If you’re not well-versed in the horror genre, Shudder’s home screen highlights helpful collections to get you started. For example, the Shudder Essential collection includes nearly 30 films, such as Children of the Corn, The Hills Have Eyes, Night of the Living Dead, Phantasm, Ring (a.k.a. Ringu), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, along with some Shudder Originals. Additional collections include A Good Scare, Horror Noire, Queer Horror, Only On Shudder, and Vengeance is Hers. Shudder is also a destination for original productions and exclusives.
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The service’s original movies include 0.0 MHz, An Unquiet Grave, Belzebuth, Gwen, Host, Martyrs Lane, Primal Screen, Revenge, The Mortuary Collector, The Ranger, The Room, and The Witch Window. Exclusive films include Daniel Isn’t Real, In Search of Darkness, Mandy, Prevenge, Sadako vs Kayako, Sam Was Here, and Scream, Queen!
But Shudder has some major omissions. Some notable horror and thriller films you won’t find here are Alien; Child’s Play; Jaws; Psycho; Rosemary’s Baby; movies based on Stephen King stories, such as The Mist or The Shining; The Witch; Saw; any entries in The Evil Dead series; The Exorcist (although Exorcist III is available); The Fly; or The Thing. Of course, that’s only at the time of this writing. Streaming libraries always grow and change.
Some people may consider the above titles indispensable, but others may think they fall outside a narrower definition of horror. In any case, if you can’t find the show or movie you want to watch, Shudder encourages you to request it.
Horror and suspense fans have other options if those omissions are deal-breakers. For example, many classic Hitchcock films are available on Peacock. Other movie streaming services, including the Criterion Channel, have a more extensive selection of genre classics. Shout Factory TV has lots of schlock that you can stream for free. Apple TV+ features the family-friendly Halloween classic It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
Apart from movies, Shudder also has a smaller collection of TV shows. Its original titles include A Discovery of Witches, Creepshow, Cursed Films, Deadhouse Dark, Deadwax, The Core, and The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.
Shudder also produces a series of original podcasts, such as Eli Roth’s History of Horror: Uncut, Horror Noire: Uncut, She Kills, and Video Palace. In addition, Shudder is the exclusive home of other shows, including Angelby, Channel Zero, Etheria, NOS4A2, and The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
