What’s coming to Shudder in November 2021?
What’s available on Shudder on November 1?
Blood on Satan’s Claw – Piers Haggard’s 1971 film is one of the earliest and best-known entries in the folk-horror genre, along with films like The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General. Set in the 18th century, it begins when a farmer unearths a strange skull that soon casts a furry, witchy, and altogether demonic pall over the land.
Dead & Beautiful – An alternate title for this one could be Crazy Rich Asian Vampires, since it’s about a group of five wealthy Taipei friends who wake up after another wild party and realize they have become creatures of the night… as in, the neck-biting, blood-sucking kind.
Prom Night and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II – The first film was released in 1980 and follows the classic slasher formula (very bad thing happens in the past; teens die gruesomely in the present day as payback) and stars a just-post-Halloween Jamie Lee Curtis. Also there is, as advertised, a prom scene with all the disco dancing you could ever want in a horror movie. The 1987 sequel is unrelated—it’s about a teen who gets possessed by the spirit of a murderous prom queen who’ll stop at nothing to reclaim her crown—but has its own cult following.
The Velvet Vampire – Stephanie Rothman—one of very few women among the firmament of esteemed exploitation-film directors—helmed this 1971 cult classic starring Celeste Yarnall as a glamorous vampire. Her co-stars include Michael Blodgett, who at the time was hot off another even more notorious cult classic: Russ Meyer’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
What’s available on Shudder on November 11?
Great White – After their seaplane crashes, a group of tourists have just a small life raft protecting them from a pack of hungry sharks. That is, unless they don’t die of hunger themselves first.
What’s available on Shudder on November 15?
Kill List – Ben Wheatley (In the Earth, High-Rise, A Field in England) directs this tale of a desperate hit man whose jobs become progressively stranger until… well, you won’t believe where it goes in act three, but if you’re looking for something totally shocking you won’t be disappointed.
What’s available on Shudder on November 16?
Blood Rage – Just in time for Thanksgiving comes this seasonal classic about a pair of preppy twins—one is a psychotic killer, the other is… also a psychotic killer, as it turns out. Louise Lasser gives an all-out performance as their extremely traumatized mother, but this one’s a cult classic for so many outrageously good reasons.
What’s available on Shudder on November 19?
Prisoner of the Ghostland – Nicolas Cage dubbed this post-apocalyptic samurai adventure from director Sion Sono “the wildest movie I’ve ever made.” We had mixed feelings about it but if that self-endorsement from Cage intrigues you at all, you can head to Shudder to see if it lives up.
What’s available on Shudder on November 22?
Exorcist III – William Peter Blatty, author of the original Exorcist novel, wrote and directed this excellent sequel. It’s an entirely different story than the original—it’s about a serial killer, not a possessed tween—but it contains maybe the single scariest scene in cinematic history. You’ll never look at a boring old hospital hallway the same ever again.
What’s available on Shudder on November 29?
Wake in Fright – This 1971 Australian psychological thriller stars Gary Bond as a teacher who’s grown weary of his remote, government-mandated posting—but learns just how out of his element he is when he gets waylaid in a small town trying to get to Sydney for his Christmas break. Also stars the great Donald Pleasence (Halloween) as a local who shows him a wild time in the outback, along with several (rightfully) hostile kangaroos.
