Phantasm films 1-4. Michael and New Orleans. Reverend Zombie’s house of voodoo. Phantasm and the Man with No Neck. Characters and convenient names. Angus Scrimm as the Tall Man. The design of the house. Muscle car hand-me-downs and vintage synthesizers. The use of weapons. A Killapalooza first. Another memorable ending. Phantasm 2. The objectives of phantasm. Science fiction and horror. A franchise about a group of heroes rather than an iconic villain. Ladies. What’s so great about horror? The connection between Sam Raimi and Phantasm. Don Coscarelli. Incest let down. Phantasm 3 and the retcons. Lord of the Dead. Letting your characters age while hanging on to your demographic. Using your previous work. Phantasm 4: Oblivion. A Star Wars intervention. Jawas, Tusken Raiders, Tatooine and dual suns. The legend of the tall man. Where would you take the Phantasm series?
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04:49 Phantasm
17:40 Phantasm 2
30:17 Phantasm 3
42:15 Phantasm 4
53:56 Spoiler Free Recap!
57:44 Next Time
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Killapalooza 14: Phantasm
Released: March 28, 1979
Runtime: 89 min | IMDB | Wikipedia
Director: Don Coscarelli
Writer: Don Coscarelli
Starring: Angus Scrimm, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury
A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him.
