If you are a horror fan then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription you might be wondering what’s in store for you in August 2024. Don’t worry there is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month and we have listed the 7 best movies coming to Shudder in August 2024.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (August 1)
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a supernatural horror slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven. The 1984 film sees a maniacal serial killer, Freddy Krueger killing teenagers in their dreams and it follows the story of Nancy and her friends as they try to solve the mystery behind Freddy Krueger before he kills them too. A Nightmare on Elm Street stars Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, John Saxon, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Lin Shaye, Ronee Blakley, Charles Fleischer, Sandy Lipton, and Donna Woodrum.
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (August 1)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is a meta-supernatural horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. The 1994 film serves as the standalone seventh film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and it sees the fictional villain Freddy Krueger entering into the real world to kill the people that he couldn’t in the films. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare stars Heather Langenkamp, Craven, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Tracy Middendorf, John Saxon, and Patrick Lussier.
In the Mouth of Madness (August 1)
In the Mouth of Madness is a supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Michael De Luca. The 1994 film follows the story of John Trent, an insurance investigator as he makes an eerie nighttime trek to a supernatural town in New Hampshire with Linda Styles to find the horror novelist Sutter Cane, who suddenly went missing. In the Mouth of Madness stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, Hayden Christensen, Bernie Casey, John Glover, Peter Jason, Frances Bay, and Robert Lewis Bush.
Dawn of the Dead (August 1)
Dawn of the Dead is an action horror survival film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by James Gunn. Based on George A. Romero’s classic 1978 film of the same name, the 2004 film follows the story of a group of survivors taking refuge in an abandoned shopping mall to keep themselves safe from the flesh-eating zombies. Dawn of the Dead stars Sarah Polley, Kim Poirier, Ty Burrell, Jake Weber, Kevin Zegers, Vin Rhames, Michael Kelly, Lindy Booth, Ken Foree, Tom Savini, and Luigia Zucaro.
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (August 16)
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins is an Indonesian supernatural horror film directed by Kimo Stamboel from a screenplay by Lele Laila. Based on the novel titled KKN di Desa Penari by author SimpleMan, the 2024 film is set in a small Indonesian town and it follows its resident as they try to survive the terror of a mysterious entity called Badarawuhi. Dancing Village: The Curse Begins stars Maudy Effrosina, Claresta Taufan, Aulia Sarah, Dinda Kanya Dewi, Ardit Erwandha, Jourdy Pranata, Aming Sugandhi, Diding Boneng, and Maryam Supraba.
The Deeper You Dig (August 19)
The Deeper You Dig is a horror drama film directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser from a screenplay co-written by Adams and Poser. The 2019 film follows the story of a tarot reader and her daughter living a quiet life until a recluse moves into an abandoned farmhouse. An accident causes the line between the living and the dead to collapse for all three of them. The Deeper You Dig stars Poser, Frank Wood, Rick Miller, Shawn Wilson, Zelda, and John Adams.
Hell Hole (August 23)
Hell Hole is a horror film directed by John Adams and Toby Poser from a screenplay co-written by Adams, Poser, and Lulu Adams. The Shudder original film follows an American-led fracking crew as they come upon the frozen remains of a French soldier from a Napoleonic campaign, whose body hosts a parasitic monster. Hell Hole stars Olivera Perunicic, John Adams, Tony Poser, Anders Hove, Bruno Veljanovski, Maximum Portman, Joana Knezevic, Boris Lukman, and Petar Arsic.