Bryan Woods & Scott Beck on A Quiet Place, Heretic & Horror Legacy
FlickDirect’s Allison Rose sits down with filmmakers Bryan Woods & Scott Beck (A Quiet Place, Haunt, Heretic) at Popcorn Frights 2025 to discuss their unique approach to horror, live commentary on A Quiet Place, and their creative partnership. They reveal how sound shaped the script for their breakout hit, the Easter eggs hidden in their films, and how their Iowa-based theater, The Last Picture House, fuels their love for communal moviegoing.
The duo also share insights into their latest projects, including Heretic and their produced documentary To All the Books about author Josh Malerman (Bird Box). From breaking screenwriting “rules” to discussing the difference between streaming and theatrical, Beck and Woods open up about their passion for horror, storytelling, and why they still consider themselves “apprentices of horror” next to legends like Lloyd Kaufman and Barbara Crampton.
ABOUT A QUIET PLACE
In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you.
Directed By: John Krasinski
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Drama
Running Time: 90 minutes
Distributed By: Paramount Pictures
A Quiet Place is © Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.