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 […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Bonejangles (2017)
Bonejangles, 2017. Directed by Brett DeJager. Starring Reggie Bannister, Elissa Dowling, Kelly Misek Jr., Julia Cavanaugh, Devin Toft, Jamie Scott Gordon, Lawrence Wayne Curry, and Hannah Richter. SYNOPSIS: While transporting the unstoppable killer Bonejangles to an asylum, a group of police officers encounter a hellish pit stop: a cursed town where the dead rise from […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Phantasm: Ravager (2016)
Phantasm: Ravager, 2016. Directed by David Hartman. Starring Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Kathy Lester and Gloria Lynne Henry. SYNOPSIS: For 37 years, audiences have followed small town friends Reggie, Mike, and Jody in their quest to stop the evil, dimension-hopping schemes of The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm in his final […]
