Hush is a home invasion horror movie that doesn't really do anything that original, but it does the familiar really well. It had me wincing aloud and screaming at the TV more than once.
Kate Siegel stars as a deaf and mute writer who lives alone in the woods, and is stalked one night by one of those random, very determined killers you really only find in movies. The script was co-written by her and her husband, Mike Flanagan, who is also the director. Being a fan of (most) of the horror series for Netflix they've also collaborated on, I'm not sure why this movie just kind of passed me by, especially since it was available on Netflix until last year.
It's a taut little thriller, not even 90 minutes long, and reminded me, obviously, of Wait Until Dark, and a little bit of You're Next, that last one probably because the killer (played by John Gallagher Jr) just reminded me of the kind of killer you'd find in a mumblegore movie. (And for those of you who care about these sorts of things, here's a spoiler: the cat lives.)
Hush is now streaming on Shudder, but a new, black and white, re-edited, director-preferred version of the movie (called the "Shush Cut") is also available on a new Blu-ray release from Shout! Factory. Sounds like another watch may be in order!
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Love Wait Until Dark so I'll have to check this one out!
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