John Krasinski’s new horror film, A Quiet Place, received a warm welcome after a recent showing at SXSW, even if Krasinski himself—who co-wrote, directed, and stars in the film—jokingly questioned why anyone would make such a tense, jump-scare ridden film. Audiences, lured in by a premise that sees a family (Krasinski, his real-world wife Emily Blunt, and a bunch of too-noisy for their damn good kids) attempt to survive in a world where any sound summons a horde of bloodthirsty monsters, were a lot kinder, with our own Alex McLevy praising some of the film’s more striking horror set pieces.