#Studiophone serial#

Finney hits his breaking point and begins to cry. Following Vance's instructions, Finney breaks a hole in the wall and enters the back of the freezer in the adjacent storage room, but the freezer door is locked tight.

Finney is quickly recaptured.įinney hears from another victim, a delinquent called Vance, whom Finney was scared of. Finney sneaks upstairs and unlocks the door but the Grabber's dog alerts him of the escape. Griffin gives Finney the lock combination and informs him the Grabber is asleep upstairs. Finney speaks to another victim, Griffin, on the phone. It is revealed Finney is in the clueless Max's basement, and the Grabber is his brother. Wright and Miller speak to an eccentric man called Max who is staying in the area with his brother. Gwen dreams of Billy being abducted and confides in her father. His attempts break the bars on the window grate, preventing him from climbing back up. Billy instructs him to use a cord to get out via the basement window. He is waiting to punish Finney if he leaves the basement. Billy, another boy on the phone, calls and explains this is a game that the Grabber plays. The Grabber brings Finney food and leaves the door unlocked. The police search for Finney is unsuccessful. Bruce's ghost tells Finney about a floor tile he can remove to dig a tunnel to escape. Later, Finney hears the phone ring and answers it. On the wall is a disconnected black rotary phone. Shortly after, the Grabber abducts Robin.ĭays later, the Grabber kidnaps Finney.

She refuses to help, but is still punished by the siblings' father for speaking with the detectives. Detectives Wright and Miller interview Gwen at school, believing she has inside knowledge. Gwen, who has psychic dreams much like her late mother, dreams of Bruce's kidnapping. A boy that Finney knew, Bruce, is abducted by the Grabber. He has a friendship with a classmate, Robin, who fends off the bullies. At school, Finney is frequently bullied and harassed. Siblings Finney and Gwen Blake live in the area with their abusive, alcoholic father.

#Studiophone serial#

In 1978, a serial child abductor and murderer nicknamed 'The Grabber' prowls the streets of a Denver suburb. A critical and commercial success, it grossed $161 million against a budget of $16-18 million and received praise for its performances, faithfulness to the source-material, screenplay, and humor. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures on June 24, 2022. Filming occurred over two months in Wilmington and surrounding counties in the state of North Carolina. In the film, an abducted teenager (Thames) uses a mysterious telephone to communicate with the previous victims of his deranged captor (Hawke).ĭerrickson came on board to direct The Black Phone after departing Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness over creative differences.

The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, and Ethan Hawke. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C.