Black Phone 2: Blumhouse’s Spooky Sequel — Masterpiece or Cosmic Flop? Find Out What the Stars (and Fans) Are Saying!
Added on September 21, 2025 inEntertainment News Cards, Movie News Cards
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Remember when 2021’s The Black Phone scared the pants off audiences while raking in a cool $161 million worldwide on an $18 million budget? Naturally, Blumhouse wasted no time pulling the trigger on a sequel. Now, fresh out of Fantastic Fest’s cauldron of horror, Black Phone 2 is buzzing louder than Mercury in retrograde — which, by the way, might explain my nerves just thinking about it. Early reviews are shouting from the rooftops that this follow-up cranks up the chills, the gore, and even the heart, all while introducing some seriously spooky new family drama. Is this the horror sequel that’s going to eclipse its predecessor and give us a new malevolent icon in The Grabber? If the planets are aligned right, we’re in for one hell of an emotionally charged nightmare. Curious to see if it lives up to the hype? Dive into the early reactions and brace yourself for October 17th — when the black phone rings again. LEARN MORE
2021’s The Black Phone was a massive hit for Blumhouse, taking in $90 million domestically and another $71 million in the foreign market based on a budget of no more than $18 million. With that, it’s really no surprise they greenlit a sequel. So how is Black Phone 2 faring upon initial reactions straight out of its debut at Fantastic Fest?
Check out some of the first reviews of Black Phone 2 below:
The Black Phone did quite well with critics but it’s looking as if Black Phone 2 is just the sort of sequel that has enough to build on everything the original established in 2021. It’s also becoming clear that Blumhouse has found its next icon that it can use as one of their premiere examples of why they’re one of the leading studios in horror; and really, between The Grabber and M3GAN, they’ve got two figures their target demographic can latch onto – that they can be exploited via ventures like Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is also a major get for them.
Here is the official synopsis of Black Phone 2: “Ethan Hawke returns to the most sinister role of his career as The Grabber seeks vengeance on Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave by menacing Finn’s younger sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw). As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, the headstrong 15-year-old Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp known as Alpine Lake. Determined to solve the mystery and end the torment for both her and her brother, Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. There, she uncovers a shattering intersection between The Grabber and her own family’s history. Together, she and Finn must confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.”
Black Phone 2 hits theaters on October 17th, although Blumhouse will be wrapping up their 2025 with yet another franchise, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.
What do you make of the first reactions to Black Phone 2? Are you going to be checking it out on opening weekend? Give us a ring and let us know below!
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