Shudder In May Will be Patriarchal And Sinister
May is about a week away and weather is meant to be getting better. If you need an excuse to stay on those hot days and nights Shudder has a line up for you. A line up that promises to be Patriarchal and sinister a classic Japanese Anime vampire hunter celebrating a milestone!
The Ugly Stepsister – Shudder Original Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder in May (Date TBA)
A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball.
Related Post: The Ugly Stepsister Review
The Surrender– Shudder Original Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder Friday 23rd May
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives – and for each other.
Vampire Hunter D 40th Anniversary Film Premiere Exclusively on Shudder, Friday 30th May
In the year 12,090 A.D. technology and the supernatural have overtaken the world, leaving the land desolate and despotic. The remnants of humanity are scattered into small communities and live in fear of vampires who compose the ruling Nobility. When Count Magnus Lee tastes the blood of Doris Lang, she is forcibly chosen to be his next wife. In an effort to escape her ill-gotten fate she hires a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D, who comes from a peculiar lineage.
Related Post: Our Shudder Coverage
NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S FILM LIBRARY
1st May
Suddenly in the Dark
A wife starts to suspect her husband’s infidelity after the arrival of their new, young housekeeper, who carries a mysterious wooden doll with herself.
The Devil’s Business
At the horse of their target, two hit men bide their time waiting for the kill, only to find the death already arrived in the shape of black magic, devilish spirits and the occult.
Blood on Satan’s Claw
In early 18th century England, the children of a village slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers.
Curse of the Crimson Alter
Robert Manning visits the remote country house where his brother Peter was last seen. While his host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, Robert detects a feeling of menace in the air.
Witchfinder General
During the English Civil War, a young Roundhead seeks vengeance against a vicious witch-hunter and his henchman, who have terrorized the soldier’s fiancée and wrongfully executed her uncle.
Itim (The Rites of May)
During a return to his provincial home, a young man gets involved with a woman who is ultimately possessed by her sister’s spirit, paving the way to revealing the painful truth about her unsolved disappearance.
5th May
A Bittersweet Life
Things go wrong for a high-ranking mobster when he doesn’t follow his bosses orders.
The Chaser
A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing.
A Night of Horror Vol 1
Ten filmmakers. One night of horror.
19th May
Dead End Drive-In
In a dystopian future Australia, a health nut and his tag-along girlfriend become trapped in a drive-in cinema that has become a concentration camp for delinquent youths and refugees.
26th May
The Whip and the Body
The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly betrothed to his brother.
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