Rafa Boladeras
The Black Phone tells the story of Finney, a kid abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement. There, there’s an old phone that starts ringing. When Finn answers, he talks to some of the killer’s previous victims who want to help him escape.
The Blumhouse-produced film was both a critical and commercial success. It premiered at Fantastic Fest and earned $161 million worldwide on an $18 million budget. The film earned an 83% rating from critics and an 88% rating by audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus was that “The Black Phone might have been even more frightening, but it remains an entertaining, well-acted adaptation of scarily good source material.” The source material was a short story named The Black Phone, written by Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son).
The film was directed by Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) and starred Mason Thames (Walker), Madeleine McGraw (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Ethan Hawke (Training Day), Jeremy Davies (Lost), and James Ransone (Sinister).
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