Template:Featured Article/11 2011

Dead Silence is a 2007 horror film directed by James Wan of Saw fame. The film is a ghost story that chronicles the actions of a vengeful spirit named Mary Shaw, a vaudeville ventriloquist who died in 1941. Due to the brutal nature of her demise, her spirit now seeks revenge against the families of the small town of Ravens Fair. At the center of all this is Jamie Ashen, who returns to the town where he grew up in the hopes of learning the truth behind the murder of his young wife, Lisa. Trailing behind him is hard-boiled police officer Detective Lipton who is investigating the death of Lisa Ashen and believes Jamie to be his number one suspect.

Jamie and Lisa Ashen are newlyweds who only recently moved into a new apartment, far away from their home town of Ravens Fair. Jamie is underneath the sink trying to fix the plumbing, when Lisa reminds him that he promised to cook dinner that evening. She lets him off the hook however, and tells him that she would prefer Chinese take-out. Jamie realizes that he will have to go out into the rain to get food.

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