Shudder, AMC Networks' horror-centric streaming service announced on April 20th that the company has acquired Bad Things ahead of the film's debut at this year's Tribeca Festival. The film is written and directed by Stewart Thorndike, who is known best for Lyle and tells the story of a group of friends whose weekend getaway trip to a snowy resort devolves into a psychological tailspin and ends in horror.

“With Bad Things, I wanted to create a world of women and non-binary people who shake off polite conditionings and finally roar. Where are all the female Travis Bickles and Jack Torrances? Bad Things answers that.” She went on to say that “at the heart of Bad Things is a dark celebration of motherhood and all its splendid viscera. Shudder was the perfect partner for this tale of female rage.”

-- writer-director Stewart Thorndike

"We’ve wanted to see a new Stewart Thorndike film for years. When the opportunity arose, Shudder was privileged to take part in Bad Things. It’s an exceptional freakout from an incredible team, and we can’t wait for our members to check in."

-- Sam Zimmerman, vice president of programming at Shudder

Bad Things stars Gayle Rankin (Glow), Hari Nef (Barbie), Annabelle Dexter-Jones (Succession, The Calling), Rad Pereira (Betty), Jared Abrahamson (God's Time, Ramy), and Molly Ringwald (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Feud). After Bad Things' premiere at Tribeca 2023 (June 9th, June 10th, and June 17th), the film will stream on Shudder as well as AMC+ on August 25th.

The film is produced by Lizzie Shapiro and Lexi Tannenholtz Executive producers include David Harari, Caroline Kaplan and George Rush of PCG Pictures, Gus Deardoff of The Space Program, George A. Loucas and Matthew Dean Russell of Baked Studios and Amy Williams, who also served as production designer on the film.

In addition to Bad Things, Shudder will also be bringing Jennifer Reeder's new film Perpetrator to this year's Tribeca Festival, which AMC Networks bought ahead of its Berlinale premiere in December 2022.

Some of my favorite films from Tribeca have been horror films (Agnes, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, etc.), so I can't wait to see both of these at Tribeca 2023.

What do you think about Shudder buying Bad Things? Are you going to catch it during Tribeca or when it comes to Shudder and AMC+? Please let me know in the comments section below or on my social media accounts or Discord!

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