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Shudder dates “THE NIGHTSHIFTER,” “BOAR” and more

Thursday, March 21, 2019 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

A pair of much-anticipated international fright films are part of the spring/summer lineup on the Shudder streaming service. Read on for the full info.

Shudder will premiere Dennison Ramalho’s THE NIGHTSHIFTER (pictured, and reviewed here) and Chris Sun’s BOAR as part of its April-June lineup. The details:

THE NIGHTSHIFTER (available May 23 in the U.S., Canada and the UK)
Director: Dennison Ramalho; cast: Daniel de Oliveira, Fabiula Nascimento, Bianca Comparato, Marco Ricca
In Dennison Ramalho’s scary, starkly original horror, Stênio works the graveyard shift at the morgue of a vast, violent city. He toils all night, but he’s never alone, for Stênio can talk to the dead. And they talk back. But when the whispers of the dead reveal secrets of his own life, Stênio unleashes a curse that brings forth danger and darkness.

BOAR (available June 6 in the U.S., Canada and the UK)
Director: Chris Sun; cast: Nathan Jones, Bill Moseley, Hugh Sheridan
Out for blood, this lean mean creature feature finds a boar of monstrous size roaming the outskirts of an Outback town, massacring several backpackers and locals. Bernie and his visiting relatives, the Monroes, swiftly come face to face with the feral beast—and uncover that some monsters are better left in stories.

Other titles making exclusive debuts on the service include Craig William Macneil’s LIZZIE starring Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart (available April 11 for the U.S. and Canada), Chris von Hoffman’s MONSTER PARTY (reviewed here, and available April 25 in the U.S. and Canada) and Jenn Wexler’s THE RANGER (reviewed here, available May 9 in the U.S., Canada and the UK). You can see more details of Shudder’s offerings and sign up for the service here.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).