February is set to be bone-chilling on Shudder! From a bloody Valentine’s Day to the return of Joe Bob Briggs and a deep dive into the Shaw Brothers classics, there’s something for every horror fan.
Here are the highlights you can’t miss next month.
Premieres
Honey Bunch (Shudder Original)
Directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
Date: February 13
Synopsis: When Diana wakes from a coma with fragmented memories, she and her husband seek experimental treatments at a remote facility. As the procedures intensify, their marriage is put to the test and Diana begins to question her husband’s true motives. From filmmaking duo Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli (Violation).
The Last Sacrifice (Shudder Exclusive Documentary)
Directed by Rupert Russell
Date: February 16
Synopsis: This documentary film delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton – the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man (1973) – and birthed the folk horror genre.
Crazy Old Lady (Shudder Original)
Directed by Martín Mauregui
Date: February 27
Synopsis: On a stormy evening, Pedro receives a desperate call from his ex-girlfriend asking him to look after her senile mother, Alicia. What begins as a simple favor soon turns into a terrifying ordeal when Alicia refuses to let him leave. Trapped in the house, he’s forced to play along with her sadistic games to survive the night. Winner of Best Director in the Horror Competition at Fantastic Fest.
TV SERIES & SPECIALS
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs – New Episode LIVE Friday, February 6
Join Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl the first Friday of every month for all-new, bone-tingling double-features sure to delight horror buffs and video hounds alike, proving once again that the drive-in will never die!
Beginning at 9pm ET on Shudder TV; Debuts on-demand Sunday, February 8.
Wolf – Season Finale Wednesday, February 3
Based on Mo Hayder’s acclaimed Jack Caffrey novels, the series follows DI Jack Caffery, a young detective plagued by nightmares and obsessed with the neighbor he believes murdered his 10-year-old brother. When his narrative collides with a wealthy family trapped by a psychopath, it’s a thrilling race against time.
SHUDDER TV WATCH PARTIES
Every Friday at 9pm ET
February 6:The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Watch Party – Titles TBA
February 13:Friday the 13th Watch Party – In a Violent Nature and Intruder
February 14:Valentine’s Day Watch Party – Honey Bunch and Nina Forever
February 20:Hong Kong Horror Watch Party – The Boxer’s Omen and A Chinese Ghost Story
February 27:Trapped & Confined Watch Party – Crazy Old Lady and Glorious
SHUDDER RESURRECTED
February 1
Bewitched (Ngai Choi Lam)
While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed.
Black Magic (Ho Meng-hua)
An evil magician makes a living by casting deadly spells on people’s objects of desire. He gets overly ambitious and starts to go out of control.
Black Magic II (Ho Meng-hua)
An evil magician and his zombie minions are up against a trio of doctors who are on a mission to find the cause of an outbreak of unknown diseases caused by his spells.
The Boxer’s Omen (Kuei Chih-Hung)
While in Thailand to avenge his brother, a man gets caught up in a web of fate, Buddhism and black magic.
Hex (Kuei Chih-Hung)
A woman who has murdered her abusive husband, sees his return as a vengeful ghost.
Hex After Hex (Kuei Chih-Hung)
A female ghost possesses the body of a dead girl in order to get a muscular stuntman for a boyfriend.
Hex vs Witchcraft (Kuei Chih-Hung)
A compulsive gambler offers to marry the ghost of a mysterious old man’s daughter in exchange for cash and an apartment.
Oily Maniac (Ho Meng-hua)
A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.
Seeding of a Ghost (Kuen Yeung)
A taxi driver’s life falls apart after hitting a sorcerer with his cab. He seeks the sorcerer’s help to turn the curse on his enemies.
Visible Secret (Ann Hui)
A man develops a relationship with a mysterious woman who sees ghosts.
A Chinese Ghost Story (Ching Siu-tung)
A debt collector spends the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a female ghost whom he falls in love with.
A Chinese Ghost Story II (Ching Siu-tung)
Tax collector Lin Choi-San gets caught up with a group of rebels and faces a new batch of supernatural terrors.
A Chinese Ghost Story III (Ching Siu-tung)
100 years later, a Buddhist monk and his disciple take shelter at the haunted Orchid Temple ruins.
Evil Cat (Dennis Yu)
Master Cheung is the last of a family whose members have protected the Earth from a demonic cat with nine lives.
J.D.’s Revenge (Arthur Marks)
A gangster murdered in 1942 returns from the dead 34 years later, possessing the body of a young law student.
February 9
Nina Forever (Ben Blaine & Chris Blaine)
Suicidal Rob starts dating a colleague, but whenever they have sex, his dead girlfriend pops up.
Bird Eater (Jack Clark & Jim Weir)
A bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé’s bachelor party, but the night takes a feral turn.
Kill Your Lover (Alix Austin & Alizee Musson)
A once passionate relationship becomes poisoned. Axel starts sprouting black veins and excreting an acidic liquid that burns flesh.
February 16
Hood Witch (Saïd Belktibia)
A woman earns a living by smuggling illegal goods and developing a mobile app that links users with healers, until a consultation takes a tragic turn.
I Will Never Leave You Alone (Connor Sweeney)
After being released from prison, a man is forced to stay in a haunted house to clear it of spirits.
