For horror followers, August means we’re simply two months away from October and the annual binge of basic favorites or long-overdue titles from our watchlist. Shudder stays the most effective place for a horror repair, whether or not you are craving twisted tales of paranormal intrigue or some laughs with a well-constructed horror comedy.
For August 2025, Shudder is including a number of gems to its streaming lineup, together with new titles. The platform additionally continues its watch events for individuals who need to hoot and holler or scream and squirm at their favourite motion pictures with like-minded horror hounds. Under are our picks of the must-watch movies, adopted by a complete checklist of all new titles arriving on the platform.
‘La Abuela’ (‘The Grandmother’) (2021)
An Underrated Spanish Gem Streaming on August 1
Susana, a younger trend mannequin primarily based in Paris, has her lavish life upended when she receives phrase that she should go to Madrid to take care of her ailing grandmother, Pilar, who raised her after her dad and mom’ deaths. A shell of her former self, Pilar is unable to speak with Susana, and her more and more weird and erratic conduct turns into troublesome to handle. As Susana additionally begins to see visions of occult rituals, she slowly begins to piece collectively reminiscences from her previous and the way they might be tied to her grandmother’s outburst, which she believes is linked along with her nightmares.
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La Abuela presents a fairly acquainted story of occultism and physique swapping, however its tense ambiance and standout performances give the film endurance. This can be a pretty addition to the Shudder library for individuals who love overseas horror movies, because it brings considered one of director Paco Plaza’s (REC, Sister Loss of life, Veronica) lesser-known movies to the platform. As with all Plaza movie, audiences can anticipate some genuinely horrifying moments, skillfully crafted with a mixture of ambiance and well-timed bounce scares. La Abuela (The Grandmother) is streaming on August 1.
‘Gags the Clown’ (2019)
A Killer Clown Arrives on Shudder on August 4
Impressed by real-life creepy clown sightings in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin, Gags the Clown follows completely different teams as they examine the potential cause behind the ominous determine’s look. Going down all through a single night time, every group finds itself going through off towards Gags, who appears to know the best way to faucet into their innermost fears.
Tapping into the concern of clowns and using discovered footage and a pseudo-documentary type to seize a single night time of chaos, Gags the Clown creates a disturbing antagonist that can strike a nerve with those that have coulrophobia. Though not with out flaws, the movie’s ingenious construction delivers real scares that ought to fulfill discovered footage followers and make its missteps straightforward to miss. At a decent 89 minutes, the film can also be nice to pair with a double characteristic, maybe following it up with the entry under. Gags the Clown is streaming on August 4.
Gags the Clown
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March 2, 2019
- Runtime
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89 minutes
- Director
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Adam Krause
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Tracy Perez
Chrissy Renard
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Lauren Ashley Carter
Heather Duprey
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Aaron Christensen
Charles Wright
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‘Clown in a Cornfield’ (2025)
Bringing a Discipline of Screams on August 8
This Shudder unique follows Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas), whose highschool life is upended when her mom’s loss of life forces her and her father to maneuver to the declining small city of Kettle Springs, Missouri, throughout her senior yr. With the city shedding residents because of the current closure of a corn syrup manufacturing facility, tensions are excessive, and most of the youngsters bond over their precarious state of affairs. As rumors of a picture of the outdated mascot of the manufacturing facility, Frendo, start to pop up, a real-life killer bearing its resemblance begins to emerge and terrorizes Quinn and her newfound associates.
Clown in a Cornfield was a shock hit on the field workplace, making a good quantity given the movie’s restricted price range. That stated, the film by no means feels low-budget, because of some spectacular sensible results that preserve the kills extremely over-the-top and entertaining, precisely what you need in a modern-day slasher. Eli Craig’s love letter to the style, full of campiness, thrills, scares, and gore, is definitely essentially the most anticipated addition to this month’s Shudder catalog. Clown in a Cornfield is streaming on August 8.
Clown in a Cornfield
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Could 9, 2025
- Runtime
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96 Minutes
- Director
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Eli Craig
- Writers
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Eli Craig, Adam Cesare, Carter Blanchard
- Producers
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Georges Bermann, Wyck Godfrey
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Aaron Abrams
Dr. Glenn Maybrook
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Katie Douglas
Quinn Maybrook
Each film streaming on Shudder for August 2025:
- City Legend (1998) – Streaming August 1
- City Legends: Closing Reduce (2000) – Streaming August 1
- Venus (2022) – Streaming August 1
- La Abuela (2022) – Streaming August 1
- Gags the Clown (2019) – Streaming August 4
- All of the Gods within the Sky (2019) – Streaming August 4
- Pelican Blood (2019) – Streaming August 4
- Clown in a Cornfield (2025) – Streaming August 8
- By no means Have I Ever (2024) – Streaming August 11
- I Noticed the Face of the Satan (2023) – Streaming August 11
- The Twin (2025) – Streaming August 29 – A brand new Shudder Unique Movie