The Black Phone 2 director says he didn't actually want to make a sequel, but his mind was changed by a short-and-sweet phone call from Stephen King's son Joe Hill episode artwork

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The Black Phone 2 director says he didn't actually want to make a sequel, but his mind was changed by a short-and-sweet phone call from Stephen King's son Joe Hill

from The Stone Builders Rejected - We Are The Chief Cornerstone. · host michael kaswatuka

The upcoming sequel The Black Phone 2 was inspired by a simple idea from author Joe Hill, son of horror legend Stephen King. Director Scott Derrickson and writer Robert Cargill revealed that Hill suggested the chilling premise: “A phone rings, Finney answers, and it’s The Grabber calling from hell.”

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