The renaissance of modern horror remains tenacious after films like Jordan Peele’s Get Out and Robert Egger’s The Witch shaked things up. Adding another serious cinematic effort to the genre is A Quiet Place . Director, star, and co-writer John Krasinski 's near-silent horror thriller is an extraordinary film achievement with its use of silence to demand the audience’s attention. Producing a quiet but powerful tension that’s continuously nerve-racking, Krasinski doesn’t rely on traditional horror genre tropes like the jump scare or cheap thrills. A Quiet Place is set only two years in the future when something has happened to Earth and the streets are desolate, grocery stores empty, and not a soul is in sight. Well, except for the Abbotts ( Emily Blunt and real-life husband John Krasinski ), who are living their lives in silence, while being responsible for keeping their two young sons, deaf daughter, and newborn-on-the-way safe and sound (without ever making a peep)