The BEST Shudder shows of all time

Every Shudder show, ranked

We've compiled the average episode rating for every Shudder show to compile this list of best shows!

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8.09
68 votes

#1 - The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

Proving once again that “the drive-in will never die,” iconic horror host and exploitation movie aficionado Joe Bob Briggs is back with a new season Fridays on Shudder TV and Sundays on demand. Every week, The Last Drive-in series offers an eclectic pairing of films, running the gamut from horror classics to obscurities and international cult favorites. And from time to time, special surprise guests will drop in on Joe Bob and Darcy the Mail Girl.

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7.93
181 votes

#2 - The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

The Boulet Brothers host a competition of drag performers who don't just push the envelope - they chew it up and spit it out. With themes like Zombie and challenges like being buried alive, this ain't your momma's drag competition.

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7.48
57 votes

#3 - The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

In this Shudder Original series, master filmmakers and genre experts celebrate and dissect the most terrifying moments of the greatest horror films ever made, exploring how these scenes were created and why they burned themselves into the brains of audiences around the world.

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7.16
156 votes

#4 - Cursed Films

An exploration of the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. The events that haunted these productions are revealed in interviews with experts, witnesses, and the cast, directors, and producers who lived through them — from plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen, to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?

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7.04
788 votes

#5 - Creepshow

A horror anthology based on the 1982 film "Creepshow" which features vignettes that explore terror, murder, the supernatural and the unexplainable.

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6.91
34 votes

#6 - Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

Delves into the history of queer people in the thriller genre, examining the role of the LGBTQ+ community in front of and behind the camera.

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6.78
1589 votes

#7 - Slasher

An anthology series featuring rampaging serial killers leaving carnage in their wake as their next victims fight to stay alive.

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6.65
46 votes

#8 - The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans

Your favorite drag monsters are coming back to compete on the first-ever season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans. The winner will walk away with a grand prize of $100,000, the headlining spot on an upcoming world tour and the title of first-ever "Dragula Titan".

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6.44
34 votes

#9 - Behind The Monsters

Each episode of Shudder's Behind the Monsters examines a horror icon who has broken free of the confines of the film from which it was born and become the stuff of legend.

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6.31
82 votes

#10 - Blood Machines

Two space hunters are tracking down a machine trying to free itself. After taking it down, they witness a mystical phenomenon: the ghost of a young woman pulls itself out of the machine, as if the spaceship had a soul. Trying to understand the nature of this entity, they start chasing the woman through space.

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5.50
34 votes

#11 - Deadwax

DEADWAX is a mindbending neo-noir set in the obsessive world of vinyl collecting. Etta Pryce, a vinyl tracker, is hired by a rich collector to hunt a legendary rare record that has driven its owners mad and killed anyone that has dared to play it. The more she learns about how impossibly dangerous, and real, this record may actually be, the more seduced she becomes by the temptation of hearing it herself - no matter what the cost.

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4.93
65 votes

#12 - Critters: A New Binge

The Critters return to Earth searching for a lost friend that was left behind. They land in Burbank and soon torment a group of high-schoolers and their families.

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0.00
0 votes

#13 - Deadhouse Dark

Inspired by recent social, cultural and online phenomena, DEADHOUSE DARK is a boxful of six stories that all take place within the same world. A modern world driven by online connections, constant surveillance, insta-celebrity and an ability to instantly gratify just about any need or desire, no matter how fleeting or dark.

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