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Originally aired in 1999, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's episode Hush introduced the audience to perhaps the scariest monster in the Buffy series: the Gentlemen. Their silence, creepy smiles, and methodical removal of their victims' voices make them a monster that still haunts fans of Buffy. In this essay, I explore the episode of Hush, and the themes of silence and communication as a form of storytelling. From a myth studies perspective, Hush gives us interesting examples of how language and language disruption can change a community, as well as how the body can also form as an important anchor of communication.

For a full transcript of this essay, check out my website incidentalmythology.com