Shudder: December highlights
New movies and continuing series from Shudder, to scare the pants off you.
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Shudder Original movies The Advent Calendar and Death Valley screen in December while The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula and Behind the Monsters screen final episodes.
The Advent Calendar – Shudder Original
December 2
Eva (Eugénie Derouand, Paris Police 1900) has been paraplegic for the past three years. When her birthday arrives, she receives a strange advent calendar as a gift. But instead of the traditional sweets, every day reveals something different; sometimes pleasant but often terrifying, and increasingly bloody. It’s going to be a very deadly Christmas this year.
Written & Directed by: Patrick Ridremont
Horror themes
Death Valley – Shudder Original
December 9
A group of battle-weary guns for hire are commissioned to rescue an imprisoned scientist from a secret Cold War bunker. Upon entering the facility, they find themselves in a fight for survival when they come under attack from a terrifying creature of unknown origin. Stars Jeremy Ninaber (Extraction Day), Ethan Mitchell (Transference: Escape the Dark), newcomer Kristen Kaster and Matthew Ninaber (PG: Psycho Goreman).
Written & Directed by: Matthew Ninaber
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula – Shudder Original
Season 4 continues Tuesdays
Season finale and winner announced December 21
The groundbreaking Shudder Original series follows ten drag artists from around the world competing for a $100,000 grand prize – the largest in show history. Season 4 will feature a spectacular lineup of guest judges including Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical film series), Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones), Misha Osherovich (Freaky), Queer country music icon Orville Peck, pop metal star Poppy, Ray Santiago (Ash vs. The Evil Dead), Bob the Drag Queen (We’re Here) and more.
Horror themes
Behind the Monsters – Shudder Original
Final episode premieres December 1
Behind the Monsters takes an in-depth exploration of the creation of favorite horror icons including Candyman, Chucky, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. No horror icon came out of a filmmaker’s first draft fully formed. There were early drafts, wrong turns, experimentation. Once made flesh (or latex), there’s presentation, impact, audience response and legacy. The final episode in the series examines the terrifying Pinhead, Lead Cenobite from the Hellraiser franchise. Series includes interviews with Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd (Candyman), Nick Castle (Halloween) and many others.