Dead Silence (Unrated) (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD)

Universal Pictures Dead Silence (Unrated) (Combo HD DVD and StandardDVD)Billy in Dead Silence inevitably recalls other possessed dolls such as those in Devil Doll, but he is an entertaining dummy nonetheless. As a variation on evil-doll films like Child's Play or Puppet Master, Dead Silence stars a dummy who isn't a killer himself but a vehicle for a vengeful ghost. Previously owned by Mary Shaw, a ventiloquistwho was murdered by local Ravens Hill villagers for kidnapping a boy to turn him into a human puppet, Billy houses Mary Shaw's spirit while she gets revenge on all those who killed her. Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) unravels Billy's mystery after Billyis delivered to his door to claim Jamie's wife's life, since she is pregnant with Jamie's son. MaryShaw aims to obliterate his entire Ashen clan, since they were partially responsible for her death.Plot, from there, teeters on the ridiculous, as Mary (via Billy) rips peoples tongues out left and right. Jamie's futile attempts to stop Shaw's ghost result in his discovering a gruesome secret about his brutal, abusive father.