New to Stream: Shudder June 2021 Movie & TV Titles Revealed May 27, 2021
Shudder has released its June 2021 movie and TV lineup including the premieres of exclusive and original titles such as the horror-thriller
Caveat, George A. Romero’s
The Amusement Park, and Cody Calahan’s comedy-horror Vicious Fun. Next month will also bring the Shudder Original Films
Superdeep and
An Unquiet Grave.
The streamer’s featured collection for June is Queer Horror, available on June 2. Celebrate Pride with a curated collection of must-see LGBTQ+ horror, featuring films with queer themes, characters, and/or creators. Along with a number of titles, the collection will feature the Shudder premiere of the shorts
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE AMC
This June, AMC Networks targeted streaming services will bring viewers an extensive catalogue of compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, highly-anticipated films and timely collections on AMC+, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, Shudder and Sundance Now.
Highlights from across the suite of services include (in alphabetical and chronological order):
On ACORN TV:
First Two Episodes of Season 2 Premiere Monday, June 7
A spinoff of the Australian sensation Miss Fisher s Murder Mysteries, the swinging 1960s crime series follows the fearless and spirited Peregrine Fisher (Logie Award-nominated Geraldine Hakewill, Wanted), the niece of world-class adventuress and private detective Phryne Fisher, as she inherits a windfall from her famous aunt and sets out to become an exceptional sleuth in her own right.
In the 1970s,
Night of the Living Dead director
George A. Romero was commissioned by the Lutheran Society to make a movie – the filmmaker’s only work-for-hire film in his entire career. That film, titled
The Amusement Park, was a twisted meditation on ageism, and it was thought to be lost. But recently, Romero’s
Amusement Park was rediscovered and remastered – and now it’s headed to Shudder. It’s part of the horror streaming service’s summer slate, and there’s a great new trailer for you to watch below.
The Amusement Park Trailer
By all accounts,
The Amusement Park isn’t a horror movie in the traditional sense. But gosh darn it, this is a well-cut trailer. It sells a surreal, unsettling experience, and I can’t wait to see it. Here’s the backstory:
Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as
The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut;
Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and
Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film
Among the Living; in addition to many others.
“Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ offers something for everyone with a fantastic line-up of new premieres every week, on top of the best library of curated streaming horror films anywhere,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “We’re especially excited to have the premiere of legendary director George A. Romero’s lost film
May 6, 2021
Shudder has announced its “Summer of Chills” slate of 12 new original and exclusive films for June, July, and August, including the anticipated debut of landmark horror director George A. Romero’s legendary “lost” film
The Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 8. The robust summer lineup kicks off with
Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as
The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut;
Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and
Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film