Shudder’s Season of Screams 2026 Schedule

Shudder’s annual Season of Screams is back. Beginning September 1 and running all the way through December 31, fans have four months of spooky frights and holiday delights to enjoy.

This year’s lineup includes everyone’s favorite Yule Log with Curse of the Ghoul Logs. Joe Bob Briggs, the Boulet Brothers and live watch parties every week complement a host of new movies and shows designed to keep you on the edge of your seat all season long.

LIVE Watch Parties

Taking place every Friday night at 9pm ET/6pm PT on Shudder TV, fans can tune into live Shudder Watch Parties.

Here’s the schedule of watch parties so far:

• Friday, September 4: “Can You Survive Your Sleep?” Watch Party – Parasomnia and Somnium
• Friday, September 11: “Indigenous Horror” Watch Party – Mārama and La Llorona
• Friday, September 18: “Chamber Piece Terrors” Watch Party – Goody Goody and Glorious
• Friday, September 25: “Whatever It Takes To Succeed” Watch Party – Bloody Tennis and The Ugly Stepsister
• Friday, October 2: “Found Footage Frights” Watch Party – Infirmary and Host
• Friday, October 9: “V/H/S/Marathon” Watch Party – V/H/S/Mixtape, V/H/S/Halloween, V/H/S/Beyond, V/H/S/85, V/H/S/99 and V/H/S/94
• Friday, October 16: “Surviving Halloween” Watch Party” – Hallowarrior and Night of the Demons
• Friday, October 23: “Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party” Watch Party (Titles TBA)
• Sunday, October 25: “2026 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards” Watch Party; followed by “Full Moon Fever” Watch Party at 10:30pm in celebration of the Hunter’s Moon – The Cycle, Dog Soldiers and Werewolves Within
• Friday, October 30: “Maniacs in Masks” Watch Party – Big Baby and Night of the Reaper
• Saturday, October 31: “Trick or Treat” Watch Party– Halloween (1978), Late Night with the Devil and Deadstream
• Sunday, November 1: “DÍa de los Muertos” Watch Party” – Huesera: The Bone Woman and La Llorona

Shudder’s Season of Screams Schedule

Shudder has provided the schedule through October. Check back for the November and December schedule later.

September 4
Parasomnia (Shudder Original Film)
Riley (Jasmine Mathews, The Tomorrow War, Sweetbitter) is a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect a demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world.

September 11
Mārama (Shudder Exclusive Film)
Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Mārama is centered on a young Māori woman who discovers her horrific colonial heritage after travelling to Victorian England in 1859. She soon becomes compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.

September 15
The Creep Tapes Season 3 (Shudder Original Series)
From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, season three continues to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world’s deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass). Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made
a deadly mistake. Guest stars including Kate Siegel (Carrie), Nic Hamilton (IT), Elliott Fulham (Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3) and Duplass’ daughter, Ora Duplass (Coven Academy), who will star in a throwback episode.

September 18
Goody Goody (Shudder Original Film)
Lulled into a necessary sense of comfort during a long home birth process, expecting parents (Samantha Robinson, The Love Witch and Colby Hollman, Fear the Walking Dead) and their midwife (Colleen Foy, Station 19) begin to realize something may be horribly wrong. A blizzard rages outside, trapping the family in their home as increasingly sinister complications arise.

September 25
Bloody Tennis (Shudder Original Film)
Centered in the world of elite sports to disturbing new extremes. After being admitted to an elite tennis academy hidden deep in Southern Europe, Sophie (Sandra Guldberg Kampp) must contend not only with the fierce brutality of her teammates, but with the school’s increasingly sinister undercurrents, where competitive sports are taken to their painful limits and only the hungriest
survive.

October 1
Curse of the Ghoul Logs (Shudder Original Special)
The filmmakers behind Shudder’s buzzy new feature, Hallowarrior, resurrected everyone’s favorite jack-o-lantern – and for the first time ever, multiple pumpkins — with Curse of the Ghoul Logs. The all-new hour-long video of the chilling, candlelit pumpkins sets the scene for horror fans this season.

October 2
Infirmary (Shudder Original Film)
A guard vanished on his first night at an old psych hospital in 2023. His bodycam footage shows unexplainable incidents that continue to baffle investigators. Starring Paul Syre, Mark Anthony Williams and Danielle Kennedy.

October 9
V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder Original Film)
The ninth installment cranks the signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm and audio to haunt, possess and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter and groundbreaking practical effects into one
unforgettable mixtape of nightmares. Featuring all-new segments from legendary filmmaker Ernest Dickerson, hip-hop icon RZA, visionary director David Moreau and acclaimed filmmaker Renee Zhan, whose segment includes original puppets by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. V/H/S/Mixtape also features original music video interludes directed by acclaimed filmmaker and musician Flying
Lotus, alongside a brand-new music video from debut filmmaker Tobias Forge, creating a genre bending mixtape experience unlike anything the franchise has attempted before. Adding to the chaos, legendary shock-metal pioneers GWAR also make a featured appearance, further cementing the film’s celebration of horror, music and cult cinema.

October 16
Hallowarrior (Shudder Original Film)
Hallowarrior follows Pumpkin (Milly Shapiro), the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep led by Thalia (Shannyn Sossamon). Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must
ferociously fight back to survive the night.

October 23
The Cycle (Shudder Original Film)
When police discover a corpse beside a horrific crime scene, their only lead is the man’s estranged daughter, who must unravel the disturbing secret her father thought he took to the grave.

Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party (Shudder Original Special)
Slap the finishing touches on your costume a week early, because you’re cordially invited to Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party! RSVP for a Samhain soiree to remember with Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl as they host a seasonal double-feature chock-full of tricks, treats, and violent dismemberment. *LIVE on Friday at 9pm ET; Available On-Demand Beginning Sunday, October 25

October 25
FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards (Shudder Special Premiere)
Annual awards ceremony honoring the best in horror films of the year. Hosted by Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Chucky). *LIVE on Sunday at 9pm ET, Available On-Demand Beginning Monday, October 26

October 30
Big Baby (Shudder Exclusive Film)
Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a horror writer’s new script. As his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby’s murderous rampage may be more than just fiction. Directed by Spider One (Shudder films Little Bites, Allegoria) and executive produced by iconic singer and actress Cher.

October 31
Hunting Matthew Nichols (Shudder Exclusive Film)
Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared on Vancouver Island, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person’s case. When disturbing circumstances evidence is revealed, she comes to believe he might still be alive. Starring Miranda MacDougall and Markian Tarasiuk.

More programming information will be available soon, so keep checking back for updates.