Perpetrator, Blood Flower, Elevator Game and more to come this September on the Horror and thriller streaming service SHUDDER.
Perpetrator
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 1 September
Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering.
When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
Written and directed by Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin, Night’s End) and starring Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown), Christopher Lowell (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (Candyman – 2021) and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Killing of a Sacred Deer).
Blood Flower
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 8 September
A young apprentice healer tries to suppress his supernatural abilities so he can fit in with the other kids, but when a malicious spirit breaks out in his apartment, he decides to use his abilities while dark family secrets are revealed. Starring Idan Aedan, Eriza Allya and Amanda Ang.
Elevator Game
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 15 September
Follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who discovers that the night his sister disappeared she had played ‘The Elevator Game’ — a ritual conducted in an elevator in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules that can be found online. Ignoring warnings, he resolves to follow and find her.
Directed by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and starring Gino Anania (Skymed), Alec Carlos (Orphan: First Kill), Megan Best (Séance), Nazariy Demkowicz (Dark Harvest), Verity Marks (Toys of Terror), Madison MacIsaac and Samantha Halas.
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 22 September
Vicaria (Layla DeLeon Hayes, The Equalizer) is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the dramatic thriller thematically challenges ideas of life and death following a family that, despite the terrors of systemic pressure, will survive and be reborn together again.
Also starring Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther) and Chad L. Coleman (The Walking Dead, The Orville).
Nightmare
Streaming Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+
Film Premieres Friday 29 September
Mona and Robby are a young couple in love. Robby has just landed his dream job and they’ve scored an amazing deal on a spacious, if run-down, flat.
Never mind that it requires quite a bit of renovation. Never mind the neighbours’ constant fighting, and screaming baby… Never mind that Mona is suddenly plagued by night terrors which grow more intense every time she falls asleep… Robby is eager to start a family, despite Mona’s hesitation.
Eventually, Mona’s issues spiral dangerously out of control as she becomes convinced that she is being attacked by a mythical demon – the Mare – intent on possessing her unborn child.
Written and directed by Kjersti Helen Rasmussen and starring Eili Harboe, Herman Tømmeraas and Dennis Storhøi.
NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S FILM LIBRARY
September 1
Motherly
Kate (Lora Burke) and her daughter Beth live alone in an isolated farmhouse in the woods. When Kate slowly begins to suspect that something sinister is happening, her motherly instincts are put to the test.
September 4
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the body of a young woman who was apparently harbouring dark secrets.
Razorback
As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in search for the beast.
September 11
Next of Kin (1982)
In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother’s diary. Soon, events that are mentioned in the diary begin to happen to the daughter.
Re-Animator
After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments involving the re-animation of dead tissue.
September 13
The Ones You Didn’t Burn
After their father passes away, two siblings return to their old family farm to sell off the land. However, darker forces may be at play that will force them to reanalyse their relation to their ancestor’s land.
September 18
The Crescent
After an unexpected death in the family, a mother and son struggle to find spiritual healing at a beachfront summer home.
September 21
Project Wolf Hunting
Follows dangerous criminals on a cargo ship who are transported from the Philippines to South Korea, as they unleash a sinister force after an escape attempt leads to a riot.
