304
5/10
Climate of the Hunter
The Funeral Home
Sator
5/13
The Reckoning
Trickster
5/14
The Last Drive-In ep. 305
5/17
American Mary
Found
Time Lapse
5/18
Black Roses
Def by Temptation
5/20
Psycho Goreman
5/21
The Last Drive-In ep. 306
5/24
The Machine
Werewolf
The Windmill
5/27
Skull: The Mask
5/28
The Last Drive-In ep. 307
5/31
Spookies
Shudder UK
Shudder UK offers a number of exclusives, and our selection for Shudder fans in the UK is Relic.
Relic is a 2020 horror film directed by Erika James and adapted from a screenplay by James and Christian White. The film follows a mother and daughter as they investigate the strange disappearance of the family matriarch, Edna, only to discover something rotten may be going on at the estate where Edna spends her final days. Relic stars Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, and Bella Heathcote.
The film can be streamed on Shudder UK on May 11th.
3/5
Blood on Satan’s Claw
The Witchfinder General
7/5
Fried Barry
10/5
The Funeral Home
11/5
Relic
13/5
The Reckoning
17/5
Curse of the Crimson Altar
I Trapped the Devil
18/5
Black Roses
Def by Temptation
20/5
Psycho Goreman
24/5
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors
The Whip and the Body
27/5
Skull: The Mask
31/5
The Asphyx
The Sorcerers
Shudder ANZ
Shudder ANZ carries most of the Shudder exclusives as the other regions this month, so our selection is Fried Barry.
Fried Barry is a 2020 South African horror film written and directed by Ryan Kruger. based on Kruger’s earlier short film the film follows a drug-addict whose body is taken for a joyride by an alien entity across Cape Town. The film stars Gary Green, Bianka Hartenstein, Sean Cameron Michael, and Chanelle de Jager.
You can stream Fried Barry on Shudder ANZ right now.
7/5
Fried Barry
11/5
Climate of the Hunter
The Funeral Home
Stake Land
13/5
The Reckoning
18/5
Long Weekend
19/5
Black Roses
Def by Temptation
20/5
Psycho Goreman
25/5
Death Ship
Death Warmed Up
27/5
Skull: The Mask
So, what do you think about the additions to Shudder this month? How about our selections? Do we have great taste or do you think we missed the mark? See you later this month with a Shudder news roundup!
