Stephen Grace (played by Jackson Rathbone) is a protagonist in Dread.
The protagonist and film major who collaborates with Quaid on a fear study project while struggling with survivor's guilt and a fear of driving after his brother's death. Quaid (played by Shaun Evans) is a protagonist in Dread.
A mentally unstable film student obsessed with fear who hijacks the school project to study others' traumas, eventually descending into psychotic violence and predation. Abby (played by Laura Donnelly) appears in Dread.
A student with a large birthmark covering half her body who fears social rejection and teasing, whose vulnerability is ruthlessly exploited and destroyed. Quaid's Mother (played by Siobhan Hewlett) appears in Dread.
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Characters
Stephen Grace
(played by Jackson Rathbone) — protagonist
The protagonist and film major who collaborates with Quaid on a fear study project while struggling with survivor's guilt and a fear of driving after his brother's death.
Quaid
(played by Shaun Evans) — protagonist
A mentally unstable film student obsessed with fear who hijacks the school project to study others' traumas, eventually descending into psychotic violence and predation.
Abby
(played by Laura Donnelly) — supporting
A student with a large birthmark covering half her body who fears social rejection and teasing, whose vulnerability is ruthlessly exploited and destroyed.
Quaid's Mother
(played by Siobhan Hewlett) — minor
Key Relationships
Quaid's Mother → Quaid
(mother)
Quaid → Abby
(Romantic Sexual Partners)
Stephen Grace → Abby
(Social Classmates)
Stephen Grace → Quaid
(Professional Collaborators)
Story Analysis
A psychological horror exploring how trauma and obsession corrupt academic collaboration into violent predation.
