Shudder Programming for May 2026 Revealed

May 2026 Programming Highlights
Here’s what’s coming to Shudder next month!

FILMS

HERESY
Shudder Exclusive Film
Directed by Didier Konings
Streaming On Shudder May 1
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis: A folk horror centered in a medieval Dutch village, follows a young woman who is caught between her faith, fanatic townsfolk and the dark forces lurking in the woods. Starring Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent and Reinout Bussemaker.

WHISTLE
Shudder Exclusive Film
Directed by Corin Hardy
Streaming On Shudder May 8
Available in US

Synopsis: A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion. Starring Dafne Keen (Logan), Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets), Sky Yang (Rebel Moon), Percy Hynes White (My Old Ass) and Nick Frost (How to Train Your Dragon).

SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN
Shudder Exclusive Film
Directed by Antonio Méndez Esparza
Streaming On Shudder May 15
Available in US, CA

Synopsis:  A woman’s life takes a definitive turn the day that she loses her job as a computer programmer.

THIS IS NOT A TEST
Shudder Exclusive Film
Directed by Adam MacDonald
Streaming On Shudder May 22
Available in US, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis: Sloane (Olivia Holt, Heart Eyes) and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands. Adapted from the popular YA novel of the same name by New York Times best-selling author Courtney Summers. Also starring Froy Gutierrez (The Strangers), Luke MacFarlane (Bros),
Corteon Moore (Overcompensating), Chloe Avakian (John Wayne Gacy), and Carson MacCormac (Clown in a Cornfield).

SMOTHERED
Shudder Original Film
Directed by Rafki Hidayat and Kevin Rahardjo
Streaming On Shudder May 29
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis: Alif is a micro-painting artist who has an accident and loses part of his memory. After returning home, an old woman appears claiming to be his mother, but Alif doesn’t recognize her and is suspicious of her intentions. Starring Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti and Vonny Anggraini.

TV SERIES & SPECIALS

The Terror: Devil in Silver
AMC Studios Original Series
New Series Premieres Thursday, May 7;
New Episodes Premiere Weekly Until the Season Finale on June 11
Available in US, CA

Synopsis: The newest installment in the acclaimed horror anthology, executive produced by Ridley Scott, stars Dan Stevens (Abigail, Downton Abbey) as Pepper – a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital – an institution filled with those society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients working against him, doctors harboring grim secrets, and perhaps even the Devil himself. As
Pepper navigates a hellscape where nothing is as it seems, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face the entity which thrives on the suffering within New Hyde’s walls – but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside him. Also starring Judith Light (Before, Out of My Mind), CCH Pounder (Rustin, NCIS: New Orleans), Aasif Mandvi (Evil, This Way Up), John Benjamin
Hickey (The Big C, Lilly), Stephen Root (Barry, Heads of State), Michael Aronov (The Americans, Operation Finale) and Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete, Glass Chin), Chinaza Uche (Silo, A Good Person), Hampton Fluker (Shades of Blue, Instant Family), b (WeCrashed, You), Hayward Leach (Tom Swift, Love Life), and Philip Ettinger (First Reformed, I Know This Much Is True).

Tales From the Crypt
Shudder Exclusive Series
Season 1 Binge Premieres Friday, May 1;
Subsequent Season Binges Premiere Fridays Until the Final Season 7 Premieres June 12
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UKI

Synopsis: Tales from the Crypt, the popular 90s horror anthology series inspired by the 1950s EC Comics is back exclusively streaming on Shudder! Each episode is a self-contained story often featuring wellknown talent and directors – and hosted by the Crypt Keeper (John Kassir), a wisecracking corpse known for his macabre puns. With its signature unrestricted gore, profanity, and dark irony, the show’s episode styles range from comedy to drama and deliver twisted moral lessons where “bad people” meet poetically horrific ends – and issues like greed, lust, and moral decay lead to tragic consequences. The series features a long list of A-list guest stars including Brad Pitt, Demi Moore, John Lithgow, Christopher Reeve, Catherine O’Hara, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Shields and many more. Several episodes have been directed by well-known talent including Rober Zemeckis, Tobe Hooper and William Friedkin, as well as acclaimed actors such as Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael J. Fox.

SHUDDER TV HIGHLIGHTS

Watch Parties Every Friday at 9pm ET – featuring new premieres and curated double features
including:
o May 1: “Dutch Folk Horror” Watch Party – Heresy and Moloch
o May 8: “Mom Macabre” Watch Party – Gazer and Lilly Lives Alone
o May 15: “Maniacs in Masks” Watch Party – Dolly and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
o May 22: “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” Watch Party – The Crazies and Arcadian
o May 29: “Spotlight on Indonesian Horror” Watch Party – Smothered Assistant and Satan’s Slaves

SHUDDER RESURRECTED

Repertory Titles New to Shudder

May 1

Gazer
Vice Squad
Baby Blood
Re-Wind
Murderrock
Teeth
Martyrs
Livid
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Innocence
The Ice Tower
The Bride From Hades
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The Snow Woman

May 4

Solvent
Horror Noire: History of Black Horror

May 11

47 Meters Down
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
Aberrance
In Search of Darkness 1990-1994

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year, and has redefined genre streaming with a slate of groundbreaking and critically acclaimed titles, including Jayro Bustamante’s Golden Globe-nominated LA LLORONA, Phil Tippett’s MAD GOD, Kyle Edward Ball’s SKINAMARINK, Chloe Okuno’s WATCHER, Demián Rugna’s WHEN EVIL LURKS, Chris Nash’s IN A VIOLENT NATURE, Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, Damian McCarthy’s ODDITY, and the latest installments in the V/H/S franchise. Notable recent releases include Emilie Blichfeldt’s Academy Award-nominated THE UGLY STEPSISTER, Ben Leonberg’s critically acclaimed GOOD BOY, and the upcoming FORBIDDEN FRUITS from Director Meredith Alloway and the FACES OF DEATH remake. Shudder also boasts fan-favorite series such as the two-time Emmy Award-nominated THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA, Mark Duplass’ THE CREEP TAPES, the anthology series HELL MOTEL, and specials hosted by Joe Bob Briggs, among others.

Source: AMC Networks

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