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AMC Networks has announced a new series called The Core, hosted by Mickey Keating (Carnage Park), which will debut on Shudder, the network's streaming service. Each week, Mickey and other creatives in the genre will unpack all the elements that go into genre filmmaking. Check out the gory, funny trailer now:

Press Release: New York, New York — Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 —On Thursday Nov 16, AMC Networks’ subscription streaming video service Shudder, debuts new original series The Core, a weekly dissection of genre filmmaking hosted by director and fierce genre fan Mickey Keating (Psychopaths, Carnage Park). Alongside filmmakers from the world of horror, Keating examines the onscreen techniques and real-life psychologies that strike fear into our very core. The 10-episode series will premiere Thursday, November 16th, with new episodes releasing every week.

“The Core is a twisted celebration of the magic of genre filmmaking, and I can honestly say there has never been anything like it,...

AMC's horror streaming service Shudder has entered the original content game with a series of six planned "Shudder Originals", the first of which is Rodney Ascher's (Room 237) latest, Primal Screen. Primal Screen explores how individuals are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by what scares them most. Like Ascher's last film, The Nightmare, the film is a hybrid of documentary and horror and explores the pop-culture artifacts that traumatized individuals in their youth and the effects it has had on their lives. In addition to Primal Screen, Shudder is developing the following projects: Deadwax - A short form series about the hunt for a mysterious record that drives its owners mad... and kills anyone who dares to play it. From Graham Reznick, co-writer of Until...

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With its latest endeavor, Shudder hopes to send fresh chills down the spines of its subscribers. The Svod service, launched in 2014 by AMC Networks, has unveiled its first slate of original programs and has premiered the first of those shows, titled Primal Scream.

Shudder is aimed at horror fans, and its original programs -- which were announced six days before Primal Scream’s arrival -- fit neatly into that genre. Primal Scream, for example, is a hybrid documentary/horror series that delves into human psychology to figure out what exactly makes scares compelling as entertainment. Its creator, Rodney Ascher, is known for his documentary Room 237, which explored Stanley Kubrick’s classic film The Shining.

“Fear, obsession, and people’s attempts to understand these things are a particular focus of mine,” said Ascher in a press release. “Shudder was a fantastic partner and they gave me the freedom to dive...

Horror streaming service Shudder is expanding into original content with Shudder Originals, a new banner with several projects in development, including one that has “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins attached to direct, THR reports. The project, “Riprore,” comes from a story written by Jenkins’ husband, Sam Sheridan. Here’s the official synopsis:

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“[‘Riprore’] focuses on the heart of gangland Los Angeles, where a gruesome discovery sparks a frenetic homicide investigation, but underneath the surface lurks a darkness that leads to the end of days.” Sheridan is an author and former Mma fighter who previously wrote “A Fighter’s Heart” and “The Disaster Diaries.”

The first completed project from Shudder Originals, the horror documentary “Primal Screen” premieres on Thursday, June 8. Directed by Rodney Ascher (“Room 237,” “The Nightmare”), the film is a mashup of horror and documentary,...

It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for the horror haul, our weekly round-up and one-stop-shop for all things horror. This week in horror, brings first look footage and images for the new Stephen King series Mr. Mercedes, a new featurette for the other new Stephen King series The Mist, and some excellent new casting additions for Michael Dougherty's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Elsewhere, Shudder is making the big move into original programming with Rodney Ascher's Primal Screen, a Ted Bundy-inspired scripted project, an apocalyptic L.A. drama with Sam Sheridan and …...