True evil transcends death. The Grabber seeks vengeance in “Black Phone 2,” starring Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames

In PH cinemas Oct 15

2022 saw the release of The Black Phone to a successfully terrified audience, introducing the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) as a sinister new horror figure in moviegoers’ future nightmares. For writer-producer-director Scott Derrickson, the success of his film was personally gratifying. “It was extremely rewarding to see audiences embrace the film the way they did, specifically because so much of it came directly from my own childhood,” Derrickson says. “As an artist, seeing those personal feelings and memories connect with so many people—especially young people—added a sense of purpose to the darker memories of my childhood. It made me feel like it was all somehow meant to be.”