We answer the call to explore Scott Derrickson’s haunting sequel to 2022 horror hit The Black Phone. With Ethan Hawke back as the Grabber, Mason Thames delivering teen angst with a side of PTSD and Madeleine McGraw stepping into the spotlight, this episode unpacks trauma, myth and supernatural horror against an icy new backdrop in Black Phone 2.

Let's discuss:

• How Black Phone 2 expands its mythology and themes of grief.
• Ethan Hawke’s masked performance and the mystery behind it.
• The balance between practical and digital horror filmmaking.
• What makes Madeleine McGraw’s Gwen the emotional centre of this sequel.
• When the film chills, and when it freezes over.

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• Blumhouse founder Jason Blum takes us inside The Black Phone
• Leigh Whannell talks re-shaping genre filmmaking with Wolf Man

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