Shudder (streaming service)
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Type of site
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Video on demand |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Owner | AMC Networks |
| Website | shudder |
| Registration | Monthly subscription through authorized distributor required to access content |
Shudder is an over-the-top subscription video on demand service featuring horror films operated by American cable television network AMC.
Shudder began with an invite-only beta testing in the United States the summer of 2015. By October 2016, Shudder was fully out of beta testing and had expanded to Canada and the United Kingdom.
Shudder is available on mobile devices, Roku, Chromecast as well as subscription via Amazon Video in monthly or annual subscriptions.
The Shudder website also airs a free pre-programmed feed called shudder.tv.
In October 2016, Aja Romano writing for Vox noted that Shudder had over 500 horror films with their closest competitor, Screambox, carrying 400. Romano said Shudder had an "impressive selection of higher-quality films." Charlie Lyne, writing for The Guardian, notes that the UK version of Shudder carried around 200 films.
Channel curators Sam Zimmerman and Colin Geddes offer categories like "Urban Decay," "Slashics," and "Not Your Ordinary Bloodsucker" which break the library down to specific sub-categories. Zimmerman previously worked for Fangoria and Shock Til You Drop while Geddes was previously a film programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival.
In late 2016, Shudder began making carving out windows of exclusivity, premiering Rob Zombie's 31 two weeks before the DVD release and exclusively carrying the 4k restoration of Don Coscarelli's Phantasm.
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