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7 best Shudder horror movies of 2025

The horror-focused streaming service had a remarkably high success rate with original productions in 2025.

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Sinners, accidents and battles: Here are the best movies of 2025

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How The Creepiest New Movie On Shudder Remixed A Horrifying Fairy Tale

Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt breaks down the influences of her dark fairytale remix, 'The Ugly Stepsister.'

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A new Cinderella inspired horror movie with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is the perfect mix of Marie Antoinette and The Substance, and highlights atrocities of the original fairytale

Big Screen Spotlight | Our writer looks at how The Ugly Stepsister is the perfect example of how to turn a childhood fairytale into a horror movie

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The Ugly Stepsister review – body-horror take on Cinderella is ingenious reworking of fairy tale

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt upends audience expectations in a feature debut that’s hyper-aware of the origin story’s sexual and patriarchal imagery

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Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

The old-school glamour of Cartier dazzles at London's V&A, hundreds of previously looted objects make their museum debut in Naples, and a new Norwegian horror dissects Cinderella. Here's what to look out for this week...

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"Cinderella" with a body horror twist

Emilie Blichfeldt’s feature debut critiques societal beauty standards, flipping the fairy tale point of view

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The Most Disturbing Body-Horror Thriller Of The Year Is The Fantasy Answer To 'The Substance'

'The Ugly Stepsister' brings the Cinderella story back to its roots in body horror.

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