Read the Empire Movie review of Phantasm. Extremely gory. Horror fans should...

I've got another classic to add to my collection of Great Moments in Bad Movies. Michael, the young hero of “Phantasm”, slams a door on the hand of a sinister

An example of ambiance making up for incoherence, Don Coscarelli’s dream-like Phantasm is a film that benefits from repeated viewings, as its surrealistic story about a supernatural grave-robber, his demonic hooded dwarfs, and his deadly flying spheres makes next to...

Movie review of “Phantasm” and “Phantasm: Ravager”: The Tall Man is back to terrorize hapless victims in a remastered version of the 1979 horror cult picture “Phantasm” (2.5 stars out...

Clipping found in Fort Worth Star-Telegram published in Fort Worth, Texas on 5/3/1979. Phantasm

A sparkling newrestoration for this cult horror classic. By the early ’80s, the home video boom had fuelled a tidal wave of American horror. But with proper fin

In 1978, John Carpenter’s “Halloween” upended the movie industry, sending Hollywood studios and independent producers scrambling to find more stories about

Phantasm’s big scares work because they seemingly continue to emerge from a writer’s feverish subconscious.

Pic opens with 13-year-old Mike Pearson (Michael Baldwin), who foolishly disobeys his older brother's orders not to attend the funeral of a close friend who, unbeknownst to everyone, was really stabbed by a woman after the two made love in a cemetery. Mike hides in the bushes during the ceremony and later happens to eye the villainous tall man (Angus Scrimm) loading the casket into a car.

The plot is sheer bonkers but there's a surprising amount of tension and humour in this classic horror flick.