Is the new movie ‘The Black Phone’ based on real events? The truth of Joe Hill’s tale

Since last June 26 the film ‘The black phone’achieved its goal in theaters and became a huge hit with audiences, although many wonder if part of the story is based on real events, as it tells the modus operandi of a sinister child killer, but the reality is quite different.

“The black phone” originally a short story written by Joe Hill which cannot be considered a novel due to its short duration, which was based on acclaimed director Scott Derrickson (“The Exorcism of Emily Rose”) and was adapted into a screenplay in which the famous and renowned Ethan Hawke Back to work with the director with whom he shot ‘Sinestro’ at the cinema in 2012, he becomes a serial killer.

Although there are some criminal cases that have become famous thanks to their resemblance to the story of this film, the truth is that “The Black Phone” is not based on real eventsWell, this mixture of spooky and sinister horror comes from a short story written years ago by Joe Hill, son of the famous novelist Stephen King.

In an interview with /Movie writer Joe Hill talked about his inspiration for creating this dark story and confessed that it is not based on a real case of a serial killer: “I grew up in Bangor, Maine, and my family lived in a beautiful old Victorian house, and the basement was a maze. It had a dirt floor, and it was a labyrinth of winding corridors of concrete and suspended pipes, cobwebs and antique furniture. Typical basement from a horror movie. And, in one part of the basement, there was an old phone that wasn’t plugged in, and that phone was waiting for it to get big enough to write a story about it.“.

Building on this experience within his own home, Joe Hill’s imagination skyrocketed to put into words the story he was inspired by. Soct Derrickson to bring the film ‘The Black Phone’ to the cinema, which is also inspired by the complicated youth that the director had years ago, even if not literally like Finney’s life.

Joe Hill liked the movie “The Black Phone”

Being the son of one of the most recognized authors in the world, it is normal for someone to ask him how he thought the film that inspired his work in literature, so Joe Hill did not hesitate to confess: “Scott Derrickson pulled this deeply autobiographical thread about life in the Midwest of the ’70s and what it was like, how it was, and he’s honest.“.

As if that weren’t enough, the writer also said: “It is very emotionally accurate. It’s authentic and somehow painful, and I think its authenticity gives the film a lot of its power.“, regarding ‘The Black Phone’ the new horror film that has fascinated critics and the general public.