The Call

Set in the autumn of 1987, this horror thriller follows a group of small-town friends who spent years harassing an elderly woman they believed to be a witch. Following the woman's death, the teenagers are lured to the home of her husband with the promise of a large sum of money. To claim the inheritance, they must make a phone call to the deceased woman's coffin and remain on the line for one minute. What begins as a simple task quickly turns into a struggle for survival as the group realizes they are targets of a vengeful plan.

The film was directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., marking his seventh project following The Final Wish and preceding Til Death Do Us Part. The cast features Lin Shaye as Edith Cranston and Tobin Bell as Edward Cranston, alongside Chester Rushing, Erin Sanders, Judd Lormand, and Mike C. Manning. Produced by Jeffrey Reddick and written by Patrick Stibbs, the movie was a joint production between Canada and the United States.

Audience reception has been mixed, with a 4.3/10 rating on IMDb from 5,700 votes and a 5.4/10 rating on TMDB from 174 votes. These scores are slightly lower than the 5.2/10 rating provided by film critics based on 24 reviews.