Black Phone 2 (2025)

6.1R114 minDirector: Scott Derrickson

2025 film by Scott Derrickson

Black Phone 2 is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson who co-wrote it with C. Robert Cargill. It serves as a sequel to The Black Phone (2021), is the second feature film and third overall installment in the Black Phone film series. The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, and Ethan Hawke reprising their roles from the first film, with Demián Bichir also joining the cast. The story sees siblings Finney and Gwen, along with their friend Ernesto, head to a winter youth camp to uncover a mystery regarding the first victims of the Grabber, whose ghostly presence now haunts the camp.

Black Phone 2 premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2025, and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 17. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $132 million worldwide with a budget of $30 million.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Black Phone 2 about?
Black Phone 2 (2025) — A winter storm swallows a grief camp where three boys vanish into pine shadows. Gwen, fifteen and burning with inherited stubbornness, dreams of rotary phones and buried crimes. Her brother Finn, still carrying basement echoes in his shoulders at seventeen, follows her into the s
Is Black Phone 2 based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Black Phone 2 scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.