Jackson Rathbone Compares 'Twilight' To His New Movie, 'Dread'...

Jackson Rathbone has now starred in three vampire movies (you may have heard of them, "Twilight" something or other), but the 25-year-old actor's first foray into horror is "Dread," newly released on DVD, about a college student who makes a documentary about what people dread most in life.

The film, based on a short story by horror king Clive Barker, isn't necessarily typical of the genre, Rathbone said in an interview yesterday. "I hate to call it a horror film because it's really more of a psychological thriller," he said. "Clive Barker's known for those horroristic elements, and it was more of a humanistic story."

Rathbone was interested in the movie after reading the script, but said he really decided to commit after getting feedback from a friend. "I was considering doing the project so I gave it to a friend of mine to read. He read it, and he got to the end and was like 'Dude, it made me want to vomit.' So I was like 'Yup, doing this project. That's awesome.'"

Though he's a fan of the classic "Hellraiser," "Halloween," and "Friday the 13th" series', Rathbone said he wasn't allowed to watch them as a kid. "I grew up in a very conservative household, had to sneak over to friends' houses to watch those films. I'd come home scared and my parents would be like 'What are you so nervous and scared for?' 'No reason.' I'd be scared by a shadow."

"Dread" was shot in an isolated area outside of London, which Rathbone said helped him get into character. "It was kind of fun being in the middle of nowhere filming a dark psychological thriller because you have all these dark thoughts in your head and you're washing the fake blood off your face -- it's pretty creepy."

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