Review: Black Phone 2
Ethan Hawke returns in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel, alongside Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, as they fight The Grabber in Universal!s chiller.
Set in 1982, four years after the events of The Black Phone (2021), the story takes place in a snowy Christian holiday camp in rural Colorado.
The narrative stays focused on the elements that worked well in the first film: the unsettling menace of a child killer and a beyond-the-grave plotline with special effects.
an exercise in diminishing returns
Black Phone 2, which premiered at Fantastic Fest, rolls out globally from October 15.
Author!s summary: Black Phone 2 is a horror sequel with familiar elements.