“The Black Phone 2” (2025) returns to the eerie, unsettling world where childhood trauma and supernatural forces blur together in chilling ways. Set several years after Finney Shaw escaped the clutches of the Grabber, the sequel follows a new protagonist, 15-year-old Lucas Reeve, who has recently moved into the same community still haunted by the infamous case. Lucas is quiet, withdrawn, and dealing with unresolved grief after the sudden death of his older brother. His attempt to start fresh is disrupted when he begins hearing strange static-filled whispers through old landlines around town — voices that shouldn’t exist anymore.

The film takes a dark turn when Lucas discovers the abandoned house where the Grabber once held his victims. Drawn by an inexplicable pull, he enters and finds the old rotary phone still mounted on the wall, dusty and silent — until it rings. Terrified yet compelled to answer, Lucas hears the voice of a boy pleading for help, claiming he is trapped “between places” and cannot rest. As the calls continue, the voices multiply, revealing themselves to be the spirits of the children murdered years before. They warn Lucas that a new predator has risen, someone connected to the Grabber’s past but driven by a far darker obsession.

Meanwhile, Finney, now a young adult, returns to his hometown after learning about the strange occurrences. Though he has tried to bury his trauma, he feels responsible for the voices that still linger in the darkness. As he meets Lucas, he recognizes the same fear he once felt and reluctantly becomes a mentor, guiding the boy through the terrifying experiences that accompany the supernatural calls. Their uneasy alliance forms the emotional core of the story, blending survivor’s guilt with a shared determination to stop the cycle of violence.

As Lucas receives more calls, the children’s ghosts provide fragmented clues about the new killer’s identity. However, each clue comes with a cost — visions of their violent deaths bleed into Lucas’s waking life, making it increasingly difficult to discern reality from nightmares. His mother dismisses his claims, believing his grief has taken a psychological toll, leaving Lucas isolated with only Finney to believe him.

When a local teenager goes missing, the clues point to someone deeply entwined with the Grabber’s past, someone who has studied his methods and seeks to finish what he started. Lucas becomes both a target and a vital key to stopping the killer, as the spirits warn him of a final trap that could claim more lives.

The climax unfolds in a tense showdown where Lucas must rely on the guidance of the ghostly victims and his own courage. With Finney’s help, he navigates a deadly maze of fear, memory, and supernatural intervention. Their victory brings closure to the restless spirits, but Lucas emerges changed, aware that the phone’s ringing may never truly stop.

“The Black Phone 2” deepens the original’s chilling mythology with emotional storytelling, showing that the echoes of past horrors can shape new heroes — and new monsters — in ways no one expects.