Last month it was announced that BlumFest, an annual horror movie festival that celebrates Blumhouse and Atomic Monster hits, was set to release “The Black Phone” in theaters again as part of its lineup on Wednesday, October 23. Since this is one of my favorite horror movies in recent years, I knew I had to cover it. And if I convince at least one person to experience this horror-thriller on the big screen, then I’ve done my job well.
“The Black Phone” isn’t afraid to be different in the genre. Sure, there’s a masked killer who commits awful crimes (a trope we’ve seen in plenty of slasher movies), but the narrative still manages to take plenty of twists and turns, all centered around… well, a phone. It was this premise alone that convinced me to watch it, and it soon became one of my favorites. If you’re a fan of some mystery too, this movie is definitely worth seeing on the biggest screen possible.
