It’s been nearly a month since Halloween, but there’s never a better time to watch horror movies. Many argue whether a good horror movie needs a great storyline to thrive, especially with all the box office hits nowadays that bank on jump scares and gratuitous violence. But the latest trailer for “A Quiet Place” seems to promise a combination of both, leaving us quivering with excitement.
In the trailer that just came out, Hollywood couple John Krasinski (“The Office”) and Emily Blunt (“Girl on the Train,” “The Huntsman”) star as parents who live in a somewhat abandoned countryside with their two kids. They’ve adopted a pretty peculiar lifestyle of existing in dead silence, communicating with sign language and even sound-proofing their apartment with cement steps and knit mats. It’s soon evident that there’s some sort of presence hovering over them that’s trying to “hunt” them through its acute sense of hearing (no, it’s not pesky neighbours), and their goal is to stay as quiet as possible to survive (we’re sure they have a good explanation as to why they can’t just leave).
We love a good up-do of the horror genre, from creepy Japanese girls to found-footage to good-dolls-gone-bad. With “A Quiet Place” following in succession of similar flicks like “Hush” and “Don’t Breathe,” we’re hoping it makes us hold our breaths with anticipation.
And we’re not saying there’s going to be a fireball of romance happening (since everyone’s gotta be mum the whole time), but with Krasinki doubling up as the movie’s director, the onscreen chemistry between the celebrity duo can only be, at least, overwhelming.
“A Quiet Place” hits cinemas 6 April 2018.
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