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Peacock adds Friday the 13th, Elm Street, Chainsaw, & Chucky movies

Posted 5 years ago

The Peacock streaming service is clearly aiming to be your top choice for entertainment in the month of October, as they’re celebrating the Halloween season with an event they’re calling Peacocktober, which will see a ton of popular horror films...

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...

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

Posted 6 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...

Phantasm-Con 2020 Still Happening…Now a Virtual Event!

Posted 6 years ago

With all the stuff going on in the world right now, it's easy to feel discouraged. However, luckily, there are people being proactive and trying to do something positive, given the situation. For instance, Production Magic Inc. and Crestline Creative Arts Foundation are working together...

13 Horror Gift Ideas: Blu-rays and DVDs!

Posted 8 years ago

It's Christmas time! And it may be cold outside, but here are 13 horror disk suggestions that should keep you or your loved ones warm! Also check out our gift ideas for Toys and Collectibles here and Books and Comic...

DVD/BLU-RAY RELEASE DATES: November and December 2018!

Posted 8 years ago

Halloween is behind us but the horror keeps rolling on! NOVEMBER has THE MEG, DEAD POOL 2, SLEEPWALKERS, THE THING STEELBOOK, MARA, CANDYMAN, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE in 4K (not horror, but it's f-ing Superman), Fulci's ZOMBIE, the CRITTERS COLLECTION and...

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...

The Test of Time: Phantasm II (1988)

Posted 8 years ago

We all have certain movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? Do they remain must see?...

Phantasm films and Bubba Ho-Tep returning to theatres this October

Posted 8 years ago

The American Genre Film Archive has a very exciting event planned for this Halloween season, as they have announced that they're teaming with writer/director Don Coscarelli for theatrical re-releases of his films PHANTASM, PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD, PHANTASM:...

First Look: Don Coscarelli’s memoir True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking

Posted 8 years ago

I'm a big fan of writer-director Don Coscarelli (PHANTASM, BEASTMASTER, BUBBA HO-TEP) and so it is with this in mind that I'm automatically looking forward to checking out his upcoming memoir on the art of low-budget, indie filming which hits...