Director Scott Derrickson and writer
C. Robert Cargill reunite with their Sinister star
Ethan Hawke for a return to horror with The Black Phone.
Based on a Joe Hill short story, the film sees Hawke play a serial
killer who abducts a young boy (Mason Thames) and confines him in his
basement. When a disconnected phone rings, the boy learns he can communicate
with the killer's previous victims.
Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and James Ransone also
star.
The Black Phone is in UK/ROI cinemas from January 28th,
2022.
Check out the first trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Finney Shaw, 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 ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
Every voice is a victim. Every connection is a clue. Every call is a lifeline. Watch #TheBlackPhone trailer now – in theaters February 4.
— The Black Phone (@UniversalHorror) October 13, 2021
🖤 this tweet to receive calls from The Black Phone. pic.twitter.com/LnHyAcnwxa