Dead Silence

Dead Silence

You scream. You die.

Rating

3.3 (2)

Release Date

3/16/2007

Runtime

89 mins

Genres

Overview

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. Destined to find out the truth, Jamie goes to the town of Raven's Fair, where Shaw used to perform and is buried. But Jamie is in for more than he expected.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$22,217,407

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A Gothic supernatural thriller that uses the creepy premise of a haunted ventriloquist dummy to sustain atmosphere and mounting dread. It's the kind of horror that leans on curse mythology and atmosphere over character depth.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingParanoid

Themes

RevengeMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

High-contrastStylized genre

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violence

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