2018 is going to be a great year for scary movie fans.
It was only a few weeks ago when we were talking about Gabriel Byrne’s new horror movie Hereditary, which early audiences described as “the most traumatically terrifying horror movie in ages”, but it looks like it might have some stiff competition for the title of scariest movie of the year.
Writer and director of the movie John Krasinksi took to the stage with his co-star and wife Emily Blunt at the SXSW festival this weekend after the screening of his directorial debut A Quiet Place, and to say it went well is a bit of an understatement…
Still not quite sure last night was real… Thank you #SXSW for one of the greatest moments of my career! Could not have asked for a better place to premiere #AQuietPlace pic.twitter.com/B4aUPMpnlJ
— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) March 10, 2018
In case you don’t already know, the movie deals with a mostly-unseen monstrous presence that hunts entirely based on sound, so Krasinksi, Blunt and their two kids leave a minimal, silent life in the woods, until they become the focus of the creature and are forced into horrific situations in order to survive.
You can check out the trailer for the movie right here:
And as for those early reactions?
Well…
A Quiet Place will knock your socks off. A non-stop thrill ride that will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. John Krasinski has found his calling with this incredible genre film that is one of the best in years. See it with a crowd. #SXSW18 #AQuietPlace pic.twitter.com/tt76Rl3s7H
— Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) March 10, 2018
#AQuietPlace: Wow. Opening night at #SXSW brought it *hard.* Thrilling, tremendous sound design and genuinely frightening. What could have been a “gimmick” flick strikes fear and tugs the heartstrings. Survival horror with the right influences.
— Matt Donato (@DoNatoBomb) March 10, 2018
A QUIET PLACE: A great horror film that excels at living and thriving in painfully uncomfortable tension. A couple of cheap jump scares aside, it’s a lean, mean adrenaline generating machine. The audience went wild when the credits rolled. #AQuietPlace #SXSW
— Caleb Masters (@CMastersTalk) March 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/THATJacqueline/status/972295514698997760
#AQuietPlace is a masterclass in suspense. It weaponizes your own screams against you. The tension is so taut your stomach will turn in relentless knots. Totally deliciously terrifying. #SXSW18
— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) March 10, 2018
Yeah, we’re pretty excited now.
A Quiet Place arrives in Irish cinemas on Friday 4 May.
