Dead Mail (film)

Dead Mail
Film poster
Directed byJoe DeBoer
Kyle McConaghy
Written byJoe DeBoer
Kyle McConaghy
Starring
Production
companies
  • Spooky Pictures
  • Alarmist Entertainment
  • Contact Light Films
Distributed byShudder
Release dates
  • March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) (SXSW)
  • April 18, 2025 (2025-04-18)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dead Mail is a 2024 American horror-thriller film written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy. In it, a post office receives a piece of mail that points to a kidnapping.

Cast

  • Sterling Macer Jr. as Josh
  • John Fleck as Trent
  • Micki Jackson as Ann
  • Susan Priver as Bess
  • Sean Heyman as Brooks
  • Tomas Boykin as Jasper

Release

Dead Mail was released in the United States on March 9, 2024 at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival.[1][2]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 30 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Punching above its limited budget's weight with an intriguing hook and inventive style, Dead Mail is a polished thriller that audiences won't be returning to sender."[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[4] Dennis Harvey of Variety praised the film's ambiance, production design, and cinematography, calling it "an effective, twisty thriller with a singular edge of off-kilter black comedy."[5]

References

  1. ^ https://deadline.com/2025/02/dead-mail-streaming-premiere-date-shudder-1236288085/
  2. ^ https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/events/FS17014
  3. ^ "Dead Mail". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Dead Mail". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "'Dead Mail' Review". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2025.