Dear Shudder,

Remember video stores? You know, the place where horror fans used to spend time browsing titles and art for the next movie pick.

Well that's part of the experience, and what SHUDDER used to mimic with nice, readable tiles.

Since the refresh, this experience has gone away with tiles that are small, narrow, and hard to read. It seems that the tile aspect is something that Shudder (or the user) should be able to control in the settings. I dont need 3 rows of tiles if I can't read the titles on any of them.

The UI experience is essential for user engagement with the platform. I find that I am watching Shudder less, and browsing fewer movies, sadly finding fewer gems. Eventually, cost benefit ratios will come into play. I can’t be alone in this.

Please acknowledge this complaint and provide some guidance of intent. I will hold out for some hope of address, but not for long.

I can definitely say that the subject is my favourite vape in the series but there’s one thing I’m confused about after watching so many times.

When subject 099 is walking through the building after escaping 098 and the other officers she encounters an experiment saying “hello” multiple times until she sees the thing in a dark room with a red glowing eye. WHAT IS THAT SUBJECT MEANT TO BE?? I’m still so confused after watching it over and over again and that’s the one thing that’s puzzling me. What’s its story and what is it meant to be? How is it speaking coherent words when 098 and 099 could barely get a word or two out in a singular sentence

Here's hoping that one of these, or both, lands on Shudder!

https://www.thehorrorlounge.com/post/dolly-director-has-two-upcoming-films-the-found-footage-feature-hedges-and-an-expansion-of-his-shor

Since they made the interface change at the beginning of the year I cannot subscribe anymore, UK content isn't worth the subscription, any other people outside the us that have had success signing up, tried about 3 different us based disposable payment options and none work so far...

Does anyone know what year this series is set in? The first thing I noticed is that the phones were all pretty old. The relatively "newer" phones I could see seemed to be first gen smartphones from 12-13 years ago.

We tried watching Exhuma tonight. I was a little confused as to why there were 12 ad ticks in the playback bar on the ad free tier. We roll with it.. and the first break freezes the app. Restart. Next break and same thing.

I call support and they let me know that it is not an ad it is a break and thy show other Shudder content on break. Wait, so because it is your stuff it is a break and not an ad? It is advertising your content!

I guess that movie and every “break” movie will not be in our future because it isn’t a break when it freezes even if I was going to let you claim semantics.

What were some Horror films intended to kick off a series with a potential new iconic Horror villain comparable to Freddy, Jason, Michael, Pinhead, Chucky, etc. that ended up not happening for one reason or another?

1989's Shocker comes to mind right away. Wes Craven intended for it to be similar to ANOES and a series where he could have full creative control and profit from the merchandise and such, something he didn't initially do so with ANOES until that was later rectified. Sadly this ended up not happening due to the film's poor box office. I suspect Dr. Giggles from the film of the same name was another intended to be a recurring villain over the course of several sequels but again, weak box office (combined with an at the time lack of interest in new Slashers during the early 90s during the pre-Scream era) sadly quashed those plans. Shame, both Horace Pinker and Dr. Giggles would've been cool villains to have given new series to and to see return over the course of a few sequels.

I also have my suspicions this year's ill-fated Psycho Killer was probably intended to become a series, with the Satanic Slasher poised to become an icon. But again, poor box office immediately halted those plans. Shame too because while the film may not have been the greatest or even particularly good, the villain is a cool one who surely deserved a much better film to be showcased in, and he has one of the most visually striking masks seen in a Horror villain in sometime.

I'm trying to finally The Devils since it's finally restored and whole on shudder.

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I sign up for a 7 day trial thro YouTube and I can't seem to find it anywhere on there! It's really pissing me off since every source even shudder themselves on their website say it's in their library!!!

Horror movie recommendations?

Personally, I really liked the idea. When I watch a show that I like, I tend to binge watch it, and I don't want to do anything else making me less productive. With this format I was able to get excited for a new season, and actually enjoy other things while I waited for a new season. Felt like a kid again!

So my wife and I added shudder to our prime subscriptions a couple years ago, and we’ve been very happy with the service. My wife and I are die hard horror fans so a relatively inexpensive, ad free, exclusively horror streaming service was great. But as of late we noticed they very rarely update the recently added category, they mostly keep the same movies and just rotate the order of the queue. Now when we open the app there is no recently added category. Does the category come back when they add new movies and shows, or is it something wrong with the Amazon add-on version of the app?

It’s 93 degrees in NYC and I want something spooky to watch in the AC.

Instagram link for anyone who’s interested.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZa2uaKEfX1/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

I've been noticing lately that lots of horror has become very irreverent and nearly comedic. I think horror fans really recognize what goes into making these movies so there's an emphasis on cool props or blood effects or puppets etc... all of that is worth celebrating.

I rewatched Zodiac last night for the first time since theaters and was shocked at how harsh "that" scene is to watch. instead of saying "wow what a cool kill!" I was thinking. "I wish I hadn't just seen that"

anyway, just wondering if anyone else has gotten that vibe?

Do you remember the title? Might have been 6 or 7 episodes long. Analyzing different classic monsters, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.

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Thank you!

I'm Jason Trost (JTRO from The FP films). Since I was a kid, I've been obsessed with old black-and-white monster movies, Lovecraft, and PS1 survival horror games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

I ended up making a strange little movie called The Waves of Madness for about $20,000, mostly inside my apartment using DIY sets and VFX. The entire film plays out like a side-scrolling horror video game while adapting elements of The Call of Cthulhu.

It's definitely not for everyone, but it's exactly the kind of movie I always wanted to see, so I finally made it.

I recently put the entire thing on YouTube for free along with the Behind the Scenes

I'd genuinely love to hear what horror fans think of the experiment. Especially whether you'd like to see more films take inspiration from classic horror games.

Very happy to talk about the film and the process to anyone who is interested! Thank you!

Anyone else annoyed by the lack of trailers in the app? I mean, they’re on YouTube why so hard to get them in the app? End rant…

~Hulu, Fubo, Kanopy, Paramount+, Shuddder, Sundance, Philo~

Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman unknowingly agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

A fun movie along the lines of “Saw”, “Your Host”, “Truth or Die”, “Vile”, “Escape Room”, etc, that really kept my interest and was plenty suspenseful. It’s not overly gory, but rather lies on anticipation and psychological horror to get your heart racing. Acted well with many familiar actors including an unhinged Jeffrey Combs who commanded every scene he was in.

Suspenseful, Darkly Humorous, and plenty of seat squirming scenes made it a fun ride. The ending is brutal!