Dead Silence
Directed by James Wan
DEAD SILENCE is set in Ravens Fair, a small town haunted by late night whispers and ghost stories of generations past. But when a grieving widower returns here for his wife's funeral, he begins to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death and how it may relate to Ravens Fair's own history--a history that includes a psychotic ventriloquist-ghost and her lifelike "dummy". From INSIDIOUS masterminds James Wan and Leigh Whannell, DEAD SILENCE is an underrated, gothic creeper.
A ventriloquist's ghost and her lifelife dummies terrorize a small town.
Cast: Donnie Wahlberg, Amber Valletta, Ryan Kwanten
Member Reviews
It was OK. It took an hour to find its legs, but there was some legit creepiness 1 hour and 10 minutes in. It annoyed me how blase the main character seemed after his wife’s gory death. I’d be PTSD shell-shocked. Wahlberg does a good job playing the obnoxious cop.
Awesome movie
Awesome old school. Better than all the crap made over the last 5 to 10 years. This had a story that involved a town conspiracy cover-up. —— the ventriloquist dolls were actually creepy as the story went on. —- I was never bored, and this was exceptionally good for a movie made in 2007. — it was also fun to watch Jayson Stackhouse from True Blood in his early years :)
it’s a classic 🖤
Anyone who was surprised by how wonderfully whackadoo Malignant is clearly never saw this or knew they're both James Wan movies. Both this and Malignant have a layer of cheesy schlock that's vaguely reminiscent of masters like Stuart Gordon and Frank Henenlotter. This one is not at the level of a classic, but well worth a watch or two.