From the outside looking in, horror sequels like “The Black Phone 2” probably look easy. You just take the monster from the first movie and make them kill someone else, right? Wrong. Or at least, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Black Phone 2, the sequel to the hit 2021 horror thriller Black Phone starring Ethan Hawke ...

As much as I love to champion original filmmaking, I love me a good sequel idea. Even if it’s all fictional, there’s just something alluring about the thought of “there being more to the story.” No ...

The sequel loses the small-scale, intense focus in favor of The Conjuring-level supernatural effects and action. At its best, it’s much scarier than the first movie. But it also comes with a level of ...

MONDAY AM UPDATE: The suspense as to who won one of the year’s lowest-grossing weekends has ended, and it was Universal/Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 all along coming in with $8.3 million, off 35% from ...

While critically acclaimed horror sequel Black Phone 2 is still busy giving chills to cinema-goers around the world, adding to a more than decent global box office tally that currently stands at ...