Hush (2016)
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The story
Horror author Maddie Young, who lost her hearing and ability to speak after a childhood illness, lives a secluded life in the woods. Her peaceful isolation is shattered when her neighbor, Sarah, is attacked by a masked killer and flees to Maddie's home for help. When the killer discovers Maddie's disability, he targets her as his next victim. Trapped in her home with a predator who realizes she cannot hear him, Maddie must find a way to defend herself against a stalker who is systematically cutting off her means of communication and escape.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Maddie Young, a deaf and hard-of-hearing horror author, lives alone in the woods. When her neighbor Sarah is attacked by a masked killer and flees to Maddie's house, the killer realizes Maddie's disability and targets her. The killer cuts the power, punctures her tires, and stalks her while she tries to communicate via text. After the killer stabs Sarah, he begins a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse with Maddie. She manages to wound him with a hammer and later shoots him in the shoulder with a crossbow after he tries to kill her cat. A man named John arrives looking for Sarah; the killer poses as a police officer but is eventually killed by Maddie's intervention. The final confrontation occurs in the kitchen where Maddie blinds the killer with insecticide and stabs him with a corkewire. She survives and calls 9-1-1 as the police arrive.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 81
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English; American Sign Language
- Directors
- Mike Flanagan
- Writers
- Mike Flanagan · writer; Kate Siegel · writer
- Cast and characters
- Kate Siegel · Madison "Maddie" Young; John Gallagher Jr. · The Man; Michael Trucco · John Stanley; Samantha Sloyan · Sarah Greene; Emma Graves · Max, Maddie's sister
- Genres
- slasher; horror; thriller
- Themes
- isolation; disability; survival
- Tone and mood
- tense; suspenseful; scary
- Setting
- A secluded house in the woods.
- Premise and plot tags
- home invasion; deaf protagonist; slasher
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and atmosphere. It was described as a 'modern slasher movie classic' and 'one of the more inspired concoctions' from Blumhouse.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 91% · review count: 45; Metacritic · score: 67 · scale: 100
- Production trivia
- The film was originally intended to be entirely silent.; The script was developed by the creators acting out scenes in their own home.; The film was shot in Alabama.
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