Dead Sea(2024)
2024 · Phil Volken · 88 min
Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret.
Crime · Horror · Thriller
6.3242 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Dead Sea scares
There's a trapped, nowhere-to-run feeling running through this one, since most of the tension comes from being stuck on a boat with no way to escape. The pace leans into slow dread at first, as the survivors realize something is wrong with their rescuers, before tipping into more direct physical danger. The threat here is a human one, not ghosts or monsters, so the fear is more about being hunted and helpless than anything supernatural. It seems aimed at people who like isolation-driven thrillers more than gore-heavy shock.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Dead Sea rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
Starts with a shaky, uneasy calm before settling into a steady climb of tension that keeps tightening until a hard, punishing finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Dead Sea?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Dead Sea rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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