Some may save their scary movie marathons for the month of October, but if you are a huge horror fan, then you don't need a holiday to celebrate the gore, ghosts, slashers and psychos.
Those who can't get enough of these types of chilling titles probably use Shudder, the streaming service dedicated to all things horror. The platform has an expansive library with creative categories, but Shudder is unleashing even more monstrous titles as part of a new collection called "Movie Mayhem" for the month of May.
New films in the Movie Mayhem collection will be added to the platform each weekday throughout the entire month. Those include titles like sci-fi flick The Midnight Swim, the foreign film Mexico Barbaro and the classic 1979 film Zombie. Shudder kicked off its Movie Mayhem with the May 2 release of We are Still Here, the 2015 film starring Barbara Crampton and Andrew Sensenig about a house that demands a sacrifice.
Many of the titles in the Movie Mayhem collection are still a secret, but there are a few release dates for which we can get excited. The rest of the movies will be announced throughout the month on Shudder's Facebook and Twitter pages.
These are the upcoming titles and release dates for Shudder's Movie Mayhem.
MAY 2
We are Still Here (2015)
Director: Ted Geoghegan
Cast: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sesenig, Lisa Marie
MAY 6
Zombie (1979)
Director: Lucio Fulci
Cast: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson
MAY 11
Mexico Barbaro (2014)
Directors: Isaac Ezban, Laurette Flores Bornn, Jorge Michel Grau, Ulises Guzman, Edgar Nito, Lex Ortega, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Aaron Soto
Cast: Dulce Alexa, Sara Camacho, Lorena Gonzalez
MAY 16
The Midnight Swim (2014)
Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Cast: Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, Aleksa Palladino
MAY 20
Society (1989)
Director: Brian Yuzna
Cast: Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards
MAY 25
Night of the Demons (1988)
Director: Kevin Tenney
Cast: Cathy Podewell, Alvin Alexis, Hal Havins
These movies join the new titles released in April, which include:
Nightmares (1980)
Q – The Winged Serpent (1982)
Trouble Every Day (2001)
WNUF Halloween Special (2013) — Shudder exclusive
Monster A Go-Go (1965) — Shudder exclusive
Slime City (1988) — Shudder exclusive
Video Violence (1987) — Shudder exclusive
Hypothermia (2010) — Shudder exclusive
Bitter Feast (2010) — Shudder exclusive
Atrocious (2010) — Shudder exclusive
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
Shudder is available for $4.99 a month after a 14-day free trial, or $49.99 a year. Content on the service can be streamed via its website, iOS and Android apps and the Roku platform.
