Ben Robins with a beginner’s guide to Phantasm… One of cult fandom’s most dearly loved horror franchises has finally been given the blu-ray upgrade it deserves this year, off the back of not just a brand new sequel, but also a J.J. Abrams-backed 4K restoration of the original. Spanning five movies, countless casting back and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Bubba Ho-Tep, 2022. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, and Bob Ivy. SYNOPSIS: Don Coscarelli’s cult classic Bubba Ho-Tep, based on the novella by Joe R. Lansdale, has been reissued by Shout! Factory in a new 4K Ultra HD edition featuring a new 4K scan of the film […]
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) – October Horrors 2022
Bubba Ho-Tep, 2002. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout and Bob Ivy. SYNOPSIS: An elderly man in a nursing home, who insists that he is Elvis Presley, finds himself forced battle an evil undead mummy. Elvis Presley. A man who, through his iconic voice and unmatched charisma, transcended […]
Phantasm (1979) – October Horrors 2022
Phantasm, 1979. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester and Angus Scrimm. SYNOPSIS: A teenager finds himself in a battle for survival against a mysterious and sinister undertaker. We don’t have a fancy overlong introduction for today’s entry because we’re taking a dive into a true cult classic […]
Blu-ray Review – Phantasm 1-5 Limited Edition Collection
Phantasm 1-5 Limited Edition Blu-ray Collection Directed by Don Coscarelli/David Hartman. Starring Angus Scrimm, A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, James Le Gros, Paula Irvine, Samantha Phillips, Gloria Lynne Henry, Kevin Connors, Heidi Marnhout, Dawn Cody, Stephen Jutras, and Daniel Roebuck. SYNOPSIS: All five Phantasm movies are given the Arrow Video treatment in a […]
