Dead Mail (film)

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Dead Mail
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Film poster
Directed byJoe DeBoer
Kyle McConaghy
Written byJoe DeBoer
Kyle McConaghy
Starring
Production
companies
  • Spooky Pictures
  • Alarmist Entertainment
  • Contact Light Films
Distributed by Shudder
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.

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Cast

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.
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