Feast your eyes on the devilishly good titles heading to the Premium Horror Streamer SHUDDER in June 2022.
Halloween may be months away but that hasn’t stopped SHUDDER from unveiling a treasure trove of horror goodness. The premium horror streamer is packed to the brim with horrific content. And now, the platform has revealed its full list of delightfully evil titles that will release throughout June 2022. And believe me, the new original films are more than enough to have us hiding behind the sofa!
The new additions are led by Luke Boyce’s Revealer, an apocalyptic battle for survival in 1980s Chicago, and writer/director Phil Tippett’s Mad God; Tippett’s feature directorial debut. And if that isn’t enough to have you gripping the arm of your chair, the B-Movie horror classic Alligator is making its Shudder debut alongside its sequel. Both Alligator and Alligator II: The Mutation will premiere on the service in June and boast new prints scanned from the original camera negatives. All in all, a wonderful slate of horrific goodness. But don’t take my word for it. Grab the arm of your chair; move to the edge of your seat, and grab the cushions because this list will chill you to the bone!
A TREASURE TROVE OF HORROR
What Keeps You Alive
Streaming June 1st
On the eve of their one-year wedding anniversary, Jules and Jackie become embroiled in a merciless fight for their lives when they find themselves pitted against the most unexpected of adversaries: each other.
Alligator
From director Lewis Teague (Cujo) and screenwriter John Sayles (The Howling) comes an unstoppable thriller with bite. A family returning from Florida decides their pet baby alligator is too much to handle and flushes him down the toilet. Meanwhile, Slade Laboratories is conducting secret experiments with animals and disposing of them in the sewer. The alligator, fending for itself, begins to feed on the dead animals, and grows. Now, twelve years later, after several mysterious murders, David Madison (Robert Forster, Jackie Brown) is on the case to find out who … or what … is killing people. Streaming June 2nd.
Alligator II: The Mutation
Deep in the sewers beneath the city of Regent Park, a baby alligator feeds on the experimental animals discarded by Future Chemicals Corporation. Nourished by the toxic growth hormones and other mutating chemicals, the gator grows immense in size … and voracious in appetite. Now, it must kill to survive! It’s a classic confrontation between man and beast. This sequel stars Joseph Bologna (Transylvania 6-5000), Steve Railsback (Lifeforce), Dee Wallace (The Howling), Richard Lynch (Bad Dreams) and Kane Hodder (Jason X). Streaming June 2nd.
Hellbenders
When a demon escapes into New York intent on cracking open the gates of Hell, a group of elite, highly-trained exorcists must save the planet from eternal damnation! Contains strong language, violence, and gore. Streaming June 6th.
The Incident
George, Max, and Ricky work in the kitchen of a high-security asylum. Good pay, minimum risk – they have no physical contact with the inmates. One night, just before dinner time, a big storm shuts down the security system, the doors open and the lunatics break loose. Help is on its way and should soon arrive. They just have to wait for it – and survive until then. Streaming June 6th.
Crystal Eyes
On the first anniversary of the death of Alexis Carpenter, the unstable supermodel who died tragically in a horrendous catwalk fire, fashion editor Lucia L’uccello wants to honour Alexis in a commemorative issue of her magazine. However, the night before the cover photoshoot, Alexis’ original dresses are stolen, and staff members begin to disappear at the hands of a sinister silhouette in a long black leather raincoat. Streaming June 6th.
Demonic
A group of teenage ghost hunters travels to a supposedly haunted house in an attempt to summon spirits from the dead. After performing a Seance, something goes drastically wrong and they are violently killed over the course of the night. A police officer and a psychologist are brought in to question the survivor to discover what happened to them during that horrific evening. Streaming June 13th.
Open 24 Hours
After setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire, a paranoid delusional woman gets a job at an all-night gas station. The isolation triggers her anxiety and hallucinations, with devastatingly gory results. Streaming June 13th.
Repression
When therapist Marianne moves to a remote area of Scotland, her attempts at a new life is thrown off course by one of her patients, ten-year-old Manny, who claims he can see and control her future. Marianne struggles against both the wall of silence from her colleagues and her mind as she tries to uncover the truth behind Manny’s drawings. Streaming June 13th.
LATER IN JUNE
The Freakmaker
Professor Nolter, a college science professor who believes it is man’s destiny to survive an uncertain future by evolving into a hybrid plant/human mutation. To test his theories, Nolter supervises the abduction of young co-eds and fuses them with mutant plants he has developed in his laboratory, placing his rejects in a neighboring freak show (which stars such real-life oddities as the Alligator Lady, the Frog Boy, the Human Pretzel, the Monkey Woman, the Human Pincushion and the unforgettable “Popeye”. Streaming June 20th
Sea Fever
Solitary marine biology student Siobhán endures a week on a ragged fishing trawler, where she’s miserably at odds with the close-knit crew. Streaming June 20th
We Summon the Darkness
Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls’ country home for an afterparty. A night of fun and youthful debauchery takes a deadly turn as bodies begin to pile up, with each side thinking the other hides the killer. Streaming June 20th
Slumber Party Massacre (2021)
A slumber party turns into a bloodbath when a psychopath wielding a power-drill disrupts the fun. A reimagining of Roger Corman’s 1982 cult classic directed by Danishka Esterhazy.
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What a devilishly good list of new titles for us to explore. Shudder has cemented itself as the home of premium horror entertainment. And we cannot wait to dive in headfirst and explore the bounty that awaits us. So check back regularly because our reviews will be coming thick and fast!
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