Check Into Shudder’s ‘Hell Motel’ from the Creators of ‘Slasher’ [Trailer]

Shudder is checking into “Hell Motel,” a Canadian horror anthology series from “Slasher” creators Aaron Martin and Ian Carpenter.

The eight-episode limit series debuts with a two-episode premiere on June 17 on Shudder and AMC+. New episodes will follow weekly on Tuesdays.

A group of 10 true crime obsessives are invited to the opening weekend of the newly renovated Cold River Motel, the site of a 30-year-old unsolved satanic mass murder. History repeats itself when the guests get stranded and start getting knocked off one by one during a murder spree that grows exponentially more gruesome than the original with each kill.

The cast includes Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”) as Hemmingway, a chef with a wickedly sinister flair, Paula Brancati (“Slasher)” as Paige, a former scream queen actress looking to revive a career that has seemingly left her behind; Shaun Benson (“The Boys”) as Crow, a new-age medium with an apparent connection to the massacre’s victims; and Atticus Mitchell (“The Hardy Boys”) as Blake, a true crime writer and himself a survivor of a mass killing.

They’re joined by Emmanuel Kabongo (“Outer Banks”) as Kawayan, a talented artist with a dark focus on murder; Jim Watson (“Transplant”) as Andy, a bookish academic at the forefront of contemporary true crime studies; and Genevieve DeGraves (“Chapelwaite”) as Adriana, a hybristophilic flight attendant with several notorious serial killer notches on her bedpost.

Drag queen Icesis Couture (“Canada’s Drag Race”) also makes a guest appearance as Magenta, a stylish real estate agent who sells the Coldwater Motel to its new owners Ruby and Portia, played by Brynn Godenir (“Burden of Truth”) and Michelle Nolden (“Nikita”), respectively.

“When Aaron Martin and Ian Carpenter reached out to tell me they had crafted another irredeemable A-hole for me, my response was, ‘Where do I sign?’” said Eric McCormack, who delivered a memorable performance in “Slasher: Ripper.” “If you loved hating Basil Garvey, prepare to feel an instant disdain for Hemmingway.”

“With ‘Hell Motel’ we take a good look in the mirror as both horror fans and horror creators, delving into the allure of a genre of storytelling as old as drama itself,” added Martin and Carpenter. “But as any horror fan who’s ever uttered ‘Bloody Mary’ three times into a mirror knows, you’ve got to be careful what you wish for…”

Carpenter serves as showrunner, with Adam MacDonald (Backcountry, Pyewacket) directing.

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