The Black Phone 2022

Released in June this year, The film is directed by Scotch Derrikson. (who directed Dr. Strange Sorcerer Supreme, you know what quality to expect from this movie).

since there are platforms to watch movies at home, at least I had a long time not to touch the cinema 😅 i had to go to the cinema to watch this movie because it was not available on any platform to watch it online (at least not legally 😆).

It's been a long time since a horror movie caused me any emotion, until a friend recommended this one to me.

The film tells us the story of a sadistic murderer, who kidnaps Finney, a thirteen-year-old boy, keeping him in the basement from which he tries to escape.

This movie was inspired by a real case of a 7 years old boy Steven Stayner delicate enough to mention it here, so if you want to read about the case, Google have many information 😅,  at the same time, the story is an adaptation of the  short-story with the same name by Joe Hill, who is the son of Stephen King (if you are a regular consumer of horror movies you will recognize his name). 

starring Ethan Howk as "the Grabber"

Mason Thames as "Finney"

Medeleine MiGraw as "Gwen"

The acting work of these children was surprising from my point of view, as was actor Ethan, whose full face we never saw, but even so, only with his gaze and his voice was he able to give a perfect interpretation.

This movie has a lot to offer both for those who are fans of this genre and for those who consume little of it, you can literally feel the lump in your throat for most of the movie and that feeling in your stomach that I don't know how to explain.

Now some of the opinions that I heard is that this movie is not really a horror movie, but rather a suspense movie. I think it could be classified as "psychological horror" in some way you feel that you are the child trying to escape from the basement and let's remember that it is a murderer that we try to escape so you stay in constant tension, and if one of the greatest strengths of this movie is precisely that suspense.

the movie lasts an hour and 50 minutes, in which you will never be at peace.

It is really very good, I recommend it. Thank you for reading

Aliss. 🥰