James R | On 28, Jun 2017

Summer – a time for running around in the daylight, safe from the things hiding under your bed at night. Unless, that is, you subscribe to Shudder, AMC’s subscription horror streaming service. Proving once and for all that even the hottest months of the year can make you sweat with fear, the site is bringing horror from all over the world to UK screens in July, from an HBO Asia series to a Japanese slasher and a whole season of international shorts.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Shudder UK in July 2017:

Grace – 6th July

From HBO Asia comes a terrifying four-part mini-series that leads viewers down a path to unspeakable horror and beyond. Set in present day urban Asia, a father’s mistake causes a series of increasingly unsettling events in a new horror-thriller series which examines concepts of family, sacrifice and vengeance.

Kuso – 21st July

The psych-out nightmare feature directorial debut from Steve, the filmmaking alter-ego of Steve Ellison, better known as acclaimed musician Flying Lotus. Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, Kuso depicts the aftermath of Los Angeles’s worst earthquake nightmare. Viewers travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived, experiencing a hallucination that feels like David Cronenberg meeting Ren & Stimpy.

Blue Sunshine – Date TBC

The frightening flashbacks of a group of LSD users cause them to commit murders. Only one person who understands the crimes can help prevent more of them from re-occurring.

You’re So Cool Brewster – Date TBC

An extensive look at the making of fan favourites Fright Night and Fright Night Part 2 featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare photographs, behind-the-scenes footage and more.

Deathdream – Date TBC

A Vietnam war casualty returns to home and begins to prowl in search of human blood in this disturbing and unusual comment on America’s involvement in the war.

The Guard from the Underground – Date TBC

Japanese horror icon Kiyoshi Kurosawa pays homage to the gruesome slasher flicks of the 1980s with the cutting tale of a young woman forced to do battle with a murderous security guard!

Repulsion – Date TBC

A horror master class from director Roman Polanski as Catherine Deneuve descends into a world of claustrophobic hysteria in her 60s South Kensington flat.

Dollhouse – Date TBC

Dublin street kids break into an abandoned home and spend the night partying until shocking revelations begin to arise in this visceral thriller from director Kirsten Sheridan.

Shudder’s Summer of Short Series

Shudder will present a vibrant, exclusive range of multi-episode web-series from acclaimed directors and producers across the globe representing the best in short-form creations in the contemporary genre scene. With a new series launching exclusively on the service each week, Summer Shorts offers exciting new fantasy, horror, thriller and dark, disturbing dramas from a breadth of festival favourites by up-and-coming talent.

Doll House – 8th July

Shudder’s Summer of Short Series heads to South Korea, where you’re invited to a DOLL HOUSE. When a young woman moves into a secluded mansion with a professor, the eerie mysteries pile up.