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'''''Dread''''' is a 2009 film directed by Anthony DiBlasi based on a short story written by [[Clive Barker]].
'''''Dread''''' is a 2009 film directed by Anthony DiBlasi based on a short story written by [[Clive Barker]].
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Was part of the [[After Dark Horrorfest]] film festival.
Was part of the [[After Dark Horrorfest]] film festival.


Not to be confused with ''[[Dredd]]'', which is a completely different film altogether.
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=== This film contains examples of the following tropes: ===


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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Given that the source material is a short story, this is to be expected.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Given that the source material is a short story, this is to be expected.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: The final fate (presumably) of {{spoiler|Cheryl.}}
* [[And I Must Scream]]: The final fate (presumably) of {{spoiler|Cheryl.}}
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* [[Composite Character]]: A reverse case; the characters of Steven and Joshua in the film were both derived from the same character in the novella.
* [[Composite Character]]: A reverse case; the characters of Steven and Joshua in the film were both derived from the same character in the novella.
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: {{spoiler|Joshua returns and, assuming that Steven was working with Quaid when Quaid made him go deaf, kills Steven with an axe.}}
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: {{spoiler|Joshua returns and, assuming that Steven was working with Quaid when Quaid made him go deaf, kills Steven with an axe.}}
* [[Death By Adaptation]]/[[Spared By the Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|In the original short story, Steven survives (albeit insane) and Quaid is killed.}}
* [[Death by Adaptation]]/[[Spared by the Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|In the original short story, Steven survives (albeit insane) and Quaid is killed.}}
* [[Distinguishing Mark]]: Abby has a birthmark that covers half of her body.
* [[Distinguishing Mark]]: Abby has a birthmark that covers half of her body.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: {{spoiler|Cheryl is locked in a room with nothing but a knife and the dead body of her boyfriend.}}
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: {{spoiler|Cheryl is locked in a room with nothing but a knife and the dead body of her boyfriend.}}
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* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Of the forced variety.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Of the forced variety.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Guess.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Guess.
* [[Rape As Backstory]]: Cheryl was sexually abused by her father.
* [[Rape as Backstory]]: Cheryl was sexually abused by her father.
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: Quaid puts Cheryl through this.
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: Quaid puts Cheryl through this.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Pretty much everyone becomes this under Quaid's "experiments".
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Pretty much everyone becomes this under Quaid's "experiments".
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 14 March 2021

Dread is a 2009 film directed by Anthony DiBlasi based on a short story written by Clive Barker.

Three college students set out to do a project on people's innermost fears. One of them, a disturbed young man named Quaid who witnessed his parents get murdered as a child, takes the project to the next level.

Was part of the After Dark Horrorfest film festival.

Not to be confused with Dredd, which is a completely different film altogether.

Tropes used in Dread include:
  • Adaptation Expansion: Given that the source material is a short story, this is to be expected.
  • And I Must Scream: The final fate (presumably) of Cheryl.
  • Ax Crazy: Not only the guy who killed Quaid's parents, but by the end, Steven and Joshua as well.
  • Blood Is Squicker in Water: When Abby is in the bathtub and tries to scrub off her birthmark.
  • Body Horror: After being humiliated by Quaid, a girl who has a birthmark covering half of her body proceeds to scrub it off in the bathtub with steel wool.
  • The Bad Guy Wins: Quaid gets away with his crimes with no repercussions whatsoever and is even in a better place at the end than he was a the beginning having overcome his 'dread'.
  • The Chessmaster: Quaid
  • Composite Character: A reverse case; the characters of Steven and Joshua in the film were both derived from the same character in the novella.
  • Diabolus Ex Machina: Joshua returns and, assuming that Steven was working with Quaid when Quaid made him go deaf, kills Steven with an axe.
  • Death by Adaptation/Spared by the Adaptation: In the original short story, Steven survives (albeit insane) and Quaid is killed.
  • Distinguishing Mark: Abby has a birthmark that covers half of her body.
  • Fate Worse Than Death: Cheryl is locked in a room with nothing but a knife and the dead body of her boyfriend.
  • Freudian Excuse: Quaid witnessed his parents get murdered by a psycho with an axe. The other characters have skeletons in their closet as well.
  • I'm a Humanitarian: Of the forced variety.
  • Karma Houdini: Guess.
  • Rape as Backstory: Cheryl was sexually abused by her father.
  • Sadistic Choice: Quaid puts Cheryl through this.
  • Unwitting Pawn: Pretty much everyone becomes this under Quaid's "experiments".
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: It's hard not to feel sympathy for Quaid given what he went through. For the first half of the film, at least.
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