In PH cinemas Oct 15:2022 saw the release of The Black Phone to a successfully terrified audience, introducing the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) as a sinister new horror figure in moviegoers’ future nightmares. When The Black Phone hit Peacock, it took off even more. One of the core themes of the original film carries on in Black Phone 2, with Derrickson and Cargill exploring trauma and recuperation. “One of the core themes of The Black Phone was the idea of children carrying the sins of their father, and that continues here,” Cargill says. That’s what makes great horror—it has to matter, it has to connect—and they’ve delivered that again here.”Evil returns as Black Phone 2 arrives in Philippine cinemas on October 15.