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THE DREADFUL
2026Black Magic · 94 MIN · 2026-02-20
THE DREADFUL
2026
ROT SCORE
75B
SYNOPSIS
In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law are barely scraping by when a man from Anne's past returns from war. A curse arrives with him -- takes the form of a mysterious knight -- and it's got its eyes on all of them.
SUBGENRES
SupernaturalGothic HorrorPeriod Horror
Score Breakdown
GENRE CRITICS POOL
| SOURCE | RAW SCORE | NORMALIZED / 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Bloody Disgusting | 4 / 5 | 80.0 |
| Dread Central | 3.5 / 5 | 70.0 |
| Daily Dead | N/A | — |
| Nightmare on Film Street | N/A | — |
| Horror DNA | N/A | — |
| Certified Forgotten | N/A | — |
| Bloody Flicks | N/A | — |
| Satan's Boardroom (HOTY team) | N/A | — |
| GENRE CRITICS AVG | 75.0 | |
FORMULA WEIGHTS
| SOURCE | NORMALIZED | BASE WT | ACTUAL WT | CONTRIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD + Dread Central | 75.0 | 35% | 100.0%* | 75.0 |
| Mig's Score | — | 20% | — | — |
| Other Horror Critics | — | 20% | — | — |
| Mainstream Critics | — | 20% | — | — |
| — | 5% | — | — | |
| ROT SCORE | 100.0% | 75 | ||
* Mig's Score, Other Horror Critics, Mainstream Critics, Reddit were unavailable. Weight redistributed proportionally across available sources.