[Editorial] 10 Horror Films Streaming on Shudder Right Now

So you’re sitting there looking for something to watch… And you’re scrolling and scrolling, and in the end you feel completely overwhelmed because EVERYTHING looks good.
Yeah I know that feeling. Which is why I’ve put together a little list of some of the best horror films which are streaming on Shudder UK right now - and if they’re in the UK, there’s a high chance they’ll be on US Shudder too. Get watching!

10. The Witch in The Window (2018)

From the first looks of this, it seems like it’s going to be quite a generic run of the mill ‘Oh look, there’s a creepy woman in the house!’, which in essence it is, but this film has a lot more to unpack. Father Simon (Alex Draper) takes his son Finn (Charles Everett Tacker) to help him flip an isolated country house to become his new dwelling. But once they are there, they soon discover that the house is haunted by an old woman, Lydia, who also happens to be a witch. It’s unsettling from the outset, but this tale goes a little bit deeper than your typical witch story, and provides the audience with something full of emotion. 

9. The Hallow (2015)

What could possibly be lurking in the woods? Funnily enough, the woods are always the setting for something horrific, yet a family moves to a remote house in Ireland and soon discovers there is something horrific waiting in the woods for them. Taking inspiration from folklore and mythical legends, The Hallow does well at luring the audience into its mythos with nightmarish creatures that have a hunger for flesh. Throw a baby into that mix and you know it’s going to end up badly. 

8. Catcalls (2020)

This short horror film from Kate Dolan feels even more poignant after recent events and the ongoing way women have been treated at the hands of men. Two women are sexually harassed by a man in a car as he decides to masturbate in front of them… Grim. But unfortunately for the predator, he’s just made his own fate and soon enough discovers that the two women have a vicious feline side which comes with claws of revenge. 

7. Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

One of the most heartbreaking horror films to come out of the last ten years is Issa Lopez’s Tigers Are Not Afraid. This film looks at a group of young children, all who are orphaned at the hands of local gangs who have violently and brutally murdered their parents. Not only does this film feature some of the most beautiful fairytale storytelling, but it also provides the audience with an eye-opening commentary on some serious and very real social issues happening in Mexico. You can read Dani Bethea’s in-depth analysis on Tigers Are Not Afraid here

6. It Stains The Sand Red (2017)

Looking for an incredibly unique zombie film? Then this one's for you! Guaranteed, if you’re looking for something full of blood, guts and brains then this isn’t going to be the zombie film for you, but this one has a lot of heart. Molly is left for dead and begins her journey through the desert with nothing but her handbag and unsuitable shoes… until she’s joined by a lone zombie that soon becomes more than just a nuance. A surprisingly look at relationships, inner demons and finding connection in the most unlikely of places. 

5. Sam Was Here (2017)

Sam is just your regular salesman on his way home after another unsuccessful day of sales. But on his way back he stumbles into what can only be described as some alternative reality, which leaves him fighting for his life and confused as to what is tangible or not. This one is quite baffling, and doesn’t provide many answers to the questions it kicks up out of the dust, but that is what makes this one so intriguing. 

4. Lovely Molly (2011)

This film always seems to fall under the radar, but Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly is a haunting and distressing film that will leave you reeling after watching it. Molly is a reformed addict, but begins to have recurring nightmarish visions when she moves back into her childhood home. Although this film has a supernatural come occult edge to it, it’s more about repressed trauma, the destructive coping mechanisms that come out of that and how real-life experiences can often become the true horror. 

3. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

I’m the first to admit that I have some serious problems with slasher films, they just are not my vibe, but Alice, Sweet Alice is a slasher that hits on another level. When her sister Karen is found murdered during a Catholic Communion in the church they attend, Alice becomes the main suspect in the case, but as the horrors of the family and the neighbourhood begin to unravel it seems that the truth of it all is far more disturbing. This isn’t your typical slasher film, and feels far darker and gruesome than others - plus, just because a girl like taxidermy it doesn’t mean she necessarily killed her sister, or does it...

2. Vivarium (2020)

The dream of the young is to find affordable housing, get married, have a baby and live happily ever after… Or is that just society’s expectations? In Vivarium we follow Gemma (Imogen Poots) and Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) as they go for a house viewing in what seems like an idyllic yet identical housing estate, but once there, they seem to become trapped in a labyrinth of affordable homes which seems like the worst scenario possible until they’re given something to raise. This film made me want to rip my ovaries out, and has a child worse than the Devil himself.

1.The Dark and The Wicked (2020)

If you’re looking for something oppressive, distressing and that will leave you feeling like you’ve been completely drained, then The Dark and the Wicked will do the trick. Louise and Michael return to their family home on a secluded farm to be with their mother whilst their father succumbs to the illness that plagues him. But when the atmosphere around them starts to drown them in darkness, they soon realise that something isn’t quite right. This one is slow, but the payoff and tension throughout are worth every second.

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