The Black Phone 2 director says he didn't actually want to make a sequel, but his mind was changed by a short-and-sweet phone call from Stephen King's son Joe Hill

Though The Black Phone 2 isn't directly based on one of his stories, writer Joe Hill gave the filmmakers the idea for the ...

Hang up on the dreadful ‘Black Phone 2,’ a horror sequel that leaves you on hold

Co-starring a wholly masked Ethan Hawke and directed by Scott Derrickson, the dream-bound serial-killer thriller suffers from ...

'Black Phone 2' Finally Ends Blumhouse's Losing Streak at the Box Office

It's been a rough year for Blumhouse, but Ethan Hawke's return as the Grabber in 'Black Phone 2' finally gives the horror ...

‘Black Phone 2’ Director Scott Derrickson Talks the Twist That Sparked the Sequel

The filmmaker never intended on making a sequel, but an idea for a revelation midway through the movie hooked him: "That idea ...

‘Black Phone 2’ Director Scott Derrickson on Perfect Horror Sequels, Making High School Scares and His Thoughts About ‘Black Phone 3’

Black Phone 2' director Scott Derrickson on turning up the gore, tapping into the horror iconography of his youth and his ...

Black Phone 2 Worldwide Box Office: Rings Up Record-Breaking $42M Opening To Become Blumhouse’s Biggest Hit Of 2025

Black Phone 2 breaks Blumhouse’s 2025 box office slump with a $42 million opening weekend, surpassing M3GAN 2.0 and setting the stage for a big year-end comeback.
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Stephen King Has Seen Black Phone 2, And I'm In Full Agreement With His Two-Sentence Review

Memorable horror villains aren’t exactly a rarity these days, but still aren’t something I’d ever want to take for granted. So even though I wasn’t 100% convinced that Black Phone 2 needed to ...