hush

Hush is a common English word used as a verb to mean cause to be quiet, and as a noun for a request for silence. In popular culture, Hush is also used as a title or name for various works and characters across media.

Notable uses include: Hush (2016 film), an American horror film written and directed by Mike Flanagan, about a deaf author who must defend herself when a masked intruder enters her remote home. Hush (DC Comics) is a Batman adversary whose real name is Thomas Elliot; a surgeon who dons the alias Hush to carry out his plan against Batman. The character was introduced in 2002–2003 in the Batman story arc Hush, by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee. Hush is also a song written by Joe South; it achieved lasting popularity in the late 1960s, with notable recordings by Billy Joe Royal in 1967 and Deep Purple in 1968.