Wanna See a Magic Trick?

As sooon as I saw Ethan Hawke in this cool looking mask, I knew I wanted to watch The Black Phone.  To my surprise, this movie is a period piece, taking place in the 70's in the United States. Possibly in California since the town seemed pretty ethically diverse. However, it doesn't matter what ethnicity you are becase The Grabber takes all kids.  The Grabber is what they call this guy up above in the picture who likes to kidnap young boys and then do stuff with them.  He is a serial killer who seems to have been influenced by John Gacy, instead of him being a clown, in this film, he is a comedian.

The movie itself is more suspenseful than horror, but those moments of suspense are pretty intense.  There is a black telephone that somehow keeps ringing and helps move the story forward.  The movie almost feels like a true crime podcast come to life where you're in the middle of a crime scene similar to other scenes you have heard.  Ethan Hawke does a magnificent job as the the main character and so does the kid who plays Finney, the other protagonist.  He has a little sister too who is a tremendous actress and provides some comic relief and some emotion as well.  

You can watch this movie on Peacock so I won't spoil any plot details.   There is a supernatural element to this movie as well as some gore and thrilling suspense.  I enjoyed the movie way more than I enjoyed the house on Halloween Horror Nights.  The scare actors working that house must have gone home or been very tired when we went through and it was a bit disspointing. The movie however is good, check it out and say no to bullying.