10 Horror Movies That Make Silence Terrifying

A film will never make you feel as bad about your cinema snack choices as A Quiet Place. But I guess that’s what you should expect from a title like this, really.

A Quiet Place follows the world a few months after an alien attack. These monsters only attack things that make noise, so survivors spend life in silence. Lucky for the Abbot family they already know sign language, and can communicate with each other without the need for sound.

As the name suggests, quiet places are safe from these monsters and therefore silence doesn't have to be a scary thing. Yet still, the film switches between the hearing family members and one who is deaf. Not being able to hear and prepare for sound - and what it attracts - puts her in a wary position in this world, and experiencing what that character is going through all the time is an unnerving feeling.

The film's overall dialogue could probably fit into a five-minute clip, making even simple conversation uncomfortable to hear. This film makes silence and noise both seem dangerous, and that's why it's such an effective horror film.