Shudder Announces Killer “Halfway To Halloween” Lineup Of New Streaming Premieres

Shudder Announces Killer “Halfway To Halloween” Lineup Of New Streaming Premieres by Matt Boiselle

Shudder, the #1 streaming service for horror fans, today announced a monster lineup for its annual “Halfway to Halloween” programming event, kicking off on April 1. Halloween is too much fun to celebrate just once a year, so Shudder commemorates the halfway point every April with new film premieres, weekly viewing parties, an all-new special of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, and more. 

“Halfway to Halloween” comes on the heels of Shudder’s new app refresh, featuring enhanced streaming capabilities, allowing for fans to further connect with the passionate genre community as they indulge in new scares together. Fans are invited to follow along on @shudder socials to fuel their nightmares for #HalfwaytoHalloween with film recommendations all month long.

“Halfway to Halloween” highlights include (in chronological order):

• The Mortuary Assistant (Shudder Original Film)

  New Film Now Streaming

Follows Rebecca Owens (Willa Holland, Arrow), a mortuary science graduate who takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary. What begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces. Also starring Paul Sparks (The Lowdown, Boardwalk Empire) and Mark Stegner (Stranger Things, American Horror Story).

When Deathstalker (Daniel Bernhardt, John Wick, Nobody) recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he’s marked by dark magick and hunted by assassins. To survive, he must break the curse and face the rising evil. Featuring Patton Oswalt as the voice of the wizard Doodad.

At an experimental sleep clinic, Somnium, dreams are made real. Side effects may include hallucinations, confusion, paranoia, sleep paralysis, detachment from reality, lost sense of self and permanent nightmares. Starring Chloë Levine(The OA), Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things) and Johnathan Schaech (Suitable Flesh, Blue Ridge: The Series).

• Night Patrol (Shudder Exclusive Film)

New Film Premieres Friday, April 17

An LAPD officer must put aside his differences with the area’s street gangs when he discovers a local police task force is harboring a horrific secret that endangers the residents of the housing projects he grew up in. Starring Jermaine Fowler (The Blackening), Justin Long (Barbarian), RJ Cyler (The Harder They Fall), Freddie Gibbs (Down With the King), CM Punk (Girl on the Third Floor), YG (White Boy Rick), Flying Lotus (Ash), Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Jon Oswald (Lowlife) and Nicki Micheaux (“The Shield”).

A young woman, Macy (Fabianne Therese, John Dies at the End), fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise her as their child. Starring Seann William Scott (Final Destination), Ethan Suplee (American History X), and pro-wrestler Max the Impaler.

• The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Joe Bob’s Wicked Witchy Wingding (Shudder Original Special)

LIVE Watch Party Premieres Friday, April 24 on Shudder TV and AMC+ TV; Available on Demand April 26

RSVP and BYOB (Bring Your Own Broom) because Joe Bob and Darcy are back and rockin’ the Brocken for Joe Bob’s Wicked Witchy Wingding! The legendary horror hosts return with a double feature of occult flicks to continue their eternal campaign to establish Walpurgisnacht as an American horror-holiday.

• Shudder TV Watch Parties Every Friday (all times are 9pm ET): 
  • Friday, April 3: “Swords & Sorcery” Watch Party – Deathstalker (2025) and The Beastmaster 
  • Friday, April 10: “I’ll See You in My Dreams” Watch Party – Somnium and Nightmare (2022)
  • Friday, April 17: “Protect and Sever” Watch Party – Night Patrol and Tokyo Gore Police
  • Friday, April 24: “Joe Bob’s Wicked Witchy Wingding” Watch Party – Rawhead Rex and Oddity