What's New to Shudder in January 2026
- Film Focus Team
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January 7, 2026
January on Shudder is packed with dread, darkness, and deeply unsettling discoveries. From grim folk horror and neo-noir nightmares to claustrophobic survival tales, this month’s line-up leans hard into the genre’s most haunting corners. Whether you’re looking for something slow-burning and macabre or intense and unpredictable, Shudder’s January slate offers plenty to keep horror fans on edge.
Mother of Flies
January 23
Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig, who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know.
A Desert
January 1
A photographer’s road trip takes a dark turn when he befriends a reckless couple, plunging him into a nightmarish neo-noir spiral of unpredictable horror. — Review
The Draft
January 1
Five typical college students spend their weekend in a typical old villa only to find that they have to survive in a battle of wits against an absolute all-mighty, all-powerful terror that is seemingly undefeated. Fight for your fate!
That’s everything creeping onto Shudder this month. Whether you’re in the mood for terrifying new premieres, cult favourites, or deep-cut horror discoveries, Shudder has you covered. Tell us what’s on your watchlist, and stay tuned for more horror recommendations and reviews soon.