Club Dread
Metascore
45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 28
  3. Negative: 9 out of 28
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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Mark Caro
    38
    The upside is that they're likable and play well together...The downside is that they're all still communicating roughly the same message, which lies somewhere between a wink and a nudge.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    A slasher spoof of sorts, except that unlike the "Scream" pics, scant effort seems to have gone into the spoofing aspect of the story.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    The name is a tipoff: Club Dread is dreadful.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    A bumptious splatter farce that manages to improve from awful to moderately engaging as its cast is winnowed down to the five guys themselves.
  5. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    30
    Chandrasekhar is a master forger of images and situations from horror movies past, but unlike Wes Craven did in "Scream," he doesn't build on them in any way, and the result is the opposite of what's intended; the movie is stultifying.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    30
    Pretty dreadful.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    30
    A stunningly unfunny farce that makes the worst of a stale concept.
  8. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    30
    About as funny as malaria.
  9. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    25
    Studios can release movies even more insultingly dumb, crudely assembled and cheaply produced than this one, though such an achievement will require some effort.

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5.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. SEROJ
    7
    Both funny and scary, this was one of the first "horror" movies i've watched! I think the story is dumb... at the end the killed forgot why he was killing (No spoiler here)....May be that's why this movie is comedy as well... The characters are hilarious! So if you're wondering to watch it or not, let me say this if you're expecting some horror movie with deep story then Don't watch it if you're looking for a fun and exciting movie then this is your choice. I give it a 7/10, because it's one of my childhood classics and i believe it's a great movie for a party with friends. Otherwise i would give it a 6/10...… Full Review »
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