‘The Black Phone 2’ Review: The Grabber Returns for a Grisly Sequel That Plays the Horror Genre Hits

‘The Black Phone 2’ Review: The Grabber Returns for a Grisly Sequel That Plays the Horror Genre Hits

Ethan Hawke gets his Freddy Krueger on in a bloody horror sequel from director Scott Derrickson that’s heavily indebted to the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” series.

'Black Phone 2' Is Everything You Want In a Horror Sequel

Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and Ethan Hawke return for Blumhouse's 'Black Phone 2,' out October 17.

Review: Hell Freezes Over in BLACK PHONE 2

The Grabber’s revenge is a dish best served cold in BLACK PHONE 2. Read FANGORIA's review here.

Black Phone 2 Review: This Sequel Is Dream Warriors Good [Fantastic Fest]

Black Phone 2 avoids retreading the first movie, pivoting to an awesome Dream Warriors-esque story that turns The Grabber into an undead nightmare.

Black Phone 2 first reactions: Is Blumhouse sequel great or phoning it in?

2021’s The Black Phone was a massive hit for Blumhouse, taking in $90 million domestically and another $71 million in the foreign market based on a budget of no more than $18 million. With that, it’s really no surprise they greenlit a sequel. So how is Black Phone 2 faring upon initial reactions straight out of its debut at Fantastic Fest? Check out some of the first reviews of Black Phone 2 below: The first one is good but #BlackPhone2 is GREA…

Black Phone 2 Review: An All-Time Great Supernatural Sequel

Black Phone 2 is a sequel that I didn’t think we needed. Like, at all. But after its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2025, I have to say that Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill have done it again. Directed by Derrickson and penned by the duo, this sequel is a wholly original concept, developing what happens next after Joe Hill’s novella, The Black Phone, on which the first film was based.  Set four years after the events of the first film, …