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 December 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 10 best movies coming to Shudder in December 2024.
Coming Home in the Dark (December 1)
Coming Home in the Dark is a psychological horror thriller film directed by James Ashcroft who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eli Kent. Based on the 1995 short story of the same name by Owen Marshall, the 2021 film follows a high-school teacher and his family on a road trip but they are soon captured by two drifters who force him to confront an act from his past. Coming Home in the Dark stars Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson, Miriama McDowell, and Matthias Luafutu.
The Primevals (December 1)
The Primevals is a sci-fi fantasy adventure film directed by David Allen who also co-wrote the screenplay with Randall William Cook. The 2023 film follows a group of university scientists who travel to Nepal to investigate the death of Yeti but they soon discover a hidden primeval land filled with prehistoric creatures, ancient hominids, and an alien reptilian species. The Primevals stars Richard Joseph Paul, Juliet Mills, Leon Russom, Walker Brandt, and Robert Cornthwaite.
A Creature Was Stirring (December 1)
A Creature Was Stirring is a holiday mystery horror thriller film directed by Damien LeVeck from a screenplay by Shannon Wells. The 2023 film follows a nurse looking after her daughter who is struggling with a mysterious affliction. But when uninvited strangers take shelter in her house during a lethal blizzard some dark secrets come out. A Creature Was Stirring stars Connor Paolo, Scout Taylor-Compton, Annalise Basso, Chrissy Metz, Danielle Munday, Brisbyn Hood, and George Schichtle.
Village of the Damned (December 1)
Village of the Damned is a sci-fi horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by David Himmelstein. Based on the 1957 novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham and its 1960 film adaptation by Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla, and George Barclay, the 1995 film is set in the small sleepy coastal town of Midwich in Marin County, California after a dark force makes the residents unconscious for six hours, 10 pregnant girl give birth to 10 identical kids who seem sinister and somehow telepathically linked. Village of the Damned stars Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, and Michael Paré.
Rare Exports (December 1)
Rare Exports is a Finnish fantasy action horror comedy film written and directed by Jalmari Helander. The 2010 film follows two young friends who believe that a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finland has discovered Santa Claus’ tomb. However, a mysterious killer has been murdering reindeer and kidnapping children. Rare Exports stars Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Per Christian Ellefsen, Tommi Korpela, and Rauno Juvonen.
Dead Calm (December 1)
Dead Calm is an Australian psychological horror thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce from a screenplay by Terry Hayes. Based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams, the 1989 film follows a young couple’s vacation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean but their dream vacation soon turns into a nightmare when a mass murderer kidnaps the wife and leaves the husband to die on another boat. Dead Calm stars Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, and Billy Zane.
T-Blockers (December 15)
T-Blockers is an Australian horror film directed by Alice Maio Mackay who also co-wrote the screenplay with Benjamin Pahl Robinson. The 2023 film is set in a small Australian town and it revolves around a young transgender woman who discovers that parasites are taking over the local men and forms a vigilante group with her friends to combat the problem. T-Blockers stars Lauren Last, Lewi Dawson, Toshiro Glenn, Lisa Fanto, and Stanley Browning.
Satranic Panic (December 15)
Satranic Panic is a slasher horror film directed by Alice Maio Mackay who also co-wrote the screenplay with Cassie Hamilton and Benjamin Pahl Robinson. The 2023 film follows Jay and Aria, two friends on a quest for vengeance through the outback to kill the demonic cult people who murdered their friend Max. Satranic Panic stars Cassie Hamilton, Zarif, Lisa Fanto, and Chris Asimos.
Carnage for Christmas (December 15)
Carnage for Christmas is an Australian holiday horror film directed by Alice Maio Mackay who also co-wrote the screenplay with Benjamin Pahl Robinson. The 2024 film is set during the holidays and it follows Lola, a true crime podcaster visiting her hometown for the first time since her gender transition and she soon gets embroiled in the town’s dangerous mystery of the ghost of a historic murderer. Carnage for Christmas stars Jeremy Moineau, Dominique Booth, Zarif, Olivia Deeble, Joe Romeo, and Yassica Switakowski.
Last Straw (December 20)
Last Straw is a horror-thriller drama film directed by Alan Scott Neal from a screenplay by Taylor Sardoni. The 2023 film is set in a small town over the course of a long night and it follows a young waitress working the night shift alone but when masked assailants attack the diner, the waitress must fight to survive the night. Last Straw stars Jessica Belkin, Taylor Kowalski, Joji Otani-Hansen, Christopher M. Lopes, Jeremy Sisto, and Glen Gould.