Episode 26: Hush

In this episode we look at the 2016 movie Hush. Directed by Mike Flanagan, written by Kate Siegel and Mike Flanagan, staring Kate Siegel John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan.
A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

Trigger warnings for this episode are violence and gore and intense frightening scenes.

We are joined by the fabulous Laura Ray who is well on her way to the 5 timer club.

Recommendations:

Wait Until Dark 
Directed by Terence Young
Screenplay by Robert Carrington and Jane-Howard Carrington
Based on a play by Frederick Knott
staring Audrey Hepburn Alan Arkin Richard Crennn
A blind woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.

Better Watch Out (2016)
Directed by Chris Peckover
Written by Chris Peckover, Zack Kahn
Staring Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller and Ed Oxenbould
On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion.

Oculus (2013)
Directed by Mike Flanagan
Written by Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Staring Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane and Annalise Basso
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Links:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hush-2016
http://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/hush-2016
http://culturecrypt.com/interviews/hush-interview-sxsw-2016

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