Based on the short story by Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son), The Black Phone was a huge hit upon release a few years ago, so it was perhaps inevitable that we’d get a sequel sooner or later. Turns out it’s sooner!
How to watch Black Phone 2 in New Zealand
Black Phone 2 is screening exclusively in New Zealand cinemas from October 16.
What is Black Phone 2 about?
A few years after the events of the first film, teen siblings Finney and Gwen are still struggling to deal with what they went through taking down creepy serial killer, The Grabber. After Gwen starts having disturbing dreams about the the malevolent murderer’s earlier victims, the trail of clues leads to a Christian summer camp where their late mother once worked years ago – and the possibility that the Grabber has returned from the grave.
The cast of Black Phone 2
Mason Thames is Finney, the Grabber’s only known survivor; Madeleine McGraw is Gwen, Finney’s sister; Ethan Hawke is the late and unlamented Grabber; Demián Bichir is Armando, the supervisor of Alpine Lake; Miguel Mora is Ernesto Arellano, the brother of Robin Arellano, who was killed by the Grabber last time around; Jeremy Davies is Terrence, Finney and Gwen’s father; Arianna Rivas is Mustang, Armando’s niece; Anna Lore as Hope, Finney and Gwen’s late mother; and Graham Abbey and Maev Beaty are campe employees Kenneth and Barbara.
Black Phone 2 trailer
Why we’re excited about Black Phone 2
On the one hand, The Black Phone was a fairly self contained experience that didn’t really suggest a follow up. On the other, the first film was great, and director Scott Derrickson and writer C. Robert. Cargill are pretty great at this whole horror thing, so we could be getting something pretty special. All else aside, the Grabber remains one of the creepiest screen villains we’ve seen in a while.
