The Black Phone premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2021 and was released to theaters on June 24, 2022. It is based on the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. A boy named Finney Blake is kidnapped by The Grabber, and receives phone calls from past victims. It was filmed in North Carolina, around Wilmington.
I went to Wilmington for a Stephen King-themed trip but decided that The Black Phone was also appropriate since it was written by his son. Some of the locations are very close to some King locations as well. Stephen King movies filmed in the area include Cat’s Eye, The Night Flier, Silver Bullet, Maximum Overdrive, and Firestarter.
Movie Location: Baseball Field
Filming Location: 3222 North Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28405
Date of Photos: October 2025
Movie Location: Bruce Grabbed
Filming Location: Spartan Rd., Wilmington, NC 28405
Date of Photos: October 2025
Movie Location: Robin Grabbed
Filming Location: 2307 N College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28405
Date of Photos: October 2025
Movie Location: Finney Blake’s House / Finney Grabbed
Filming Location: 246 Pinecrest Pkwy, Wilmington, NC 28401
Date of Photos: October 2025
This is right by the park from Silver Bullet.
Movie Location: Grab N Go Convenience Store
Filming Location: 4129 Princess Place Dr., Wilmington, NC 28405
Date of Photos: October 2025
This is just down the street from the school in Silver Bullet.
Movie Location: Grabber’s House / Buried Bodies House
Filming Location: 2414 & 2415 Shirley Rd., Wilmington, NC 28405
Date of Photos: October 2025
The ice cream truck scene in Maximum Overdrive was also filmed on Shirley Rd.
