Directed by: Jared Cohn

Starring: Michael G. Pizzo, Alissa Filoramo, Imani Pullum, Jackie Moore

Dead Sea (2024) is a haunting and atmospheric supernatural thriller set along the cursed, enigmatic shores of the legendary Dead Sea — a place where history, myth, and malevolence intertwine.

When a group of friends — led by Olivia (Alissa Filoramo) — embarks on a peaceful weekend escape, their retreat soon mutates into a waking nightmare. Beneath the mirror-like surface of the sea, something ancient stirs — a vengeful entity bound by ritual, betrayal, and centuries of silence, waiting to reclaim the living.

As reality begins to fracture, paranoia infects the group like a sickness. Shadows whisper. Time blurs. The line between hallucination and haunting collapses, leaving them trapped between the past’s unholy secrets and the present’s unraveling horror. Every discovery drags them closer to the truth buried deep beneath the salt and silt of time — and to the evil that never truly died.

Dead Sea builds its dread slowly, replacing cheap shocks with psychological tension, oppressive atmosphere, and mythic unease. Themes of isolation, guilt, and ancient vengeance pulse through every frame, as the sea itself seems to breathe — a sentient abyss that watches, waits, and devours.

Visually haunting and emotionally charged, Dead Sea combines arresting cinematography, eerie soundscapes, and powerful performances to deliver a slow-burn horror experience steeped in mood, mystery, and menace. Though it echoes the classics of supernatural terror, its brooding tone and mythological depth carve out a voice all its own.

Some waters are meant to stay undisturbed.