Shudder Sets Slasher 'Penny Lane Is Dead' for August Release

New Ozploitation horror is like Puberty Blues from hell

After spending years in special effects and make-up, filmmaker Mia'Kate Russell's ocker nightmare Penny Lane Is Dead has made it to the silver screen.

Shudder snaps up US, UK rights to 'Penny Lane is Dead'

Shudder has acquired the rights to Mia-Kate Russell slasher feature 'Penny Lane is Dead' for the US, Canada, the Caribbean Basin, the UK and Ireland, following its North American premiere. The post Shudder snaps up US, UK rights to ‘Penny Lane is Dead’ appeared first on IF Magazine.

Everything Coming to Shudder in August 2026

The shape of the month Shudder’s August slate has a Yeti picture, a body horror road trip, a comedy built out of fake local TV commercials, and an Australian revenge story set on a hot night in 1986. Four new films with almost nothing in common, which is either a programming philosophy or the absence of one. Either way it makes for a strange month. The repertory side is where August gets heavy. Twelve titles land on the first alone, including tw…

Shudder Sets Slasher 'Penny Lane Is Dead' for August Release

Penny Lane is about to have a very bad time on Shudder, as the streamer has announced it’s acquired the Australian slasher homage to 80s Ozploitation films, Penny Lane Is Dead. The film marks the debut of writer/director Mia-Kate Russel. Set on a hot summer’s night in 1986 Australia, 17-year-old Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime girlfriends. After Penny’s jealous and troubled cousin decides a cruel prank is in orde…

PENNY LANE IS DEAD: Shudder Acquires Homage to 80s Ozploitation Horror Flicks

Set on a hot summer's night in 1986 Australia, 17-year old Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime girlfriends. After Penny's jealous and troubled cousin decides a cruel prank is in order, what begins as a thoughtless spiked cupcake game spirals into a night of bloodshed and revenge. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Shudder takes Fantasia NA premiere “PENNY LANE IS DEAD,” sets debut date - Rue Morgue

Shudder takes Fantasia NA premiere “PENNY LANE IS DEAD,” sets debut date By MICHAEL GINGOLD The Australian production combines slasher and survival horror with dark comedy. Shudder has announced its acquisition of PENNY LANE IS DEAD for the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland and the Caribbean Basin Islands, and will begin streaming it August 28. Making its North Ame…