post-apocalyptic · survival horror · a quiet place · silence mechanic · asl communication · family drama · alien invasion · protective mother · trauma · emotional
Without a sound, the sky fractures. A blinding white scar cuts across the calm blue afternoon. At the Little League diamond, cheers choke into stunned silence as the object plummets toward the planet. A hail of dust and debris begins to fall. Evelyn Abbott's eyes fix on the horizon, her children statues around her. She feels the earth groan underfoot, her hand moving instinctively to Regan's shoulder. Then the creatures come.