Adapted from the Joe Hill story of the same name, Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone perfectly captures the harrowing nature of childhood, straddling the line between creating an emotionally driven narrative that packs a wallop coupled with a story brimming with tension and terror. Not that I wasn’t expecting anything less from the creative team behind Sinister (which still remains the last genre movie to truly scare me), but I really enjoyed how Derrickson has once again crafted a modern horror classic in the making that may have these touches of nostalgia, but still feels of this time all the same.
The Black Phone transports us back to the year 1978 and is centered around a young boy named Finney (Mason Thames), who spends his time avoiding conflict however he can, whether it’s dodging bullies at school or doing his best not to piss off his alcoholic dad.
The Black Phone transports us back to the year 1978 and is centered around a young boy named Finney (Mason Thames), who spends his time avoiding conflict however he can, whether it’s dodging bullies at school or doing his best not to piss off his alcoholic dad.
- 10/11/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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