The Black Phone
- IMDb link: 7144666
- IMDb rating: 6.9 (262,714 votes)
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Ethan Hawke, Scott Derrickson
- Cast: Jeremy Davies, Madeleine McGraw, Mason Thames and others
- Release date: 24 Jun 2022
- Release year: 2021
- Runtime: 103 minutes
- Country: United States, Canada
- Keywords: serial child killer, masked killer, child abduction, alcoholic father, telephone terror, masked villain, kidnapping, year 1978, brother sister relationship, black balloon
Plot:
North Denver, 1978. As the dreadful infamy of The Grabber terrorises the city, tight-knit siblings Finney and Gwen live in constant fear of two things: the masked child abductor and their abusive father. When the monstrous serial killer kidnaps another defenceless boy, two local detectives embark on a time-sensitive mission to shed light on the knotty disappearance cases. However, searching for The Grabber amid piles of insubstantial evidence is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Still, the disconnected black rotary telephone on the kidnapper's well-soundproofed basement keeps ringing. But who is on the other end of the line?