Dread is a really good Clive Barker adaptation based on Clive Barker's short story of the same name in the second volume of Clive Barker's Books Of Blood. Dread is a really grimmy Horror film that focuses on really dark themes and tones plus this movie is not only a Horror film but more of a dark psychological thriller with unexpected twists and disturbing images. I mainly read the short story first before watching the film and I never heard of the film being made before but when I heard of it I was seriously interested with the entire film and so I read Clive Barker's short story first before I watched this film and when I watched it I was really amazed with it. The entire film has a really nice feel and the tones are on a right and dark mood. The entire film has the same story as the short story by Clive Barker but there are just some minor differences and changes in this movie from start to finish. This movie also has a lot of disturbing and graphic content and the entire film is just disturbing and dark and unsettling as well. The best scene from this movie is the scene where Quaid tortures Joshua by making him deaf again when he shot his gun near his ear and his ear bleeds after hearing the sound of a gun shot that is one of the most disturbing parts of the movie. One of the things that made me enjoy a lot with this movie is that the film has a really dark and physical feel that makes you feel disturbed a lot. The violence is graphic and disturbing and gory as well plus the film has some new consequences compared to most book to movie adaptations. Usually the feel is really unsettling and the content is really hard enough for any Horror fan to watch.
This film uses a really dark cinematography and the suspense in this film is gritty and unsettling. The movie also has a good screenplay from Director Anthony DiBlasi. The pacing is good and there are so many nice sequences that aren't boring after all. This film is also full of incredible performances from the casts. All of the casts are really good with their performances in this movie. Twilight star Jackson Rathbone did a really good job with his performance as the main character Steve Grace and he really had an astounding performance in this movie and he really did a good job with his performance in the film as well. English actor Shaun Evans did a good job with his performance in the film as Quaid and his performance is really creepy and scary as well and the way Evan bring emotion to the character is really neat and strong and I did like his acting as a crazy villain haunted by memories of the death of his parents and the scene where he violently destroys Steve and Cheryl's equipment is really unsettling because the way he behaved in that scene is really scary and you don't know either Quaid has a problem or he's going crazy throughout the film and I did like his performance as a crazy psychopath. While newcomer Hanne Steen does a unique and incredible job with her performance in the film and she does a really talented job with her performance in the film so far.
But my question in this film is that is this movie better than the short story? To say this it's a no. This film is not as good as the short story because for most books adapted into films they mainly have a lot of changes and some scenes removed from the novel as well plus they also have a couple of sometimes characters that were never mentioned in the novel. I found a lot of differences in this film from the book. In the novel the other two characters Abby and Joshua were never mentioned in the short story. Steve Grace has a different background story about his fear because in the novel his background story about his fear of being deaf was transferred to Joshua and Steve's fear in the novel was about being deaf while his fear in this movie is about dying in a car accident and Cheryl's fear of meat is much more different in this movie from the short story. Another change in this movie is that the year of the film is different I mean it happened in the same country but with a different year. Plus the other changes in the film from the novel is the ending where Quaid faced his comeuppance when Steve suddenly finds Quaids house after tormenting him in a really dark place because the ending of the film shows Quaid overcoming his own Dread and he doesn't feel scared anymore after killing both Steve and Joshua and he also kept Cheryl as a prisoner because in the novel she left after Quaid tormented her as well with the meat and Steve and Cheryl's relationship was never mentioned in the short story those are the changes from the novel to the movie. Director Anthony DiBlasi did a good job with his directing with this movie so far and I'm hoping to see more of his work in the future and I also can't wait for his next film Cassadaga with Bruce Wood writing the film instead of Anthony Diblasi writing the film again. Overall Dread is a really good Horror film and it is also a dark psychological thriller with lots of disturbing and graphic content.
This film uses a really dark cinematography and the suspense in this film is gritty and unsettling. The movie also has a good screenplay from Director Anthony DiBlasi. The pacing is good and there are so many nice sequences that aren't boring after all. This film is also full of incredible performances from the casts. All of the casts are really good with their performances in this movie. Twilight star Jackson Rathbone did a really good job with his performance as the main character Steve Grace and he really had an astounding performance in this movie and he really did a good job with his performance in the film as well. English actor Shaun Evans did a good job with his performance in the film as Quaid and his performance is really creepy and scary as well and the way Evan bring emotion to the character is really neat and strong and I did like his acting as a crazy villain haunted by memories of the death of his parents and the scene where he violently destroys Steve and Cheryl's equipment is really unsettling because the way he behaved in that scene is really scary and you don't know either Quaid has a problem or he's going crazy throughout the film and I did like his performance as a crazy psychopath. While newcomer Hanne Steen does a unique and incredible job with her performance in the film and she does a really talented job with her performance in the film so far.
But my question in this film is that is this movie better than the short story? To say this it's a no. This film is not as good as the short story because for most books adapted into films they mainly have a lot of changes and some scenes removed from the novel as well plus they also have a couple of sometimes characters that were never mentioned in the novel. I found a lot of differences in this film from the book. In the novel the other two characters Abby and Joshua were never mentioned in the short story. Steve Grace has a different background story about his fear because in the novel his background story about his fear of being deaf was transferred to Joshua and Steve's fear in the novel was about being deaf while his fear in this movie is about dying in a car accident and Cheryl's fear of meat is much more different in this movie from the short story. Another change in this movie is that the year of the film is different I mean it happened in the same country but with a different year. Plus the other changes in the film from the novel is the ending where Quaid faced his comeuppance when Steve suddenly finds Quaids house after tormenting him in a really dark place because the ending of the film shows Quaid overcoming his own Dread and he doesn't feel scared anymore after killing both Steve and Joshua and he also kept Cheryl as a prisoner because in the novel she left after Quaid tormented her as well with the meat and Steve and Cheryl's relationship was never mentioned in the short story those are the changes from the novel to the movie. Director Anthony DiBlasi did a good job with his directing with this movie so far and I'm hoping to see more of his work in the future and I also can't wait for his next film Cassadaga with Bruce Wood writing the film instead of Anthony Diblasi writing the film again. Overall Dread is a really good Horror film and it is also a dark psychological thriller with lots of disturbing and graphic content.
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