There are few modernhorrorfilmmakers that can scare people as much asMike Flanagancan. His unique blend of psychological real-world chills and tense atmosphere can’t be matched. Especially when you consider the director’s trailblazing Netflix work. Now,one of the filmmaker’s most underrated films that used to be a streaming original is getting a haunting new 4K version.
The latest physical media edition ofHushwill be a three-disc 4K/Blu-ray combo pack steelbook. The artwork is a sleek black design that plays into the hook of this slasher. An outline of an ear is featured on the steelbook withHush’s eerie white-masked killer in the center of it. Like the film itself, it’s simplistic but extremely effective. The inside artwork features a shot fromHushofKate Siegel’s Maddie hiding from the killer, played byJohn Gallagher Jr. This limited edition release will feature all the same special features as the 2024 slipcover version made by Scream Factory. That includes the memorable“Shush Cut”of the film.
Preserving a Modern Slasher Classic
WhenHushreleased in 2016, it was dumped on Netflix with very little promotion. Flanagan releasedAbsentiaandOculusat this point, but the director hadn’t hit the mainstream audience. This would come later in 2018 withThe Haunting of Hill House. Yet, despite being buried in the Netflix original graveyard, it slowly grew an audience thanks toFlanagan’s creative takeon the home invasion and slasher sub-genres. We’re not going to spoil anything here, but the way the filmmaker uses audio, and the lack of it, in this nightmare is scream-worthy to say the least.Hush’s 91% certified-fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes can speak for itself.
That said, even with that high praise and cult following, Netflix removedHusharound the same time their contract with Flanagan expired in late 2022. For a few good months you couldn’t watch the film anywhere. That was a shame given Flanagan’s rising popularity with films likeDoctor SleepandGerald’s Gameas well as TV shows likeBly Manor,The Midnight ClubandMidnight Mass. The latter of which,Hush, shares a fun connection to. Thankfully,Scream Factory rescuedHushfrom its dark void. They releasedHushfor the first time on physical media andpaid VOD platformslast fall.
Where Can You Stream ‘Hush’?
Hushis currently streaming for free on Tubi. However, if you like watching yourhorror filmson physical media, you can pre-orderHush’s new 4K steelbook onScream Factory’s Website. The edition will be $39.99 USD and will be released on August 22, 2025 – just in time for Halloween.
