SHUDDER’S APRIL 2023 LINE-UP

Check out Shudder’s April line-up.

Films are available where noted in brackets.

KIDS VS ALIENS
Directed by Jason Eisener
Streaming on Shudder April 14th
(Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ)

Synopsis
All Gary wants is to make awesome home movies with his best buds. All his older sister Samantha wants is to hang with the cool kids. When their parents head out of town one Halloween weekend, an alltime rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing the siblings to band together to survive the night.

Director: Jason Eisener
Writers: Jason Eisener and John Davies
Cast: Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald
Language: English

FROM BLACK
Directed by Thomas Marchese
Streaming on Shudder April 28th
(Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ)

Synopsis
A young mother, crushed by guilt after the disappearance of her young son 5 years previously, is presented with a bizarre offer to learn the truth and set things right. But how far is she willing to go, and is she willing to pay the terrifying price for a chance to hold her boy again?

Director: Thomas Marchese
Writers: Thomas Marchese and Jessub Flower
Cast: Anna Camp, John Ales, Jennifer Lafleur
Language: English

Slasher: Ripper – A Shudder Original
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Premieres Thursday 6 April

Slasher: Ripper takes the Slasher franchise back in time to the late 19th century and stars Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) as Basil Garvey, a charismatic tycoon whose success is only rivaled by his ruthlessness, as he oversees a city on the cusp of a new century, and a social upheaval that will see its streets run red with blood. There’s a killer stalking the mean streets, but instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, The Widow is meting out justice against the rich and powerful. The only person standing in the way of this killer is the newly promoted detective, Kenneth Rijkers, whose ironclad belief in justice may wind up being yet another victim of The Widow.

The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special – A Shudder Original
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Premieres Thursday 25 April

Hosted by modern day horror hosts and “queens of darkness” The Boulet Brothers, The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special will be a mid-year variety show celebrating the “Halfway to Halloween” season for fans who just can’t wait until October 31 to get a good dose of the dark side. Calling to mind the era of classic retro holiday variety shows, the program will be hosted from The Boulets’ haunted manor set and will feature scripted skits, musical performances, and guest appearances from an impressive lineup of stars including David Dastmalchian (Dune, Suicide Squad) who co-produced the special, Kevin Smith (Clerks, Tusk), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Taran Killam (SNL), Matthew Lillard (Scream film series), Jorge Garcia (Lost), Steve Agee (Peacemaker), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, Chopping Mall), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Katya (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, Swamp Thing), Satanic doo wop band Twin Temple, and Kendra Onixx, Koco Caine and Melissa Befierce (The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula). Additional guests to be announced.

SHUDDER RESURRECTED

THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982)
Directed by Amy Holden Jones
Streaming on Shudder April 3rd

Synopsis
A female high school student’s slumber party turns into a bloodbath, as a newly escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood.

Director: Amy Holden Jones
Writers: Rita Mae Brown and Amy Holden Jones
Cast: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella
Language: English

MAGIC (1978)
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Streaming on Shudder April 3rd

Synopsis
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

Director: Richard Attenborough
Writers: William Goldman
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
Language: English

Evil Dead II Synopsis: The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while demons continue their attack. April 3rd (ANZ Shudder).

DON’T PANIC (1989)
Directed by Rubén Galindo Jr.
Streaming on Shudder April 4th

Synopsis
On his 17th birthday, a boy named Michael has a surprise party thrown by his friends, where a session with a Ouija board accidentally unleashes a demon named Virgil, who possesses one of them to go on a killing spree. Michael, now plagued by violent nightmares and premonitions, sets out to try and stop the killings.

Director: Rubén Galindo Jr.
Writer: Rubén Galindo Jr.
Cast: Jon Michael Bischof, Gabriela Hassel, Helena Rojo
Language: English

BOG (1984)
Directed by Don Keeslar
Streaming on Shudder April 10th

Synopsis
Dynamite fishing in a rural swamp revives a prehistoric gill monster that must have the blood of human females in order to survive.

Director: Don Keeslar
Writer: Carl Kitt
Cast: Gloria DeHaven, Aldo Ray, Marshall Thompson
Language: English

The Fog (1980)
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters. April 10th. (ANZ Shudder)

Prince of Darkness A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and evil force on all humanity. April 10th. (ANZ Shudder)

FINAL EXAM (1981)
Directed by Jimmy Huston
Streaming on Shudder April 17th

Synopsis
In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone’s final exam.

PRIMAL RAGE (1988)
Directed by Vittorio Rambaldi
Streaming on Shudder April 17th

Synopsis
A baboon escapes from a Florida campus lab and starts spreading something bad with a bite.

Director: Vittorio Rambaldi
Writers: Umberto Lenzi and James Justice
Cast: Patrick Lowe, Cheryl Arutt, Sarah Buxton
Language: English

DARKLANDS (1996)
Directed by Julian Richards
Streaming on Shudder April 17th

Synopsis
A reporter investigates ritual profanations and finds himself involved with a Druidic cult.

Director: Julian Richards
Writers: Julian Richards and David Mitchell
Cast: Craig Fairbrass, Rowena King, Jon Finch
Language: English

The Changeling After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion’s attic. April 17th (ANZ Shudder).

Silver Bullet In a small town, brutal killings start to plague the close-knit community. Mary Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf. April 24 (ANZ Shudder).

The Howling
After a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem. April 24th (ANZ Shudder).