Summary

The Black Phone 2, releasing in fall 2025, brings back previous characters as high schoolers, facing a familiar antagonist.
Exciting 2025 horror lineup includes The Black Phone 2 and Five Nights at Freddy's 2, with anticipated dark and scary trailers.
Director Scott Derrickson promises a violent, scarier, and more graphic sequel set in high school, raising intensity levels.

The Black Phone 2 will arrive in theaters in the fall of 2025, just in time for Halloween, and I'm even more intrigued after seeing the trailer that was recently released. The horror sequel finished filming in January and brings back the two main child characters, but this time, they're high schoolers. Finn (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeline McGraw) Blake find themselves dealing with The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) once again, and the sequel's cast also includes Demián Bichir.

Blumhouse is releasing several 2025 horror movies, and while I'm excited to see Five Nights at Freddy's 2, especially after the poster reveals a highly anticipated toy character, I also can't wait for The Black Phone 2. The haunting and well-crafted trailer made me think of two popular horror movies, and I'm interested to see what happens next.

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By Rachael Fiddis

The Black Phone 2's Trailer Is Dark & Scary Like A Nightmare On Elm Street & Sinister

Finn (Mason Thames) and The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) in The Black Phone 2

After watching the trailer for The Black Phone 2, I was reminded of two classic horror movies: A Nightmare On Elm Street and Sinister.

As Finn tries to figure out how to stop The Grabber once again, he sees Ethan Hawke's villains in his dreams, and I think these scenes are a lot like Freddy Krueger haunting and killing people in their sleep in A Nightmare On Elm Street. While I would love to see an Elm Street reboot, I think this is the next best thing, and I like how diabolical and evil The Grabber is. Sure, some horror villains have complex lore and some are even sympathetic. But, since The Grabber kidnaps children, keeps them in his basement, and then kills them, there is no possibility of a redemption arc. I like that, based on The Black Phone 2 trailer, it seems like The Grabber's spirit is haunting Finn as this adds a new and complicated layer to the already compelling story.

Since Scott Derrickson directed The Black Phone franchise and Sinister, it's easy to see similarities between these scary stories, and I appreciate their bleak and gruesome tones. As Finn gets deeper into the mystery of The Grabber, I was reminded of Hawke's Sinister character Ellison Oswalt, a true crime author who gets sucked into the evil forces haunting his new house. Both Finn and Ellison have a desire to learn as much as they can and to save themselves and their loved ones, and they're also able to move past their fear and jump into the terrifying situations they're in.

I was a big fan of The Black Phone and especially appreciated the performances by the two main child actors. I wasn't sure how The Grabber would appear again since he dies at the end of the movie, but I think it makes sense for him to be a ghost. This way, the sequel doesn't retcon the events of the original film, and there is no plot hole. Since Finn spends much of The Black Phone talking to ghosts on the phone and his sister Gwen has visions, I think it's smart for the sequel to lean more into the supernatural.

There are some particularly grim and terrifying scenes in The Black Phone 2 trailer, such as The Grabber creeping forward in the snow, and I can't wait to see how these unnerving images fit into the rest of the story. Since I consider Sinister is one of the most unsettling and disturbing horror movies, I'm sure that The Black Phone 2 will be terrifying, but will still feature the strong character development of the original.

Scott Derrickson Called The Black Phone 2 "Violent, Scarier, More Graphic"

Abducted Finney talks on The Black Phone

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Derrickson talked about the tone of The Black Phone 2, which finds the characters in high school. He explained how this shifted the feeling of the sequel and said:

“A middle school coming-of-age horror movie is a different animal than a high school coming-of-age horror film. And there’s a ratcheting up of intensity because of that.”

He continued:

“It is certainly more violent, scarier, more graphic. And part of that is because of the age of the kids.”

The Black Phone 2 will be released in theaters on October 17th, 2025, and I'm excited to see how Finn and Gwen defeat The Grabber this time.

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