October… Halloween month! On Shudder, it’s obviously a very special month. They’re calling it “Season of Screams.”
Let’s just say the schedule will be packed with thrills. Expected new releases, fascinating series, and old movies are coming soon. A new Hell House LLC, the Boulet Brothers, David Cronenberg, Alfred Hitchcock, and many more are coming for Halloween.
Here they are.
Shudder Originals and Exclusives (Premieres)
V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (A Shudder Original Film)
Directed by: Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, and Anna Zlokovic
Streaming on Shudder: October 3
Synopsis: A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
O.T.H.E.R (A Shudder Original Film)
Directed by: David Moreau
Streaming on Shudder: October 17
Synopsis: Alice (Olga Kurylenko) returns to her childhood home after her mother’s death, only to find the house is rigged with surveillance tracking her every move, as a sinister presence lurks, driving her towards a terrifying revelation.
HELL HOUSE LLC: LINEAGE (A Shudder Original Film)
Directed by: Stephen Cognetti
Streaming on Shudder: October 30
Synopsis: Haunted by visions and recurring nightmares, Vanessa Shepard (Elizabeth Vermilyea) finds herself living in the town of Abaddon, unable to break free from its unexplainable hold on her. When people around her suddenly and inexplicably begin to die, she soon uncovers her terrifying connection to the Abaddon Hotel and the mysterious murders that have been occurring for decades.
Series and Specials
Revenge of the Ghoul Log (A Shudder Original Special)
Streaming on Shudder: October 1
Synopsis: The Andujar Twins, the production design team behind Shudder’s Birth/Rebirth, resurrected everyone’s favorite jack-o-lantern. The new hour-long video of the chilling, candlelit pumpkin sets the scene for horror fans all month long.
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans (A Shudder Original Series)
Streaming on Shudder: October 7
Synopsis: Fourteen of the fiercest drag artists from past seasons will return to battle in design, performance, and makeup-based challenges inspired by horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the supernatural. The competitors will have to survive the show’s pillars of Filth, Horror and Glamour in order to win the crown, a $100,000 grand prize, and the title of “Queen of the Underworld.”
Guts & Glory (A Shudder Original Series)
Streaming on Shudder: October 14
Synopsis: This new unscripted, horror-based competition show, from award-winning special effects artist and executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), thrusts players into an immersive horror experience full of unexpected challenges.
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (A Shudder Original Series)
Streaming on Shudder: October 3 (LIVE) and October 5 (on-demand)
Synopsis: 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.
2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards (A Shudder Special Premiere)
Streaming on Shudder: October 19 (LIVE) and October 20 (on-demand)
Synopsis: Annual awards ceremony honouring the best in horror films of the year.
Shudder TV Highlights
Watch Parties Every Friday at 9pm ET
October 3:The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Season 7 New Episode Premiere Watch Party (Titles TBA)
October 10: “Found Frights Watch Party” – V/H/S/Halloween and Noroi: The Curse
October 17: “Spotlight on Director Moreau Triple Feature Watch Party” – OTHER, Mads and Them
October 19: “FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Watch Party”
October 24: “Joe Bob’s Splatterween Watch Party” (Titles TBA)
October 30: “Hell House LLC Watch Party” – All five films including Hell House LLC: Lineage
October 31: “Trick or Treat Watch Party” – Halloween (1978) and Deadstream
November 1: “Day of the Dead Watch Party” – Day of the Dead
Shudder Resurrected (Repertory Titles New to Shudder)
October 1
Scanners
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Synopsis: A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called “scanning” to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
The Brood
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Synopsis: A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist’s therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
All Hallows’ Eve
Directed by: Damien Leone
Synopsis: While babysitting two children on Halloween, a babysitter finds a VHS tape in one of their candy bags. The tape contains three horror stories, linked by a killer clown. As the night progresses, strange things happen in the house.
All Hallows’ Eve 2
Directed by: Jesse Baget, Elias Benavidez, et al.
Synopsis: A woman finds a VHS tape on her doorstep that shows a series of gruesome tales that could be real. But the true danger is in the pumpkin-faced killer that’s using the tape to find his next victim.
Psycho
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
Rear Window
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
The Birds
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend in a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Vertigo
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Synopsis: A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
[REC]
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Synopsis: A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
[REC] 2
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Synopsis: In order to ascertain the current situation inside, a supposed medical officer and a GEO team step into the quarantined and ill-fated apartment building.
[REC] 3: Genesis
Directed by: Paco Plaza
Synopsis: A couple’s wedding day turns horrific as some of the guests start showing signs of a strange illness.
Synopsis: An ill-fated television reporter is rescued and sent on a voyage across the ocean, but she is followed by the deadly virus that has plagued her and numerous others.
Wolf Creek
Directed by: Greg McLean
Synopsis: Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
Final Prayer (aka The Borderlands)
Directed by: Elliot Goldner
Synopsis: A team of Vatican investigators descend upon a church in a remote area to demystify the unusual happenings, but what they discover is more disturbing than they had first imagined.
High Tension
Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Synopsis: Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia’s parents’ secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls’ idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
October 6
When A Stranger Calls
Directed by: Fred Walton
Synopsis: A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
Invader
Directed by: Josh Siegel
Synopsis: A young woman arrives in the Chicago suburbs and begins to suspect that something terrible has happened to her missing cousin but soon realizes that her greatest fears don’t even begin to scratch the surface.
Crumb Catcher
Directed by: Chris Skelly
Synopsis: A newlywed couple is held captive in a remote lake house by a maniacally optimistic inventor and his sour wife who are desperate to finance his dream project with a half-baked blackmail plot.
October 9
Bloat
Directed by: Paul and Mike Basset
Synopsis: While a family is vacationing in Japan, the younger son almost drowns in a lake. Soon after the accident, the parents realize that something is wrong with their boy.
Aliens Expanded
Directed by: Matt Finch
Synopsis: An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron’s beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.
October 10
Just Joe Bob
Directed by: Greg Nicotero
Synopsis: Settle in with Joe Bob Briggs, Darcy, and a special guest as they discuss two tales of paranoia-fueled games of cat-and-mouse between psycho killers and their resourceful would-be prey.
October 13
Odd Thomas
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Synopsis: In a Californian desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
The Limehouse Golem
Directed by: Juan Carlos Medina
Synopsis: Victorian London is terrorized by an unknown serial killer who leaves cryptic messages with the victim’s blood. When the killings increase, Scotland Yard assigns the case to a famous inspector.
October 15
Etheria Film Night 2025
Directed by: Various emerging women directors
Synopsis: Etheria is the world’s most respected showcase of new horror, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, action, and thriller films made by emerging women directors.
The Guest
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Synopsis: A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
October 17
Hemlock Grove (Seasons 1-3)
Directed by: Eli Roth et al.
Synopsis: A teenage girl is brutally murdered in the small Pennsylvania town of Hemlock Grove, where secrets lie and the darkest evils hide in plain sight.
Jack-O
Directed by: Steve Latshaw
Synopsis: Teens vandalize a grave on Halloween and accidentally free an evil being called Jack-O.
