With the battle of streaming services becoming the next big war in the world of entertainment, companies like Netflix Y Disney they try to outdo each other by offering movies and TV shows exclusive to their platform. It has become a nuisance for consumers, who must navigate the ever-growing market to discover which service has what they want to watch. Shudder try to avoid this subscription war by appealing directly to horror fans.
By featuring only horror movies and some shows like a horror show, Shudder has carved a niche for itself in the crowded market. Every year the service adds more movies to its library and also has a collection of Shudder Originals, movies that are exclusive to the platform. While they vary in quality, Shudder has proven to produce some of the best recent horror movies through this initiative.
‘The Queen of Black Magic’ (2019) IMDb Score: 6.5
from Indonesia, The queen of black magic is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name. When a father takes his family to the orphanage where he grew up to visit the sick owner, they soon encounter a horrible evil. Two more families join them as they struggle to survive the night.
Despite being a supernatural movie, the film does not skimp on violence and there are not a few moments that are not suitable for the squeamish. It almost works like an Indonesian. Evil Deadthough it replaces the comedic undertones of that franchise with a focus on buried childhood trauma that haunts him well into adulthood.
‘Host’ (2020) IMDb Score: 6.5
When the world went into lockdown in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers had to get creative to keep producing their work. No movie excelled at this more than Hosta ghost story set entirely on Zoom, proving there are worse calls than your company’s mandatory 9am meetings.
When a group of friends invite a medium to seance with them at Zoon, they accidentally summon a demonic presence with deadly consequences. As they remain on the call to try to “stay together”, they each begin to be haunted in their own homes in a variety of terrifying and clever ways.
‘The Sadness’ (2021) IMDb Score: 6.5
One of the most brutal movies in recent years, and possibly in history. The sadness it is an uncompromising whirlwind of violence. As a virus sweeps through Taiwan, it turns the population into sadistic monsters who unleash their most carnal and barbaric desires, no matter how grotesque or depraved. Two estranged lovers try to reunite when their city is engulfed in a torrent of blood.
An extreme horror movie The sadness It’s not for anyone with a weak stomach. Gorehounds will be in heaven though, as no part of the human body is safe, with heads and limbs lopped off, broken and splattered with reckless abandon.
‘Vicious Fun’ (2020) IMDb Score: 6.5
Capitalizing on the 80s nostalgia that has exploded in popularity lately thanks to shows like Strange things, vicious fun is a hilarious throwback to the horror comedies of that decade. When horror film critic Joel accidentally stumbles upon a self-help group for serial killers, he has to play along to stay alive.
Each of his group members is an homage to a popular fictional killer, from Mike, Jason Voorhees’s stand-in, to the soft-spoken, plastic-suited Bob, reminiscent of Patrick Bateman. With Joel’s attempts to escape from his new psychotic friends producing suitably bloody results, vicious fun is an absolute stunner that all horror fans should see this spooky season.
‘La Llorona’ (2019) IMDb Score: 6.6
the crybaby (also know as La Llorona) follows an elderly Guatemalan dictator who is on trial for a genocide he ordered in the 1980s against indigenous people. Surrounded by his loyal family, the dictator fights the charges, but begins to be haunted by the spirits of those he has wronged.
A dark drama masquerading as a haunted house movie, the crybaby has a lot to say about the atrocities committed by governments and the men in power who get away with it. The film uses the horror genre to shine a light on these horrific events, and the real-life terrors similar to those depicted in the film are more disturbing than any horror movie.
‘Impetigore’ (2019) IMDb Score: 6.6
Another ghost story from Indonesia, impetigo takes place in a remote village where children are cursed to be born without skin. After learning that she inherited a house in town, Maya travels there with her best friend in hopes of selling it. Instead, she encounters hostile villagers who believe her death will end the curse placed on them.
impetigo it succeeds by focusing on Indonesian folklore, a subject that is underrepresented outside the country. Equally fascinating and terrifying, impetigo is one of the best international popular horror movies out there, and you won’t want to travel to any new cities anytime soon.
‘Speak No Evil’ (2022) IMDb Score: 6.6
A recent release don’t say bad things is a disturbing psychological thriller from Denmark. When a Danish family on vacation in Italy meets a Dutch family, they quickly become friends. After receiving an invitation to stay with their new friends at their house, the Danish family accepts the invitation, with chilling consequences.
Saying anything else would spoil the surprises. don’t say bad things it contains, but it is a twisted examination of social norms and how far one will allow oneself to lower oneself to fit in with others. The film ventures into some very dark territory as the plot reveals more of itself, so prepare for a dark story that will stay with you after it’s over.
‘All the Moons’ (2020) IMDb Score: 6.7
Set in 19th century Spain, all the moons tells the story of a young orphan who is seriously injured by a bomb unleashed during the civil war. Rescued by a mysterious woman, the girl receives immortality by becoming a vampire. She lives in the forest with her new mother and learns to live with her new powers.
make comparisons with let the right one in Y The Pan’s Labyrinth, all the moons it’s a dark fairy tale. An examination of loneliness seen through the eyes of a child, the film focuses less on its protagonist’s desire for blood and more on her desire to be loved, creating a narrative that is both beautiful and heartbreaking. .
‘Mad God’ (2021) IMDb Score: 6.8
Less of a movie and more of a glimpse into the mind of its creator, crazy god is a stop-motion project that has been thirty years in the making. Telling the story of a masked man known as The Assassin, crazy god follows this character’s journey into an unforgiving pit of nightmarish images and strange creatures. It will appeal to anyone who likes to watch creepy animated movies.
Created by acclaimed visual effects master Phil Tippettknown for his work in Jurassic Park Y Star Wars, crazy god it is his passion project. She began work on it in 1990 and creating it came at considerable personal cost to Tippett, who suffered a mental breakdown in the process. His deteriorating mental health is present in the suffocatingly somber atmosphere of the film, showing the pain that art can inflict on his creators.
‘Dogs Don’t Wear Pants’ (2019) IMDb Score: 6.8
Recovering from the death of his wife, Juha struggles to connect with his teenage daughter as he walks through life emotionally numb. A chance encounter with dominatrix Mona ignites a new spark in Juha, and as his sessions become increasingly dangerous, a bond begins to form between his submissive and his dominant.
An offbeat dark romance from Finland, Dogs don’t wear pants. is a sexually positive examination of grief, trauma, and human connection. While the extreme bondage sessions may be too much for some viewers, the connection that emerges between the two main characters makes for a surprisingly sweet and hopeful story.