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The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay coauthored with longtime collaborator C. Robert Cargill. It stars Mason Thames as Finney, a teenage boy abducted by a serial child killer known colloquially as The Grabber (Ethan Hawke).
Locked in a soundproof basement, the boy uses an old mysterious rotary phone to talk to other victims and find an escape. While the concept is intriguing, the movie struggles to create a solid climax. Here’s the plot and ending of The Black Phone explained in an FAQ format; spoilers ahead.
Summaries. After being abducted and locked in a basement, a boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims. Finney Blake is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of no use.
The Black Phone: Directed by Scott Derrickson. With Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies. After being abducted and locked in a basement, a boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.
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Jun 25, 2022 · Hill, the son of horror maestro Stephen King, deftly blends several horror tropes (ghosts, invisible killers, clairvoyance and other supernatural elements) in his telling of the story, which...
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Jun 23, 2022 · Based on the short story of the same name, written by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King, "The Black Phone" chronicles a suspenseful tale of The Grabber, a child killer who snatches teen boys in broad daylight never to be seen again.
Jun 24, 2022 · Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to...
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