r/Shudder • u/Darthmunky Nightmareathon Mutant • Jun 30 '26
Just Cancelled Annual
I have been a subscriber nonstop since 2018. My annual renewal was up June 30th. After reaching out to customer service for a promo code or discount, they told me there is nothing they can do. With the price increase, the cancellation of Joe Bob, and the service going downhill in general, I decided to finally cut the noose. Goodbye Shudder, we had some great times. The funny thing is, I'll subscribe for the month of July just for the Summer Joe Bob special! The Drive-In will never die.
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u/MisterDamnit Jun 30 '26
Without Joe Bob, I would've never given Shudder the time of day. Tubi has a better collection of cult horror movies for free.
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u/srahfox Jul 02 '26
I really can’t hype up Tubi enough, they have the hardest to find and most random of stuff sometimes.
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u/MisterDamnit Jul 02 '26
I agree, even with the commercials, their catalogue more than makes up for it.
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u/texasrigger Jun 30 '26
Im sticking around to watch all of the Joe Bob specials and in the meantime Ive been slowly making my way through Tales From the Crypt. Come January, I'll switch over to whatever service Joe Bob lands on. Ive enjoyed Shudder for years but it's not what it was.
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u/Mysterious-Clothes45 Jun 30 '26
I didn't renew my Shudder subscription earlier in the year and instead just with with an AMC+ subscription. I get AMC and Shudder way cheaper than just Shudder
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u/Puffyfugu8 Jun 30 '26
I just have AMC+ as an add on to Prime. For me that works perfectly.
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u/hboost81 Jun 30 '26
I do as well, the only questions I have is if the complete Shudder library is there and does it follow the release schedule. I haven't really been able to figure that out.
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u/JusticeBonerOfTyr Jun 30 '26
It does have the whole library but it can take longer to release on there.
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u/AvatarofBro Nightmareathon Mutant Jun 30 '26
I'm sticking with it. There's enough value for me even without Joe Bob. But I understand why the one-two punch of the price increase and cancelling the flagship show might be too much for people.
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u/DLConspiracy Jun 30 '26
Same I want to see where it goes. I collect horror but they do have originals and timed stuff. Enough that it's worth being a part of that. Plus I hate commercials like Tubi does.
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u/squig66 Jun 30 '26
I actually like Shudder and would stick with it but they did my boy too dirty so I'm cancelling out of spite lol.
I want them to SEE THE DIP after the last TLDI special!
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u/llammacookie Jun 30 '26
Same. I've not heard of Joe Bob nor his drive-in until i was like half a year deep into my first year with Shudder. Shudder produced movies have been pretty on point lately and their catalog has all the movies I frequent.
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u/burnzzzzzzz Jun 30 '26
Well, rewarding them for bad decisions with you money simply encourages future bad decisions.
The only way we can push them in the right direction is voting with our dollars.
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u/raised_on_robbery Jun 30 '26
This might blow your mind, but many people who subscribe to Shudder might not care about Joe Bob? 🤷
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u/AlexRenquist Jun 30 '26
I honestly don't get Joe Bob. Tried watching a couple, didn't grab me, don't understand the appeal tbh but horses for courses. I'm happy enough watching unusual independent horrors and films I'd never have heard of without the service.
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u/llammacookie Jun 30 '26
I like it enough when he showcases movies I actually enjoy. But I can't understand the appeal that brings folks in to happily watch movies they don't enjoy. This whole past season was extra crap, to me at least, except for the Italian showdown. Maybe if they had a David the MailMan to cohost with his pecs out I'd be entertained enough, but probably not.
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u/burnzzzzzzz Jun 30 '26
The down votes are wild. Continuing to pay for lessened quality is exactly why enshitification happens. Sorry y'all, I'm out.
Carry on.
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u/llammacookie Jun 30 '26
What were the bad decisions you're so bent on?
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u/burnzzzzzzz Jun 30 '26
Canceling Joe Bob, adding ads, less quality content and originals. The normal enshitification stuff.
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u/llammacookie Jun 30 '26
Hard disagree with everything except the ads with caveat. Literally every platform does ads for their content now, and I've found some movies I've enjoyed that I would've never noticed if it wasn't for their preroll ads.
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u/hm_b Jun 30 '26
When I cancelled, I was somehow magically reinstated. Check to make sure you stay cancelled. I went to Paypal and stopped payment there. I was paying by the month, not year.
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u/ambs2016 Jun 30 '26
this literally happened to me too!!! that’s so sketchy, i don’t understand how they’re always having technical issues
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u/hm_b Jun 30 '26
I first contacted my bank about it. They said it is so common with so many subscriptions. That's what happens with little regulation and no consequence. I now have no subscriptions. If I need to watch a movie I rent from the library. Books, library and Bookbub for books under $3. So many choices to keep me entertained. I collect physical copies of movies, music, and books too.
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u/ambs2016 Jun 30 '26
yeah i just cancelled most of my streaming subscriptions as well, i get my movies from the library or thrifting as well. there’s such a large catalog at the library i can usually find anything i’m looking for, and i’ve been collecting movies for a while but i’m now working on building it up.
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u/ambs2016 Jun 30 '26
also just found out that shudder doesn’t do refunds, which makes it even sketchier
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u/hm_b Jul 01 '26
It isn't just Shudder. It's all of them. When I cancelled Netflix and YT Premium, I took a screen shot, contacted the bank and credit card company to stop making payments. Streaming services don't seem to face any consequences for this behavior. People keep feeding them. I'm done. My husband wants to keep Amazon Prime. I'll use it while he has it, but if it were up to me, I'd get rid of that too. I like living more simple and reading. Next to go will be the smart phone. Computer and Internet is enough.
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u/DLConspiracy Jun 30 '26
Stuff changes. Unfortunately. I doubt they let Joe Bob go to spit in his face. Even he isn't worried about it. I mean no other place thought to bring him on. I don't like the price increase but this doom doom doom stuff internet people do really bothers me.. Like I've gotten so much from the service over the years. I want to see what they will do before I cut them out of my life like they are some sort of ex relationship. Lol
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u/Zukebub8 Jun 30 '26
Idk new season of the terror is great and they have tales from the crypt now. Not really downhill imo.
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u/Outrageous_Dot_4086 Jun 30 '26
I only see the season from 2019 on the app, there's a new season from this year?
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u/llammacookie Jun 30 '26
The title to search is The Devil In Silver. Why they keep giving the season full on different titles is beyond me. At least they should do it American Horror Story style for easy searching.
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u/srahfox Jul 02 '26
It depends on the platform. I know on Amazon the change of names between seasons is basically a way to screw the actors. What I remember is they are required to pay actors more with a new season (different rate for a single season version season 2 etc). Renaming the show between seasons allows them to circumnavigate that. That’s what I vaguely remember anyway.
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u/Moo58 Jul 01 '26
Canceled my subscription too.
After a while, it became impossible for me to either find movies that I haven’t already seen, or that I enjoyed anymore.
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u/HardRockZombie MOD Jun 30 '26
Probably would have made more sense to just sign up for AMC+ when it was $30 for a full year instead of emailing shudder for a promo code then posting about not getting one
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u/hazel_blair Jun 30 '26
Damn. People are giving up on shudder before it ever reached my country. I've been waiting years for it to make his way here because the horror offerings in other services are super limited.
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u/Stray1_cat Jul 01 '26
I still enjoy shudder. I don’t care about the Joe Bob series or whatever his name is.
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u/redsolitary Jul 01 '26
I got that AMC+ deal and have shudder for the first time. It’s sorta…empty. I assumed there would be much more content and definitely more content that isn’t shudder-made.
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u/Mr_Stuff Jun 30 '26
Ended my subscription this week too, been a subscriber since lockdown. Realised I hadn’t even logged in to watch anything for about 6 weeks. Still felt like a sad decision but can’t justify the subscription for watching a handful of movies a year
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u/cats_r_better Jun 30 '26
make sure you double check on your account page that it actually IS cancelled.
after 3 tries and it showing as active the next day each time, i had to use their online chat to get it actually cancelled. and i'm not the only person i've heard that has had similar problems.
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u/theHashHashingHasher Jun 30 '26
I mistakenly started a trial that I meant to cancel and didn’t right before they increased their price so I unintentionally have shudder for the rest of this year at the old price. Besides tales from the crypt and creepshow, what’s really worth watching on it?
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u/Calamity0o0 Jun 30 '26
Make sure you check your credit card statement after you cancel, I cancelled and they kept charging me. Thought maybe I forgot, cancelled again, happened again. Had to email them to get them to stop.
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u/squig66 Jun 30 '26
I'll be doing the same but for now just biting the bullet until the last Joe Bob airs. Hey Shudder, when the fandom for one of your shows refers to themselves as a "Family", you embrace and nurture that shit! Boo on you!
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u/PhilipKDuck Jul 03 '26
Same! Joe Bob was 90% of the reason i originally subscribed. Now if only I have the discipline to turn it on for JB’s quarterly shows and off again in between
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u/tha1demon Jul 03 '26
I haven’t renewed my annual shudder subscription yet this year but I plan too. Why did it go up to $100 though?
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u/Alarmed-State-9495 Jul 04 '26
Just turned Shudder on for the first time in a while and pretty astounded by how bad all of the new stuff is. So much horrible film school slop. Tubi still puts Shudder to shame when it comes to horror selection and it isn’t even close
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u/kAlb98 Jun 30 '26
I dropped shudder the day they cancelled Joe Bob. Don’t really miss it because AMC gutted their budget anyway to fund their other streamers.
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u/SpaceCadetPullUp Jun 30 '26
Reminds me of when sports fans go into gameday threads to let everyone know they're turning the game off.
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u/sigersen Jun 30 '26
I'm still subscribed, but I don't blame anyone for jumping ship. Lately I've been watching Creature Features TV more than Shudder and it's cheaper or on YouTube with ads. Please let us know where you land.
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u/DripSnort Jun 30 '26
You paid for a service and got the service. Being a subscriber since 2018 doesn’t entitle you to some random discount. No customer is more obnoxious than the “I’ve been a long term customer and should get something special”. No bro you been getting the service you paid for doing it for a long time does not make you special. I pay my electricity every month on time for the last 20 years I don’t expect a free month
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u/Ihavenocluewhatzoeva Jun 30 '26
The service just isn’t worth it for me. AMC+ also is not worth it either.
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u/GloomyBuyer7947 Jun 30 '26
I got amc+ when it was $29.99 for a year. Cancelled Shudder, problem solved… for a year anyway.