‘Black Phone 2’ Ending Explained: Is the Horror Sequel the End of an Era or Start of a New Franchise?

Editor's Note: The following contains major spoilers for 'Black Phone 2' and some descriptions of self-harm that some readers may find disturbing.Not even evil stays dead in Scott Derickson's Black Phone 2, which reunites audiences with Ethan Hawke's fan-favorite serial killer in a sequel that goes full Nightmare on Elm Street. Four years after Finney Blake (Mason Thames) outsmarted and killed the notorious child-snatcher known as "The Grabber," following days of him being his tortured hostage, he and his sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) are struggling to move on from the traumatic experience. That's especially true when Gwen begins to have dreams of several children from a nearby winter camp, with the young psychic even seeing visions of her and Finney's dead mother. After reluctantly arriving at the camp, it doesn't take long to find out that the Grabber's vengeful spirit continues to haunt the grounds and will stop at nothing until Gwen meets the same fate as the serial killer's brother (James Ransone), setting the stage for an explosive ending.