What’s Streaming on Shudder in January 2026: New Year, New Treats!
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Phil Roberts 
The New Year begins on Shudder this January with a chilling collection of horror gems.
It’s time for our monthly check-in with the team at Shudder to find out what’s streaming in January 2026. With the Christmas festivities now receding into the shadows, the streamer is on hand to reset the post-festive fare with some chilling horror titles. This month, the streamer has unpacked an excellent selection of gems to keep us entertained. From the platform premiere of Mother of Flies to the chilling The Draft!, there are plenty of spine-chilling films to keep the scares coming! So, grab a cushion to hide behind as we unpack another month of horrific awesomeness.
JANUARY 2026 HORROR PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
Now that we’ve whetted your appetite and teased you with the chilling fun that awaits us in January, let’s dive into the treasure trove and check out all the big reveals coming our way. It’s time to reach for the cushions!
A Desert – Film Premieres on Shudder and AMC+ Thursday, 1 January
A photographer’s road trip takes a dark turn when he befriends a reckless couple, plunging him into a nightmarish neo-noir spiral of unpredictable horror.
The Draft! – Film Premieres on Shudder and AMC+ Thursday, 1 January
Five typical college students spend their weekend in a typical old villa only to find that they have to survive in a battle of wits against an absolute all-mighty, all-powerful terror that is seemingly undefeated. Fight for your fate!
Mother of Flies – Shudder Original Film – New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday, 23 January
Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig, who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know.
ABOUT THE PLATFORM
AMC Networks’ Shudder, a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. This year marks the streamer’ s 10-year anniversary, marking a decade of the best in horror. “Shudder10” will feature the service’s most terrifyingly ambitious slate to date, along with special fan events, a nationwide screening series, customed merchandise and more. The milestone celebration follows a successful 2024 for Shudder as the streamer claimed six of the year’s top 10 titles on Rotten Tomatoes 2024 Horror list with LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL landing in the #1 spot.
Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and Original Content is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Over the last few years, Shudder has introduced audiences to groundbreaking and critically acclaimed films including Rob Savage’s HOST, Jayro Bustamante’s LA LLORONA, Phil Tippett’s MAD GOD, Coralie Fargeat’s REVENGE, Joko Anwar’s SATAN’S SLAVES, Josh Ruben’s SCARE ME, Kyle Edward Ball’s SKINAMARINK, Christian Tafdrup’s SPEAK NO EVIL, Chloe Okuno’s WATCHER, Demián Rugna‘s WHEN EVIL LURKS, and the latest in the V/H/S film anthology franchise, as well as the fan favorite TV series THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA, THE CREEP TAPES from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, and THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS.
JANUARY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Take a look at this excellent list of horror content! This streaming platform offers some impressive options for horror fans. We can’t wait to explore its collection of thrilling films and TV titles. So, start planning your 2026 horror watchlist!
Be sure to check back often —we’ll post reviews and share our thoughts on new releases!
Are you looking for a chilling horror movie to watch this January? In the comments below, let us know which has caught your eye. Don’t worry—we won’t scare you too much!
Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
If he’s not catching a movie at the cinema, you can bet he’s streaming something just as awesome!
