What’s streaming on Shudder this May 2020?
By Rachel Roth
New additions coming to Shudder this May include the mockumentary Behind the Mask, the slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer and Clive Baker’s Hellraiser.
Starting May 1, Shudder may be losing the Friday the 13th movies but there’s going to be plenty of new material to make up for it. As we come to an end of April’s “Halfway to Halloween” celebration, its time to start looking forward to the future. What new films will be arriving in May?
Some of Shudder’s upcoming arrivals include the greatest horror mockumentary since Taika Waititi’s vampire masterpiece, the slasher comedy Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, the Italian classic Tenebrae, Goodnight Mommy, and Hellraiser.
Original/Exclusive films
Z
Premieres Thursday, May 7
A Shudder original film, written and directed by Brandon Christensen about a couple that is tormented by their son’s ominous imaginary friend. Starring Keegan Connor Tracy, Sean Rogerson, Jett Klyne, Sara Canning, and Stephen McHattie, the film was awarded the title of “Scariest Film” at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival and took home the Audience Award at the Calgary International Film Festival.
Monstrum
Premieres Thursday, May 14
A Shudder original South Korean film directed by Jong-Jo Huh. Set in the 16th century during the height of the plague, rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan begin to spread. In order to quell the rising panic, King Jungjong brings together a group of fighters to find the creature known as “Monstrum”.
Is the Monstrum real? Or a figment of frightening plaque-induced imagination? It stars Woo-sik Choi, In-kwon Kim, Myung-Min Kim, and Hyeri Lee. The film took home the Audience Award at the Sitges International Film Festival.
Blood Machines
Premieres Thursday, May 21
Not your typical movie. Inspired by films and music of the ’80s, Blood Machines is a 50-minute, three-part sci-fi horror mind melter told in three chapters. Two space hunters tracking down a machine trying to free itself witness an incredible phenomenon: the ghost of a young woman pulling itself out of the machine, as if the spaceship had a soul. They start chasing the woman through space. It stars Elisa Lasowski, Anders Heinrichsen, and Noémie Stevens and was written and directed by Seth Ickerman.
Confessional
Premieres Thursday, May 28
After two deaths on a college campus that take place on the same night, seven students are blackmailed into revealing what they know inside a confession booth. Their confessions unveil the truth about all, not just about the deaths but about the confessional as well. Confessional stars Marcus Scribner, Paris Berelc, Vanessa Marano, and Lucas Adams.
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Original series
The second season of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bon Briggs started on April 24 but episodes will continue to air throughout the month of May. New episodes air on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Proving once again that “the drive-in will never die,” iconic horror host Joe Bob Briggs is back with an all-new season of weekly Friday night double features streaming live exclusively on Shudder. Over the course of 10 episodes, The Last Drive-In will offer an eclectic selection of movies running the gamut from horror classics to obscurities and foreign cult favorites along with the occasional surprise guest.
New films coming to Shudder
May 1
- The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Ep. 202
- Angst (1983)
- Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
- Satan’s Slave (1980)
- The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
May 4
- Crave (2011)
- The Dybbuk (1960)
- Tenebrae (1982)
May 7
- Z (see above for details)
May 8
- The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Ep. 203
May 11
- Devil’s Mile (2014)
- Parasomnia (2008)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
May 14
- Monstrum (see above for details)
May 15
- The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Ep. 204
May 18
- Goodnight Mommy (2014)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
- The Dirties (2013)
May 21
- Blood Machines (see above for details)
May 22
- The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Ep. 205
May 25
- Turbo Kid (2015)
May 28
- Confessional (see above for details)
May 29
- The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Ep. 205
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