Next month, AMC’s horror streaming platform Shudder will add a few new titles, including Ted Geoghegan’s Brooklyn 45 and Children of the Corn. There will also be new releases of old favorites such as An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps, The Howling, Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf, and The Devil’s Candy.
Here are some additional details and titles to look forward to on Shudder in June 2023!
New Shudder Titles
Brooklyn 45
Director: Ted Geoghegan
Streaming on Shudder June 9th
Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ
Writer: Ted Geoghegan
Cast: Anne Ramsey, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, Kristina Klebe
Synopsis: Five military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together to support their troubled host, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all too literal.
Quicksand
Director: Andres Beltran
Streaming on Shudder June 23rd
Available in US, CA, UKI, ANZ
Writer: Matt Pitts
Cast: Carolina Gaitan, Allan Hawco
Synopsis: An American couple, on the brink of divorce, travels to Colombia for a work conference. While on a hike through the rainforest, a storm causes them to become trapped in a pit of quicksand. Unable to move, it becomes a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the jungle and a venomous snake, in order to escape.
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Children of the Corn
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Streaming on Shudder June 30th
Available in US, CA
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Cast: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence
Synopsis: Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents’ mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won’t go along with the plan and becomes the town’s only hope of survival.
Shudder Resurrected
June 1
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Director: John Landis
Writer: John Landis
Cast: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne
Synopsis: David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he’s plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: John Fawcett, Karen Walton, Karen Walton
Cast: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle
Synopsis: The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger’s first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger’s wounds miraculously heal, but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.
Ginger Snaps 2 (2004)
Director: Brett C. Sullivan
Writer: Megan Martin
Cast: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle
Synopsis: A patient (Tatiana Maslany) at a rehabilitation center tries to prevent a young woman (Emily Perkins) from transforming into a werewolf.
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The Howling (1981)
Director: Joe Dante
Writer: Gary Brandner, John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless
Cast: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan
Synopsis: In Los Angeles, television journalist Karen White (Dee Wallace) is traumatized in the course of aiding the police in their arrest of a serial murderer. Her doctor recommends that she attend an isolated psychiatric retreat led by Dr. George Waggner (Patrick Macnee). But while Karen is undergoing therapy, her colleague Chris (Dennis Dugan), investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding her shock. When his work leads him to suspect the supernatural, he begins to fear for Karen’s life.
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1986)
Director: Philippe Mora
Cast: Christopher Lee, Annie McEnroe, Sybil Danning
Synopsis: After his sister is turned into a werewolf and subsequently killed, Ben White (Reb Brown) decides to help the enigmatic Stefan Crosscoe (Christopher Lee) fight the growing population of lupine monsters, along with the lovely Jenny Templeton (Annie McEnroe). Traveling to Transylvania, Ben, Jenny, and Crosscoe attempt to hunt down the powerful werewolf queen, Stirba (Sybil Danning), and must face her furry followers, as well as other supernatural forces.
June 5
Calvaire (2004) * Shudder Restoration
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Writer: Fabrice Du Welz, Romain Protat
Cast: Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon
Language: French
Synopsis: A stranded singer falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper who is determined to keep him captive.
June 12
The Devil’s Candy (2015)
Director: Sean Byrne
Writer: Sean Byrne
Cast: Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Synopsis: A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his family move into their dream home.
June 19
Baskin (2015)
Director: Can Evrenol
Writer: Can Evrenol, Ercin Sadikoglu, Cem Ozuduru, Ogulcan Eren Akay
Cast: Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu, Mehmet Cerrajoglu
Language: Turkish
Synopsis: Policemen (Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu) face a night of horror in a subterranean labyrinth after answering a distress call.
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June 26
Home Movie (2008)
Director: Christopher Denham
Writer: Christopher Denham
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain, Amber Joy Williams, Austin Williams
Shudder Synopsis: Handsome pastor David Poe (Adrian Pasdar) and his psychologist wife, Clare (Cady McClain), have just relocated to Upstate New York with their young children, twins Jack (Austin Williams) and Emily (Amber Joy Williams). When Halloween inspires bizarre behavior in the twins, the Poes begin documenting their struggle to regain control over the children as their idyllic family life is torn apart by sociopathic — and increasingly violent — behavior.
