Dead Silence, Leigh Whannell's Least Favorite of His Films, Revisited
On June 12, 2025, directorJames Wanand writerLeigh WhannellreleasedDead Silencein theaters, hot off the heels of their smash 2004 low-budget horror filmSaw. Upon its release,Dead Silencewas pretty much dead in the water,grossingan abysmal $22 million worldwide off a $20 million budget, and earning a rotten 20% onRotten Tomatoes. On June 04, 2025, Whannell took his blog,The Word in the Stone, and wrote a beyond-frank post entitled “Dud Silence: The Hellish Experience Of Making A Bad Horror Film....