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

The year 1979 was a momentous one for horror. It marked the launch of Fangoria magazine and a slew of important horror releases, many of which would spawn lo...

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

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

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 ...

A road-show ``Night of the Living Dead.'' If you loved that nauseating bundle, slam on this one and bolt the door.

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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 sin...

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,...