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We look back on Phantasm and unpack the film’s commentary on loss and grief in honor of director Don Coscarelli’s…
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From 'Child's Play' to 'Scream', we look back on some of the most consistently enjoyable horror film franchises.
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We look back on five underrated horror franchises and make a case as to why each deserves more love from…
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From ‘The Evil Dead’ to ‘Idle Hands’, these seven horror films feature the rare final boy character. Read the list…
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We take a look at five more obscure horror films that would make for some fantastic games, if someone was…
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4 out of 5 of writer-director Don Coscarelli's cult classic fantasy-horror Phanatsm flicks with The Tall Man are now streaming…
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Chad Collins processes grief through a retrospective of writer-director Don Coscarelli's PHANTASM and Todd Strauss-Schulson's THE FINAL GIRLS
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Writer-directorDon Coscarelli's Phantasm starring A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, and Angus Scrimm opened back in 1979.
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Ken Jones, aka the “Caretaker” from writer-director Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm, has passed away. Coscarelli broke the news over on Twitter.…
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Los Angeles made headlines after the county’s department of public health announced it was cancelling Halloween due to COVID-19. They…