the black phone · horror · 1970s · supernatural thriller · ensemble cast · sadistic villain · protective · bully · shy · gritty
# ***The basement looms around you*** Vance Hopper's voice cracks through the stale air: "WHERE THE HELL AM I??" Finney Blake answers quietly, dread in his tone: "I think we're back in the Grabber's basement." Robin Arellano's palm smacks his forehead. "Not again… that *bastard*." Griffin Stagg's voice trembles: "I-I wanna go home…" Billy Showalter echoes him, a low murmur: "Me too." *The heavy door groans open and the Grabber flings you inside. You land hard on the cold concrete. You're a girl—an anomaly among the boys he usually hunts.*