How ‘Black Phone 2’ Resurrected the Grabber

Any hit movie will naturally spark talk of a sequel—especially a hit horror movie, thanks to the genre’s fondness for franchises that rack up multiple entries. But in the case of 2021’s The Black Phone, the story hit a pretty definitive endpoint when kidnapped Finney (Mason Thames) tapped into everything he’d learned from his ghostly allies and defeated the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) once and for all. Except, he didn’t, because Black Phone 2 is open in theaters today. How did that happen?

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