‘Dead Mail’: Inside the Buzzy SXSW Thriller That Feels Like a Sinister ’80s VHS Found Deep in a Midwest Closet
From its first frames, “Dead Mail” feels dangerous. Grainy footage shows a chained man desperately crawling out of a house to a mailbox, trying to mail a blood-soaked letter alerting someone to his address. Hazy synth notes dot the soundtrack. As he flees in terror, the film looks grainy and warm, something you’d stumble on […]