In early September, Shudder announced the exciting news that production has begun for a second season. AMC’s Shudder streaming service will bring another 6-episodes in 2021. The hit anthology series, Creepshow is produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) and dropped on the platform in October 2019.
In addition, even though Greg Nicotero and his team are in the middle of shooting they decided one can never really have enough Creepshow. For Halloween and releasing to Shudder on October 26th, a fully animated Creepshow special will air.
There will be two tales for your eyes to witness: “Survivor Type,” a story from a short film by Stephen King. Nicotero adapted it and it’ll be voiced by Kiefer Sutherland! (24, Designated Survivor.) He stars as a man trying to not die on a deserted island. The second story is called “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead.” This time it’s a story by Joe Hill and adapted by Melanie Dale. Joey King (The Kissing Booth, The Act) stars as the voice of a teen. A family road trip to the gravest show on earth.
More About Season 2 of Creepshow
The first season of Creepshow has been the most successful series for the Shudder platform so far. The series is based on the 1982 film by George A. Romero and writer Stephen King. The original stories taken from the 1950s comic books are iconic and it’s no surprise the 2019 series has been received so well.
The first season of the Creepshow series sits at a 97% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It starred David Arquette, Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell, Big Boi, Jeffrey Combs, Kid Cudi, Bruce Davison, Giancarlo Esposito, Dana Gould, Tricia Helfer, and DJ Qualls to name a few. Adaptations of Stephen King, Josh Malerman, Joe R. Lansdale, and Joe Hill’s stories were amongst some of the titles.
Creepshow TV Series Lists 2 Titles
Shudder revealed some whispered details about a few of this season’s segments. The installments for season 2 of Creepshow will be directed again by Greg Nicotero. More titles, directors, and cast names will follow soon.
Starring in parts 1 and 2 will be Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project.) A short story based on a tale by J.A. Konrath (Last Call) is Shapeshifters Anonymous. The story follows a werewolf who joins a support group that was created to help people through troubled times.
In addition, Pesticide stars Keith David (The Thing), Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser), and Josh McDermitt (The Walking Dead.) Pesticide is written by Frank Dietz (We Hate Kids) and tells the story of an exterminator who ends up on the wrong side of a deal.
Model Kid is written by season 1’s Night of the Paw, John Esposito. A 12-year-old horror fan decides building model kits is a good way to escape an unhappy childhood.
Is Shudder Worth The Subscription?
I was a horror fan who was using a VPN to use the Shudder service last year. Now the platform has widened its arms to include Australia, New Zealand, and Canada in its family. Compared to Netflix and Stan, Shudder is cheap.
In the USA there has been an ongoing trial period on offer. Shudder is also available in the UK, Ireland, and Germany. I signed up for a year’s subscription in August using the advertised promotional code and am paid up for a whole year for under AU$ 60. There are a tonne of great scary movies old and new on offer. In addition, Mother of Movies acquires advanced screeners from some distribution people so I’m in horror movie heaven. Is Shudder worth it? I think it is.
- Previous press release for 2020’s Shudder rollout: Shudder in AU and NZ
- Creepshow Animated Special 2020 review / Creepshow Christmas Holiday Special
