Nothing can prepare you for “The Wolf House” — a fairy tale within a fairy tale, made from the nightmares we only have in nightmares. …continue reading Shudder Sunday: The Wolf House (2018)
Understated and deeply personal, “Leap of Faith” offers a powerful communion for devotees of “The Exorcist” and eccentric auteur William Friedkin. I’ve been thinking …continue reading Shudder Sunday: Leap of Faith (2020)
With network TV chintz that has only aged into better subterfuge for its late-game terror, the first Stephen King miniseries remains among the best. …continue reading Shudder Sunday: Salem’s Lot (1979)
Part homage to the 80s aesthetic and part skewering of 80s era values and politics, “WNUF Halloween Special” is a unique holiday treat not …continue reading Shudder Sunday: WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
In the oft overlooked 80s gem that feels eerily relevant today, an obsession with escapism and the desperate desire to feel special turns deadly. …continue reading Shudder Sunday: Fade to Black (1980)
One of the oldest films on Shudder is perhaps its most essential, an unsuspecting tale of Ukrainian legend that has become its own legend.continue reading Shudder Sunday: Viy (1967)
Best enjoyed as low-rent Verhoeven-lite, Turkey Shoot is an angry reminder that even the silliest, nastiest, and basest exploitation can have something on its mind.continue reading Shudder Sunday: Turkey Shoot (1982)
In Search of Darkness brings a neon contact-high of the video store to Shudder, but don’t expect much more than overqualified rental recommendations.continue reading Shudder Sunday: In Search of Darkness (2020)
Terrifying and tragic in equal measure, The Changeling transcends every last bump-in-the-night trick to craft the ultimate ghost story primeval.continue reading Shudder Sunday: The Changeling (1980)
The relative obscurity of Gary Sherman’s Dead & Buried only makes its unassuming assault on the subconscious that much more effective and Stan Winston’s effects that much more special.continue reading Shudder Sunday: Dead & Buried (1981)
