Horror 101 – Episode 124: The Black Phone

Never Talk to Strangers.

This movie is the next chapter in horror collaboration by director Scott Derrickson and Ethan Hawk who worked together in Sinister. It is our privilege to present you our Horror 101 treatment of The Black Phone. Not since our Maniac show many years ago did a brand new movie push our scores so high.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

01:00 Prelude to Terror…
04:50 Savini Mask Design…
06:50 Remembering Sinister…
12:33 Spoiler Warning!!!
15:30 I Dreamed of Balloons…
18:15 Would You Like To See A Magic Trick?
20:00 Ethan Hawk as The Grabber…
21:45 First Caller…
23:40 Don’t Go Upstairs…
29:00 Escape Attempt…
33:45 This is the Last Call…
40:15 A Solid Payoff…
46:25 Scoring The Film…
61:00 Conclusion! Thanks for Listening!

The Black Phone

Directed by: Scott Derrickson

Based off the short story by Joe Hill

Starring:

Ethan Hawke as The Grabber
Mason Thames as Finney
Madeleine McGraw as Gwen
Jeremy Davies as Terrence
Miguel Cazarez Mora as Robin

Music by Mark Korven

Grabber Masks designed by Tom Savini

All video, pictures and audio used from The Black Phone is copyright © 2021 by Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Crooked Highway. Used for educational purposes. No reproductions of any kind.