Dead Mail is a 2024 American horror-thriller film that weaves a dark and twisted tale of obsession, kidnapping, and psychological terror in 1980s America. Sterling Macer Jr. plays Joshua "Josh" Iver, a Black synthesizer designer who becomes the captive of Trent Whittington, played by John Fleck, a character whose increasingly disturbing behavior puts Josh's life at risk. The film follows Jasper Lawrence, portrayed by Tomas Boykin, a dead letter investigator, as he unravels the mystery of a cryptic note that sets him on a perilous quest to rescue Josh and uncover the sinister forces driving Trent's actions.