The Black Phone
- Release Date
- June 24, 2022
- Director
- Scott Derrickson
- Cast
- Ethan Hawke , Madeleine McGraw , Mason Thames , Jeremy Davies
- Runtime
- 1hr 42min
- Format
- Theatrical
- Studio
- Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, Crooked Highway
- Writers
- C. Robert Cargill , Graham Clegg , Scott Derrickson , Joe Hill
- Tagline
- Never talk to strangers.
Summary
Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson adapted a script based on Joe Hill’s The Black Phone. After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.
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