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Phantasm (1979) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 3 years ago

Cody It’s time for a new episode of our Deconstructing… video series, and with this one we’re looking back at one of the all-time greats of the horror genre: writer/director Don Coscarelli’s 1979 classic Phantasm (watch it HERE). To watch...

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Bubba Ho-Tep is getting a 4K UHD release in February

Posted 3 years ago

Bubba Ho-tep (watch it HERE) director Don Coscarelli has taken to social media to confirm that he has been working with Scream Factory to bring his 2002 horror comedy to 4K UHD… and now Scream Factory is accepting pre-orders at THIS...

Bubba Ho-Tep, Bruce Campbell Horror Comedy – Best Horror Movie You Never Saw

Posted 5 years ago

In the latest episode of our Best Horror You Never Saw video series, we take a look at the 2002 horror-comedy Bubba Ho-Tep ( OWN IT HERE / WATCH IT HERE ), directed by Don Coscarelli (Phantasm), and starring Bruce Campbell (The Evil...

The Beastmaster (1982): Fantasizing About Fantasy Films

Posted 5 years ago

Welcome back to Fantasizing About Fantasy Films! Written and narrated by Jessica Dwyer, in this very special episode we look back at an eighties cult classic, The Beastmaster, starring Marc Singer and the late Tanya Roberts. Directed by Don Coscarelli,...

Bubba Nosferatu, Bruce Campbell (The Horror Movie That Almost Was)

Posted 5 years ago

Phantasm director Don Coscarelli's 2002 film Bubba Ho-Tep (watch it HERE, buy it HERE) is a favorite of mine. It stars Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis as a pair of nursing home residents who believe that they are Elvis Presley and JFK, respectively, and...

Awfully Good: The Beastmaster with Tanya Roberts

Posted 5 years ago

Jason It’s been a hard week for fans of former Bond girl Tanya Roberts. In her honor, we look back at one of her most famous roles…   The Beastmaster (1982)   Director: Don Coscarelli Stars: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts,...

R.I.P.: Ken Jones, Phantasm caretaker and sphere victim, has passed away

Posted 5 years ago

Although Kenneth V. Jones (usually credited as Ken Jones) only had three screen acting credits to his name, one of the roles he took on did make quite an impact. Genre fans might not have known his name off the...

Don Coscarelli regains Beastmaster rights, planning restoration and new film

Posted 6 years ago

Back in the early '80s, PHANTASM mastermind Don Coscarelli collaborated with PHANTASM producer Paul Pepperman to write THE BEASTMASTER (watch it HERE), a film that paid tribute to the sword and sorcery films they had grown up on. Coscarelli directed the film,...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net:Joker, Game Of Thrones, A Quiet Place

Posted 7 years ago

Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

Phantasm director Don Coscarelli spills his guts in memoir True Indie

Posted 8 years ago

I'm always fascinated to hear behind-the-scenes stories about the making of some of the horror genre's low budget indie classics – one of those being the 1979 film PHANTASM, which was made on a budget of around $300,000 by writer/director...

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