# Dread (2009)

> A college fear experiment becomes a psychologically brutal descent into trauma, manipulation, and sadistic terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15879

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Anthony DiBlasi
- Cast: Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Hanne Steen, Laura Donnelly, Jonathan Readwin, Vivian Gray, Carl McCrystal, Steven Clarke
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1331307/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, disturbing, cerebral, late night horror viewing, independent horror marathon

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