Stephen (Jackson Rathbone) is a film student who is having difficulty deciding what to do for his thesis project. He is minoring in Psychology, so when one of his fellow psych students Quaid (Shaun Evans) suggests that they make a documentary study of the nature of fear, Stephen agrees and ropes in Cheryl (Hanne Steen) as editor. Together they advertise for participants in their study to be interviewed on camera about their darkest fears, and inevitably the three film-makers finally take their turns in front of the camera too. But someone has ideas for taking the project to the next level, to force the participants to confront their fears by taking them to the very limits of their terror.
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat: “Dread” is not a happy film. This is a dark, moody and intense piece of work which is frequently bleak and nihilistic. It's also not a particularly easy film to actually like, although there is plenty here to admire. This is a proper, grown-up adult horror film which is more concerned with creeping brooding atmosphere than it is with it is with quick flash cuts and sudden noises. Although it ultimately winds up in a protracted sequence of torture, with its considered psychological approach to truly earn its scares, this is almost the anti-“Saw”. And that is a huge reason to recommend it right there.
Check out Jackson's interview with MTV back in 2008 talking about his role in the film and his fascination with horror movies when he was younger:
Source: Horrorview.com
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