20 Movies And TV Series That Will Make You Want To Throw Your Phone In The Sea

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With recent release The Black Phone only continuing to garner praise, it got me thinking — how many other movies or series invoke a sense of dread with just a simple call?

Let's run through a few to add to your list, because let's face it — answering the phone is a true terror at the best of times!

1.The Black Phone (2022): Movie

2.Phone Booth (2002): Movie

3.The Call (2020): Movie

4.Searching (2018): Movie

5.Scream (1996): Movie (first of a movie series)

6.Darwin's Game (2020): Series

7.Buried (2010): Movie

8.Alice in Borderland (2020): Series

9.One of Us Is Lying (2021): Series

10.Pretty Little Liars (2010): Series

11.Ringu (1998): Movie

12.The Guilty (2021): Movie

13.Locke (2013): Movie

14.Sorry, Wrong Number (1948): Movie

15.Dial M for Murder (1954): Movie

16.Voice of a Murderer (2007): Movie

17.The Call (2013): Movie

18.Silent Number (1993): Short film

19.Memento (2000): Movie

20.Bonus: a spooky short story reading

What would you add to this list as a chilling movie or series involving phones? Let me know in the comments!

  1. We're a generation of call dodgers, so I wanna know: Which is scarier?

    We're a generation of call dodgers, so I wanna know: Which is scarier?

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    Scary movies with sinister callers

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    Actually answering the phone in real life, especially to an unknown number

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