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Evilspeak (Telephone horror movies)

by Oslo_Jargo • Created 2 years ago • Modified 3 months ago
Don't answer the phone! (Telephone horror movies)

+ Also includes 1980s Horror Films.
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  • Murder by Phone (1982)

    1. Murder by Phone

    19821h 35mR
    5.4 (1K)
    A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard ChamberlainJohn HousemanSara Botsford
  • Kathleen Beller in Are You in the House Alone? (1978)

    2. Are You in the House Alone?

    19781h 36mNot RatedTV Movie
    5.6 (1.6K)
    A psychopath terrorizes a high-school girl with threatening notes and phone calls.
    DirectorWalter GraumanStarsKathleen BellerBlythe DannerTony Bill
  • When a Stranger Calls (1979)

    3. When a Stranger Calls

    19791h 37mR58Metascore
    6.4 (15K)
    A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
    DirectorFred WaltonStarsCarol KaneCharles DurningRutanya Alda
  • Carol Kane in When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)

    4. When a Stranger Calls Back

    19931h 34mRTV Movie
    6.1 (4.4K)
    A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...
    DirectorFred WaltonStarsCarol KaneCharles DurningJill Schoelen
  • Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

    5. Sorry, Wrong Number

    19481h 29mApproved
    7.3 (13K)
    When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsBarbara StanwyckBurt LancasterAnn Richards
  • Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Colin Farrell, and Radha Mitchell in Phone Booth (2002)

    6. Phone Booth

    20021h 21mR56Metascore
    7.1 (296K)
    Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsColin FarrellKiefer SutherlandForest Whitaker
  • Night Caller (2021)

    7. Night Caller

    20211h 24m
    4.7 (189)
    A telephone psychic is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer.
    DirectorChad FerrinStarsSteve RailsbackSusan PriverBai Ling
  • The Hundred Hour Hunt (1952)

    8. The Hundred Hour Hunt

    19521h 24m
    6.2 (227)
    Scotland Yard is mobilised in the hunt for blood donors in a race to save a dying girl.
    DirectorLewis GilbertStarsJack WarnerAnthony SteelJoy Shelton
  • 976-Evil II (1991)

    9. 976-Evil II

    19911h 33mR
    4.4 (2K)
    A seemingly harmless telephone service endows an evil teacher with powers from beyond the grave.
    DirectorJim WynorskiStarsDebbie JamesRené AssaPatrick O'Bryan
  • Jane Levy in Don't Breathe (2016)

    10. Don't Breathe

    20161h 28mR71Metascore
    7.1 (321K)
    Three delinquents break into the house of a war veteran who is blind to steal his money. However, they discover that the man is not as defenseless as he seems.
    DirectorFede AlvarezStarsStephen LangJane LevyDylan Minnette
  • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)

    11. The Ring Two

    20051h 50mPG-1344Metascore
    5.4 (104K)
    Six months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
    DirectorHideo NakataStarsNaomi WattsDavid DorfmanSissy Spacek
  • Rikiya Ôtaka in Ring 2 (1999)

    12. Ring 2

    19991h 35mNot Rated
    5.8 (15K)
    Reiko takes Yôichi into hiding when her son begins to display frightening powers. Meanwhile, Mai Takano and the authorities begin a desperate search for them, as the mysterious Ring curse spreads.
    DirectorHideo NakataStarsMiki NakataniHitomi SatôKyôko Fukada
  • Staci Keanan in Lisa (1990)

    13. Lisa

    19901h 35mPG-1353Metascore
    5.9 (2.5K)
    A flirtatious teenager with an eye for older men gets more than she bargained for when the handsome stranger she's pursuing turns out to be a serial killer.
    DirectorGary ShermanStarsStaci KeananCheryl LaddD.W. Moffett
  • The Night Listener (2006)

    14. The Night Listener

    20061h 31mR51Metascore
    5.9 (16K)
    In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
    DirectorPatrick StettnerStarsRobin WilliamsToni ColletteRory Culkin
  • TerrorVision (1986)

    15. TerrorVision

    19861h 25mR
    5.5 (8.2K)
    "TerrorVision" is a 1986 horror / science fiction movie; telling the tale of when a family's new satellite television system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.
    DirectorTed NicolaouStarsDiane FranklinMary WoronovGerrit Graham
  • Pulse (2001)

    16. Pulse

    20011h 59mR68Metascore
    6.5 (29K)
    Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
    DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsHaruhiko KatôKumiko AsôKoyuki
  • Kasia Kowalczyk in One Missed Call (2008)

    17. One Missed Call

    20081h 27mPG-1324Metascore
    4.1 (35K)
    Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves - messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
    DirectorEric ValetteStarsEdward BurnsShannyn SossamonAna Claudia Talancón
  • Itsuji Itao, Jang Keun-suk, Maki Horikita, and Meisa Kuroki in One Missed Call 3: Final (2006)

    18. One Missed Call 3: Final

    20061h 49mNot Rated
    4.9 (2.4K)
    The timid, young Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending them a cursed phone message they can either pass on or die.
    DirectorManabu AsôStarsMaki HorikitaMeisa KurokiJang Keun-suk
  • When a Stranger Calls (2006)

    19. When a Stranger Calls

    20061h 27mPG-1327Metascore
    5.1 (50K)
    During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller.
    DirectorSimon WestStarsCamilla BelleTommy FlanaganKatie Cassidy
  • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)

    20. 9-1-1

    2018– 142 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (59K)
    Explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations, day after day.
    CreatorsBrad FalchukTim MinearRyan MurphyStarsAngela BassettOliver StarkAisha Hinds
  • James Wright, Marem Hassler, María Forqué, Kevin Dee, Strange Dave, Isabelle King, Ismael de las Heras, and Edie Vann in A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio (2019)

    21. A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio

    20191h 44m
    5.0 (2.8K)
    Rod, radio DJ, hosts a popular horror-themed show packed with tales of terror for eager listeners. When he receives alarming calls from a horrified child things start to feel off.
    DirectorsOliver ParkJason BognackiA.J. BrionesStarsPatricia ArizmendiAdrián BarriopedroClaudia Beattie
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in The Guilty (2021)

    22. The Guilty

    20211h 30mR63Metascore
    6.3 (165K)
    A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsJake GyllenhaalRiley KeoughPeter Sarsgaard
  • Dial Help (1988)

    23. Dial Help

    19881h 34mR
    4.7 (609)
    A psychic finds herself tapping into the "energy" of a deceased phone operator. She also finds that her friends soon begin dying mysteriously. An investigator determines to track down the cause.
    DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsCharlotte LewisMarcello ModugnoMattia Sbragia
  • Michael Douglas in When Michael Calls (1972)

    24. When Michael Calls

    19721h 13mTV Movie
    5.9 (1.1K)
    A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?
    DirectorPhilip LeacockStarsBen GazzaraElizabeth AshleyMichael Douglas
  • Spiral (1998)

    25. Spiral

    19981h 37mNot Rated
    5.2 (4.4K)
    A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.
    DirectorJôji IidaStarsKôichi SatôMiki NakataniHinako Saeki

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