Movie of the Week
Modern horror films to stream this Halloween
In preparation for Halloween on Thursday, BRYAN TURNER has selected four modern horror films to stream for a terrifying Halloween night.
Hush (2016, now on Netflix)
Features themes of random murders, with a deaf victim. It’s a nail-biting story with a solid plotline.
A deaf and mute writer, Maddie (Kate Siegal), retreats into the woods to live a solitary life and to focus on her writing. When a masked killer appears at her window, she must fight for her life, while her killer has the upper hand: the ability to hear.
This film is a prime example of a realised vision, where Siegal wrote the story and starred in the film. Behind the scenes, director and writer Mike Flanagan ensured the production value was top-notch for the movie. As a result, the film won two awards: Best Direct Release Horror at the iHorror Awards in 2017, and Best Independent Film at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards in 2016.
