Shudder has announced its lineup for August, including new original series episodes, new original films, and some previously released titles that deserve a rewatch.
Highlights for the upcoming month include Hell Hole, helmed by Toby Poser and John Adams. The same filmmaking team wrote, directed, and starred in Hellbender (2021). Kimo Stamboel’s Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, an Indonesian horror movie about a village plagued by a mysterious power, will also be available on the platform.
Horror’s Greatest, a brand-new original series that explores cliches, hidden gems, and more, will make its premiere. Of course, we’re always eager for more episodes of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.
Check out everything coming to Shudder in August 2024:
Films Coming to Shudder
Hell Hole
Shudder Original Film
Directed by John Adams and Toby Poser
Streaming On Shudder August 23
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI
The newest film from the Adams Family, Hell Hole, centers on an America-led fracking crew that uncovers a living French soldier frozen in time from a Napoleonic campaign, whose body hosts a parasitic monster. It stars Toby Poser, John Adams, Max Portman, and Anders Hove.
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins
Shudder Exclusive Film
Directed by Kimo Stamboel
Streaming On Shudder August 16
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI
A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the “Dancing Village,” a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.
Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return to the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new “Dawuh,” a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.
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Divinity
Directed by Eddie Alcazar
Streaming On Shudder August 2
Available in US, CA, UKI
Two mysterious brothers abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery. It was produced by Steven Soderbergh and stars Bella Thorne, Stephen Dorff, and Scott Bakula.
August 1
Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which, if they die, it kills them in real life.
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
In the Mouth of Madness
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer’s books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
The Dead Mother
A criminal shoots and kills a painting restorer during a bungled burglary and shoots her daughter as well. Twenty years later, the daughter has been left mute with the mental age of a child, spending most of her time in a mental institution.
Faces of Death
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade Super 8 movies.
August 5
Luz
Luz, a young cab driver, drags himself into the brightly lit entrance of a rundown police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to be close to the woman it loves finally.
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August 19
The Deeper You Dig
In the aftermath of a roadside accident, the line between the living and the dead collapses for a mother, a daughter, and a stranger.
TV Series Coming to Shudder
Horror’s Greatest
Shudder Original Series
Streaming On Shudder August 27
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI
Celebrating the very best the genre has to offer, Horror’s Greatest is a deep dive into everything we love about horror. From fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast. A gallery of ghoulish pros, including actors, directors, writers, composers, and special effects artists, draw on their unique knowledge to answer the big questions: What are the must-see films in horror’s many sub-genres? What’s the appeal of horror tropes, and how do today’s filmmakers subvert our expectations? What shape does horror take in countries outside of the United States? The answers encompass the breadth of the nightmares we watch for our entertainment.
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs
Shudder Original Series
Live episodes for season 6 continue biweekly in the US and CA:
- Friday, August 2; Debuts on-demand Sunday, August 4
- Friday, August 16; Debuts on-demand Sunday, August 18
- Friday, August 30; Debuts on-demand Sunday, September 1
