In a classic horror movie, the thrill of the movie comes from loud jump scares. However, John Krasinki’s “A Quiet Place” doesn’t follow by these rules. Instead, it redefines the genre. It’s the sheer mystery surrounding “A Quiet Place” that allows it to become one of the most unique horror movies to have been released in a long time.

“A Quiet Place” follows parents Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (Krasinki) as they attempt to parent in a future where they are forced to stay silent every moment of the day for fear of being brutally murdered by creatures who appear to come from another world. The monsters, who are blind, must rely on their hearing to hunt anything that makes a single sound. The family uses sign language in order to communicate with each other, but despite their best efforts, cannot always escape the hunger of the beats.

“A Quiet Place” heightens the standards for every PG-13 horror movie. Let’s be honest, how often have you seen a horror movie that wasn’t rated R and actually thought it was good? (I’m looking at you, “The Bye Bye Man”.) “A Quiet Place” doesn’t need to be rated R because it doesn’t rely on the cheap tricks that other movies use to get a scare out of its audience. Instead, it’s the utter suspense that makes this such a great horror movie. The tension that the movie exhibits impacts the audience so greatly that you can practically feel everyone holding their breath at the edge of their chairs. This is a movie that you might want to skip out on the popcorn on, the complete silence and anticipation of what’s going to happen next may make it hard to discreetly snack throughout the show.

Besides the quietness of the movie, another factor that makes the movie feel so sinister is the unknown villain in it. Yes, you can physically see the creatures attacking Krasinki and his family, but other than that, the audience has no idea who or what these beasts are, or where they come from. It is implied that the whole world is suffering from attacks from these monsters, but it still remains unrevealed how they got there and where everyone else in the world seems to have gone. It’s this aura of mystery that gives the movie such an uneasy, post-apocalyptic feel to it. Who needs gore when you can get the same thrill from the pure inexplicability of “A Quiet Place”?

“A Quiet Place” is on the same track as movies like 2017’s “Get Out” and “Split”. All these movies change the game in their own way and provide a fresh take on what the horror/thriller genre can be. If more movies could attempt to have the kind of creative flare that these movies could attempt to have, audiences might finally walk out feeling fulfilled.