The sequel loses the small-scale, intense focus in favor of The Conjuring-level supernatural effects and action. At its best, it’s much scarier than the first movie. But it also comes with a level of ...

Rating: R for strong violent content, gore, teen drug use, and language. Runtime: 114 minutes In fact, Black Phone 2 is Derrickson’s most mature film to date and sits among the few horror sequels that ...

After The Black Phone delivered such a clever adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story of the same name back in 2022, it was hard to imagine what the creative team of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert ...

This review is based on a screening which took place at the 2025 Fantastic Fest Film Festival. Black Phone 2 will be released theatrically in the United States on October 17. The Grabber returns in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. "I didn't feel obliged to make a sequel at all," explains director ...

Hell is different than you think. Watch the new Black Phone 2 trailer for the upcoming horror film sequel starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Black Phone 2 opens in theaters on ...

L to R: Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke as The Grabber Sabrina Lantos/Universal MONDAY AM: A few more moviegoers dialed up Blumhouse/Universal’s Black Phone 2 which is now coming in with a still ...

Blumhouse‘s horror sequel “Black Phone 2” dialed into $10.7 million across Friday and preview screenings, heading for a No. 1 opening. Meanwhile, Aziz Ansari’s comedy “Good Fortune” isn’t seeing much ...

MONDAY AM UPDATE: The suspense as to who won one of the year’s lowest-grossing weekends has ended, and it was Universal/Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 all along coming in with $8.3 million, off 35% from ...