{"id":199856,"date":"2025-10-18T17:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/like-black-phone-2-then-watch-these-3-underrated-scary-movies-right-now\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T17:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:25:49","slug":"like-black-phone-2-then-watch-these-3-underrated-scary-movies-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/like-black-phone-2-then-watch-these-3-underrated-scary-movies-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Black Phone 2? Then Watch These 3 Underrated Scary Movies Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Friday, October 17, <em>Black Phone 2<\/em> will hit theaters and reunite the cast of <em>The Black Phone<\/em> for another supernaturally charged horror movie.<\/p>\n<p>But you don\u2019t have to go out to a theater for spooks and jump scares when some great films are streaming at home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> has selected the three movies just like <em>Black Phone 2<\/em> that you can stream on the major platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Our picks include a remake of a horror classic, another film by the <em>Black Phone<\/em> team and a wildly unconventional flick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/like-the-strangers-chapter-2-then-watch-these-3-horror-movies-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/like-the-strangers-chapter-2-then-watch-these-3-horror-movies-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Like &#8216;The Strangers: Chapter 2&#8217;? Then Watch These 3 Horror Movies Right Now<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIf you\u2019re excited for the next The\u00a0Strangers film, you\u2019re in good company. Not to be confused with The\u00a0Strangers\u00a0and\u00a0The Strangers: Prey at Night,\u00a0this year\u2019s The Strangers: Chapter 2 and last year\u2019s Chapter 1 are part of a new standalone trilogy of the horror series, which will conclude with a third installment sometime next year. The Strangers: [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u2018When a Stranger Calls\u2019 (2006)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When a Stranger Calls (2006) - Official Trailer [HQ]\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1U8QyDsjgIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>When a Stranger Calls<\/em> is a remake of the 1979 horror film of the same name, which has one of the most infamous twists in the genre. You\u2019ll know it when you hear it, since it\u2019s also a part of this movie. <strong>Camilla Belle<\/strong> stars as Jill Johnson, a teenager who is babysitting two kids, Allison (<strong>Madeline Carroll<\/strong>) and Will Mandrakis (<strong>Arthur Young<\/strong>), when she begins receiving a series of disturbing phone calls.<\/p>\n<p>The Stranger (voiced by genre legend <strong>Lance Henriksen<\/strong>) delights in tormenting Jill with increasingly menacing threats. She can\u2019t simply run away, because she has to protect the children as well. The Stranger also seems to know every move Jill makes, and he may be closer than she realizes.<\/p>\n<p><em>When a Stranger Calls<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70044370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Sinister\u2019 (2012)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sinister (2012 Movie) Trailer - Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSaFxAjMgks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The Black Phone<\/em> director <strong>Scott Derrickson<\/strong> and star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ethan-hawke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/a> previously collaborated on <em>Sinister<\/em>. In this film, Hawke portrays Ellison Oswalt, a true crime writer who is attempting to revitalize his career. Ellison didn\u2019t tell his family that he picked their new home because it was the site where the Stevenson family was murdered years before.<\/p>\n<p>After discovering hidden film reels of the Stevenson killings and other murders, Ellison thinks he\u2019s found exactly what he\u2019s looking for. He sure did, and he also found a supernatural entity called Bughuul (<strong>Nicholas King<\/strong>), whom he\u2019s unintentionally invited into his life to torment him and his entire family.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sinister<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/52bd7b66-336b-48d8-a38a-03e869975ad9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Don\u2019t Breathe\u2019 (2014)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DON&#039;T BREATHE - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76yBTNDB6vU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Alien: Romulus<\/em> and <em>Evil Dead<\/em> remake director <strong>Fede \u00c1lvarez<\/strong> took a different approach with his original horror film, <em>Don\u2019t Breathe<\/em>. There are no supernatural or sci-fi\/fantasy elements in this story. Instead, it\u2019s about three thieves \u2014 Rocky (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jane-levy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jane Levy<\/strong><\/a>), Alex (<strong>Dylan Minnette<\/strong>) and Money (<strong>Daniel Zovatto<\/strong>) \u2014 who picked the wrong target for a home invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner is Norman Nordstrom (<strong>Stephen Lang<\/strong>), a blind Gulf War veteran who is far more dangerous than the thieves could have predicted. His senses are so acute that they aren\u2019t able to use his disability against him. Once they\u2019re trapped in his home, Nordstrom isn\u2019t about to let the guys leave alive. And he has another sinister fate in mind for Rocky. That forces this anti-heroine to find it in herself to become a final girl, or else she won\u2019t be leaving the home at all.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Breathe<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/dont-breathe\/d5b04843-6d1b-3692-b748-8b77adf14451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/like-black-phone-2-then-watch-these-3-movies-just-like-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, October 17, Black Phone 2 will hit theaters and reunite the cast of The Black Phone for another supernaturally charged horror movie. But you don\u2019t have to go out to a theater for spooks and jump scares when some great films are streaming at home. 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