Memorable horror villains aren’t exactly a rarity these days, but still aren’t something I’d ever want to take for granted. So even though I wasn’t 100% convinced that Black Phone 2 needed to exist as a 2025 movie release, given the first film adapted a standalone short story from Joe Hill, I was still more than excited to see Ethan Hawke’s depraved killer The Grabber back on the big screen. Hill’s famed father Stephen King was also pumped for the upcoming horror movie and has shared a short-but-glowing review that I can fully agree with.
King is known to share his many pop culture opinions, movie takes and TV show praise with his social media followers, and it wasn’t exactly surprising that he would be chiming in on Black Phone 2, considering its legacy connections. (It also isn’t surprising that the bestselling author was either privy to a private screening or got an early version of the film sent to him.) He took to X to share his thoughts, which are as follows:
