Shudder in March: THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST, THE SEED, THE BUNKER GAME, THE SPINE OF NIGHT And NIGHT'S END

The Scary of Sixty-First – Premieres March 3 (Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA and Shudder UKI)

Two roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret. Directed by Dasha Nekrasova, The Scary of Sixty-First won the “Best First Feature Award” at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Madeline Quinn, Betsey Brown, and Dasha Nekrasova, and was written by Quinn and Nekrasova.

The Seed – Premieres March 10 (Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI and Shudder ANZ)

This horror comedy centers on Deidre (Lucy Martin), Heather (Sophie Vavasseur) and Charlotte (Chelsea Edge), lifelong friends finally getting some time away together, using an upcoming meteor shower to gather more followers for their social media channels. But what starts out as a girls’ getaway in the Mojave Desert descends into a battle for survival with the arrival of an alien force whose air of mystery soon proves to be alluring and irresistible to them. Written and directed by Sam Walker.

The Bunker Game – Premieres March 17 (Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI and Shudder ANZ)

An actress in a Live Action Role Playing Game where the participants play the survivors of an atomic war sealed in an underground bunker finds herself trapped inside with other staff. As they begin to die in mysterious ways, the group realizes that someone or something paranormal is playing a twisted game with them—which quickly plunges into a terrifying fight for survival. The film stars Gaia Weiss, Lorenzo Richelmy, and Mark Ryder. Directed by Roberto Zazzara.

The Spine of Night – Premieres March 24 (Available on Shudder US, Shudder CA, Shudder UKI and Shudder ANZ)

In The Spine of Night, an ultra-violent animated fantasy epic, ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. A group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs. Featuring the voices of Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Holly Gabriel and Joe Manganiello, written and directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King.

Night’s End – Premieres March 31 (Available on Shudder US, Shudder UKI, Shudder CA and Shudder ANZ)

In Night’s End, an anxious shut-in unwittingly moves into a haunted apartment and hires a mysterious stranger to perform an exorcism which takes a horrific turn. Starring Geno Walker, Felonious Munk, Kate Arrington, and Michael Shannon. Written by Brett Neveu and directed by Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin, V/H/S/94).

SHUDDER’S MODERN FRENCH HORROR COLLECTION

This month, Shudder puts a spotlight on the bold, visionary horror emerging from France in the twenty-first century, including essential titles from the boundary-pushing wave of films dubbed “New French Extremity.” Including Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s Livid (previously unavailable to stream in the US) and Inside; Alexandre Aja’s High Tension, Claire Denis’ Bastards and Trouble Every Day, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Evolution, Xavier Gens’ Frontier(s), and Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs, all coming to Shudder US on March 1.

Also featured in the collection are Adoration, The Advent Calendar, Among the Living, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Islands, Kandisha, Knife + Heart, Sheitan, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, Let the Corpses Tan, Teddy, Terror Sisters, Them (ils) and Zombi Child, currently available to stream on Shudder.

NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S MOVIE LIBRARY

March 1

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called "moonlight murders" begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl may be the key to catching him.

Inside (Available on Shudder US )

Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.

Livid (Available on Shudder US)

The suggestion of a big treasure hidden somewhere inside Mrs Jessel's once renowned classical dance academy will become an irresistible lure to a fiendish trap for Lucie and her friends.

Frontiers (Available on Shudder US)

A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.

Martyrs (Available on Shudder US)

A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Irreversible (Available on Shudder US)

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass.

High Tension (Available on Shudder US)

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

Darkman (Available on Shudder US)

A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.

Darkman II: The Return of the Durant (Available on Shudder US)

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (Available on Shudder US)

When he double-crosses a drug kingpin, Darkman must free himself of his remote-control clutches.

Death Drop Gorgeous (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

A dejected bartender and an aging drag queen try to survive the eccentric and hostile nightlife of a corrupt city, as a masked maniac slaughters young gay men and drains them of blood.

Trouble Every Day (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

American newlyweds Shane (Vincent Gallo) and June Brown (Tricia Vessey) honeymoon to Paris. Once there, Shane secretly begins a search for his former colleague, Leo, who might be in possession of a cure to a tropical virus that has transformed both Shane, and Leo's wife, Core, into ravenous sexual cannibals.

Bastards (Available on Shudder US)

Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law's suicide, where he targets the man his sister believes caused the tragedy - though he is ill-prepared for her secrets as they quickly muddy the waters.

Evolution (Available on Shudder US)

The only residents of young Nicholas' sea-side town are women and boys. When he sees a corpse in the ocean one day, he begins to question his existence and surroundings. Why must he, and all the other boys, be hospitalized?

March 7

The Nightmare (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

After attending a rave party, a teenage girl forms a bond with a strange monster as she suffers a slow chaotic mental breakdown.

Memory: The Origins of Alien (Available on Shudder US)

An in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film "Alien" with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.

Darling (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

A lonely girl's violent descent into madness.

Corporate Animals (Available on Shudder US)

A delusional CEO (Demi Moore) takes her staff of misfits on a disastrous team building retreat led by an overeager guide (Ed Helms). When catastrophe strikes and the food runs out, mandatory office bonding becomes a lot more… appetizing.

March 14

Triangle (Available on Shudder US)

Yacht passengers encounter mysterious weather conditions that force them to jump onto another ship, only to have the odd havoc increases.

Dario Argento’s Trauma (Available on Shudder US)

A young man tries to help a teenage European girl who escaped from a clinic after witnessing the murder of her parents by a serial killer, and they try to find the killer before the killer finds them.

Home With a View of a Monster (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

Dennis and Rita arrive home to a series of mysterious events.

Hounds of Love (Available on Shudder US)

Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realizes she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.

Tragedy Girls (Available on Shudder US)

A twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.

March 21

Siege (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

A gay bar is hit by a group of sociopaths, and all the patrons are killed except for one man who escapes and takes refuge in an apartment occupied by a group of friends, who will do anything they can to protect him and survive the siege.

Birth of the Living Dead (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).

Await Further Instructions (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

A family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.

March 25

Extra Ordinary (Available on Shudder US)

Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.

March 28

Blood Conscious (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

A vacationing family turns the tables on a mass shooter who claims to be fighting demonic forces.

Minor Premise (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada and Shudder ANZ)

Attempting to surpass his father's legacy, a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own experiment, pitting ten fragments of his consciousness against each other.

Eaten Alive (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada)

A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.

March 29

Etheria S4 (Available on Shudder US, Shudder Canada, Shudder UK and Shudder ANZ)

Eight new stories by women directors about time warps, emotional-control apps, crime lords, and more!