Fangoria Magazine has announced that the newsstand edition of their upcoming January 2022 issue will featureThe Black Phone, the upcoming horror flick from directorScott Derrickson(Sinister,Doctor Strange), on its cover. An adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story of the same name, with a screenplay penned by C. Robert Cargill (Sinister,Doctor Strange),The Black Phonetransports audiences back to the 1970s, as a young boy (Mason Thames) kidnapped by a child killer (Ethan Hawke) must decipher the clues he receives from the killer’s previous victims via a series of calls from a mysterious phone on the wall where he’s being held captive.
For Fangoria issue #14, the trio of Derrickson, Cargill, and Hill come together to discuss the making ofThe Black Phone, the power of nostalgia, and growing up during the unsafe times of the 1970s. This latest edition of the long-running horror publication also features a look at the design process behind the instantly iconic mask inThe Black Phonewhich was designed by FX legend Tom Savini and renowned FX artist Jason Baker.
Fangoria is also ringing in the new year with a celebration of all thingsScream, including a conversation between Radio Silence (Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Chad Villella, the filmmaking team behind the newScream) and franchise creatorKevin Williamson, who discuss the intimidating challenge of revisiting Woodsboro. And in anticipation of the latest entry in the popular franchise, Fangoria #14 looks back at the entire history of theScreamseries, as well as the not-quite-realStabfilms.
Other highlights from Fangoria Magazine’s upcoming Winter 2022 issue include:
●Lucky McKee on the 20th anniversary of MAY
●A candid chat withChuckystar Devon Sawa as he reflects on his journey through the genre
●A profile of acclaimed tattoo artist Paul Acker
●A retrospective for 100TH Anniversary of F.W. Murnau’sNosferatu
●Set visit reports from upcoming indiesThe Last Thing Mary SawandSlapface
●Costume designer Jolene Richardson sheds light on the career of Vera West, the (often uncredited) costume designer of the Universal Horror classics
●The Best Deaths of 2021
●A list of the 2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Award nominees
●New original art by Vanessa McKee and Spicy Donut (Devin Lawson)
●And More!
The Black Phoneis generating a lot of buzz ahead of its premiere. After its early screenings, the movie sits at a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and that’s an incredible accomplishment for any horror movie as it pertains to reviews from mainstream critics. The movie will be released in movie theaters in the United States on Jul 10, 2025.
