Shudder‘s Halloween celebration continues this week with the premiere of new docu-series “Behind the Monsters,” each episode spotlighting a different horror movie villain.
The debut season will cover Candyman, Chucky, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Pinhead, and “each of the series’ six episodes will focus on a single horror character, and feature interviews with horror experts and the writers, directors and actors from the original films that made each character the stuff of genre legends.”
Ahead of the series premiere tomorrow, October 27, we’ve learned today that Shudder has joined forces with Pizza Hut for a special Halloween promotion you won’t want to miss!
The press release announces, “America’s favorite pizza is celebrating by offering its iconic Original Stuffed Crust Pizza for just $12.99 and teaming up with Shudder, the original horror streaming service, to give pizza lovers everything they need for pre-Halloween spooky movie binging.”
Starting today, fans will be able to enjoy:
- A large Original Stuffed Crust pizza with any one topping for just $12.99
- A FREE 30-day trial of Shudder – available to consumers from 10/26 – 10/30 – with use of the code ‘STUFFEDCRUST’ on the Shudder app or website, courtesy of Pizza Hut
- An exclusive early debut of the second episode of Shudder’s Behind The Monsters original series during Pizza Hut’s “Originals Takeover” on Shudder TV before it’s available anywhere else. That means Shudder members can “skip to the good stuff” several days early, all thanks to Pizza Hut.
The Pizza Hut “Originals Takeover” is a block of expertly curated content and will run on Wednesday, October 27 from 8:00 p.m. (EST) to 12:30 a.m. (EST), highlighting original films and characters that have shaped the genre and become legends, like the Original Stuffed Crust pizza has done. The Takeover schedule is as follows:
- BEHIND THE MONSTERS: Episode 1 (Michael Myers)
- Sneak peek of BEHIND THE MONSTERS: Episode 2 (Candyman)
- Original film double feature:
- HALLOWEEN (1978)
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
“Halloween is a big day for us. In fact, it’s one of our top five busiest days of the year,” said Lindsay Morgan, chief marketing officer, Pizza Hut. “We knew we had to do something fun for our customers and what’s a better treat than a deal on one of our most iconic pizzas and the excuse to binge spooky movies to your hearts delight on Shudder? It’s the perfect pairing.”
“There’s no combo quite like pizza and a scary movie so it made perfect sense to team up on a special treat for our members and pizza lovers alike,” said Craig Engler, general manager, Shudder. “Thanks to Pizza Hut, we can all ‘skip to the good stuff’ with an Original Stuffed Crust Pizza and a new episode of the Shudder Original Series Behind the Monsters a full week early.”
Be sure to stream Bloody Disgusting’s V/H/S/94 on the road to Halloween, a Shudder Exclusive that fast became the streaming service’s most watched original premiere to date!