Sin and Damnation – How Scott Derrickson’s Underrated ‘Hellraiser: Inferno’ Rises Above Expectations

At the recent Silver Scream Con, I was surprised to hear Hellraiser star Doug Bradley remark, “The only one in the series I feel doesn’t work is Inferno, for various reasons.” I had always considered the 2000 effort one of the franchise’s stronger offerings, but it had been a while since I revisited the series, […]

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Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Gorge’ – Miles Teller Starring and Producing

Up next from Sinister, The Black Phone and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is The Gorge for Skydance, said to be an action love story with “genre-bending” elements. Deadline reports this afternoon that Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick) is on board to star in The Gorge, which Derrickson is directing, and Teller is also set to executive produce. The […]

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‘Sinister’, ‘The Black Phone’ and the Horror of Obsession

Obsession is weird, right? Taken too far in one direction, it creates dogged saviors. But too far in the other way breeds psychos and killers. Like Alfred Hitchcock, Scott Derrickson seems intimately curious about people driven by their inability to let things go. Ethan Hawke plays two sides of this coin, first in Sinister and […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Now Streaming Exclusively on Peacock

One of this year’s best horror films, Scott Derrickson‘s The Black Phone is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on August 16, but you won’t have to wait until next week to bring the film home. Beginning RIGHT NOW, The Black Phone is available on Digital and streaming exclusively on Peacock. That means if you subscribe to Peacock, […]

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‘Room 428’: Scott Derrickson Producing Next Horror Movie from ‘The Wretched’ Filmmakers

Fresh off The Black Phone, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill will next be producing the horror movie Room 428, and Deadline details the Screen Gems project this afternoon. Brett and Drew Pierce, the filmmakers behind 2020’s The Wretched – which made headlines for topping drive-in charts during the pandemic – will be writing and directing […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Fleshes Out a Lean and Mean Tale: Comparing the Short Story and the Movie

Joe Hill’s darkest short story comes to the big screen in Scott Derrickson’s latest film, The Black Phone. Derrickson reunites with Sinister co-writer C. Robert Cargill and star Ethan Hawke to expand and adapt the 7th story in Hill’s award winning collection “20th Century Ghosts.” Finney (Mason Thames) is a 13-year old boy struggling to […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Scares Up a Win for Original Horror With $23 Million Opening Weekend

Ten years after director Scott Derrickson, writer C. Robert Cargill and star Ethan Hawke made horror magic together with Sinister, they’ve done it again with Blumhouse and Universal’s The Black Phone, released in theaters nationwide over the weekend. Not only has The Black Phone debuted to strong reviews, but it’s overperforming at the box office […]

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‘The Black Phone’: Scott Derrickson on Unrelenting Suspense and the Harrowing Scene He Was Asked to Remove

Scott Derrickson‘s (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Doctor Strange) The Black Phone releases in theaters today, Friday, June 24, 2022. The adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story, written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, stars Ethan Hawke in a terrifying role unlike we’ve seen from him before. Hawke plays The Grabber, the masked man responsible for a string of kidnappings. The […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Actors Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw Are Excited to Star in a Scary Horror Movie [Interview]

Ethan Hawke‘s decisive turn as child-killer The Grabber in Scott Derrickson‘s The Black Phone may terrorize audiences, but Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw bring the emotional center. The young actors play siblings Finney and Gwen, whose strong bond remains vital when separated after Finney gets kidnapped and trapped inside the Grabber’s basement. Ahead of The Black Phone‘s theatrical release on June 24, 2022, Bloody Disgusting […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Clips – Ethan Hawke’s “The Grabber” Showcases His Masks

The next big horror movie to arrive in theaters here in 2022 is Scott Derrickson‘s (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Doctor Strange) The Black Phone, which is headed to theaters on June 24. An adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story, the film features four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke in the most terrifying role as “The Grabber”, who is […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Image Gallery Provides Fresh Look at Scott Derrickson’s Horror Return

The next big horror movie to arrive in theaters here in 2022 is Scott Derrickson‘s (Sinister, Doctor Strange) The Black Phone, which is headed exclusively to theaters on June 24. The Black Phone is an adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story, and today the official image gallery has opened up for business. Preview Derrickson’s return […]

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‘The Black Phone’ Featurette – Ethan Hawke Calls the Film a “Sibling Movie to Sinister”

Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange) is back with The Black Phone this summer, and Blumhouse has debuted a new featurette video this afternoon on the road to release. The adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story comes to theaters on June 24. Watch the featurette video below, wherein star Ethan Hawke compares the film to Derrickson’s Sinister. “It’s like […]

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New ‘The Black Phone’ Trailer Shows Off Masks Designed by Tom Savini and His Team

The phone is dead… and it’s ringing in Scott Derrickson‘s (Sinister, Doctor Strange) new horror movie The Black Phone, and Blumhouse has debuted a brand new trailer today. The adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story comes to theaters on June 24. You can watch the brand new The Black Phone trailer below, which gives us […]

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Scott Derrickson Directing Genre-Bending Movie ‘The Gorge’ for Skydance

Up next from Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is the horror movie The Black Phone, releasing June 24, and Derrickson has already set up his next film project. THR reports that Derrickson will direct The Gorge for Skydance, which isn’t a horror movie but rather an “action love story” that’s said to have […]

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The 10 Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2022 + Season 5 Preview [Halloweenies Podcast]

With Scream behind them and conquering the box office, the Halloweenies take a walk around the theater to look at what else is coming out in 2022. What they find is a blood-splattered smorgasbord of returning franchises and familiar faces behind the camera. Everyone’s back for another good scare: Leatherface, Pinhead, Michael Myers, hell, even […]

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