Coscarelli based Phantasm on a nightmare he had as a teenager, which he developed into a rough screenplay. The film was a fully independent production, financed by Coscarelli, his father, and local …

Newly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons …

Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End, now he’s taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the wild world of the …

Phantasm is from Middle English fantasme, a borrowing from Anglo-French fantasme, which itself is a derivative of Latin and Greek words—and ultimately the Greek verb phantazein, meaning "to present …

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Michael, the young hero of “Phantasm”, slams a door on the hand of a sinister figure that is chasing him. Then he slices off the fingers with a knife. The hand spurts bright yellow blood. The plucky youth …

Phantasm is an American horror film series consisting of five films, as well as novels, comic books and merchandise. The first film, titled Phantasm, was released in 1979, received generally positive …

Dec 14, 2024 · We set out to create the complete history of the PHANTASM series. Few horror franchises have captured the imagination of fans quite like PHANTASM. Born from the inventive …

Phantasm is a 1979 American horror film directed, written, photographed, co-produced, and edited by Don Coscarelli. It introduces the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), a supernatural and malevolent …

2 days ago · phantom (countable and uncountable, plural phantoms) Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera A ghost or apparition. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical …