We’re here talking in October ’22, but we’re already thinking October ’23, ’24, ’25.” Shudder has room to grow, Engler notes, and “we’re already bigger than anyone thought we could be. “Not just self-described horror fans who are posting on the Reddit thread on horror.” He pauses to clarify he reads that subreddit every day, then continues: “We are trying to be on the vanguard. “We see ourselves as having a finger on the pulse of the entirety of the genre,” Engler says. As it does, will it be able to retain the specificity that makes it good? It’s still owned by AMC Networks and explicitly wants to grow. “Is it the best version of the thing it’s trying to be? It doesn't have to be a hundred percent perfect.” But for better or worse, it should get stuck in your head.īut Shudder isn't an indie. Following a group of six friends whose weekly Zoom call turns dark when they decide to conduct a seance, the movie was 'conceived, shot and edited in. “Our ethos is, does it have a distinct personality?” says Engler. Shudder, the horror-focused streaming service, has debuted a new 56-minute horror film called Host, which takes place entirely on Zoom and was made from quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. The phrase “a Shudder original” is starting to feel like a reliably good thing. But like an old-school and proud indie record label, Shudder is defining itself for its consumers one quality release at a time.

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