The Black Phone: A Twice Scary Story with Well Constructed Fears

10 years ago, famous actor Ethan Hawke and horror film director Scott Derrickson brought ‘Sinestro’ one of the best horror films to the cinema, which was even chosen as the most intense “according to science”, and once, this great duo is back with ‘The black phone’, the new film that is sure to make history.

Since its exclusive festival debut, “The Black Phone” has received critical acclaim and even entered the Rotten Tomatoes portal with 100% expert acceptance, and from June 23 is finally available in theaters to draw your conclusions. even if the truth is that production has a guarantee of success.

‘Siniestro’ mixes the best of the performance of Ethan Hawke and the classic dark touch of Scott Derricksonwhich brought to the cinema other films such as ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’ or ‘Deliver us from evil’, and this duo still repeats itself in ‘The Black Phone’ at the hands of a story as terrifying as it is interesting and fantastic.

Horror cinema has several subgenres and Derrickson ventures to mix ghosts and supernatural terrors, with a case that could very well happen in real life, resulting in an original work, which by the way is based on a short story by Joe Hill, son of Stephen Kingmaster of horror

From the start, “The Black Phone” has a guarantee not only for its thrilling and unique story, or for its well-made production and lead role of Ethan Hawke, but also because it brings horror into audiences slowly and growing until at any moment the cinema trembles and surrenders to the strong tension.

Horror simmers at the sound of a disconnected phone

One of the most interesting peculiarities of ‘The Black Phone’ is the way it leads the viewer to terror, because while some may think that the film progresses slowly, the truth is that everything slowly takes shape to let the audience enter the plot and he can feel the victim’s distress every time the black phone rings.

Although “The Black Phone” does not have a large number of terrifying moments, these are very well placed in the story which works on its own thanks to its originality and makes the audience feel in a sinister atmosphere where it is impossible to know what follows next and both. the protagonists surprise at every decision.