Reggie vs Dwarves

"Come on, you muthas!" These words spring to mind when I look at artist Zach Castedo's latest work entitled "Reg vs Dwarves." This exceptional piece of fan art depicts Reggie, chainsaw in one hand and four-barrel in the other, facing down an angry dwarf mob. For two of the unlucky minions, Reggie is actually de-facing them. The moon aglow against black night is a nice tough as well. The artist is currently in the process of setting up a new website, but you can view more of his work over on his DeviantArt gallery (the Troll 2 poster is worth checking out). He'll be soon offering prints of "Reg vs Dwarves" and for more information on that, you may contact him directly. In the mean time, you can click the below artwork to enlarge it. Great work, Zach!

Rob Zombie Has Phantastic Taste in Movies

The 2011 Eyegore Awards were recently held in California as part of the opening night of Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights. Seen here in this photo taken from Sheri Moon Zombie's website is her rockstar filmmaking husband, Rob Zombie, sporting a wicked cool Phantasm t-shirt. This wouldn't be the first time Rob has gone public with his enjoyment of the Phantasm series and hopefully won't be the last! Classy choice, Mr. Zombie! Click the photo to enlarge.

Coscarelli and Scrimm hosting Phantasm & Phantasm II

Once again, you West Coasters luck out. Don Coscarelli and Angus Scrimm will be hosting a 35mm double-feature of Phantasm and Phantasm II next Thursday at the Cinefamily theater in Los Angeles. Both gentleman will take questions from the audience after the film screenings. The cost is only $10 and the fun starts at 7:45 PM. For more information or to view the event trailer, visit the Cinefamily website.

Sweet Tall Man Pumpkin Carving

Here is what I guarantee to be the coolest Tall Man pumpkin carving you'll see today. It comes to us from PhantasmCommunity.com's own Nat Tomaszewski. Click any of the below photos to enlarge. "You carve a good pumpkin, girl. But the carving is finished. Now we have.... PIE!"

REVIEW: Angus Scrimm in RED 71

In advance of its DVD release next week, I've sat down to review the 2008 film-noir indie by director Patrick Roddy, Red 71, which features Angus Scrimm in a supporting role as a coroner. I'll say it again in my actual review below, but I think a handful of movie-goers will come to Red 71 for Scrimm and wind up staying for the film itself, which I found to be absorbing entertainment. If nothing else, phans should get a laugh out of seeing Scrimm's light-hearted turn as coroner as opposed to scary mortician. Click here to read my review of the film and as always, click on any image to see it larger.

Teaser for John Dies at the End

A two-minute long teaser trailer for Don Coscarelli's new film John Dies at the End has quietly found its way online via the film's official website. The teaser features a good look at the film's terrific cast including star Chase Williamson, Paul Giamatti, Doug Jones, Clancy Brown and even a brief look at Angus Scrimm's character. According to the official website, "The End Begins in 2012." 

Discuss it on Phantasm Community in the Trailer Thread found here.

Phantasm Pinball!

How has no one thought of this before now, this ideal marriage of movie and game? I'm talking about Phantasm Pinball, what else?! Phantasm Community forum member KingBaggot stopped by earlier today to let us know he'd created just that - or an online flash version of it, anyway. Set to the first film's theme music, the ball is actually a silver sphere (and even sprouts the occasional drill!) and the table is booby-trapped with dwarves, tuning forks, a coffin, the Fortuneteller's black box, a spacegate and the Tall Man himself! Fear not - allies Reggie, Jody and the Fortuneteller are on your side.

You can check out an early concept sketch of the table by clicking the image to your left or you can proceed into gameplay by clicking here. KingBaggot's blog can be found here. My personal compliments to the King for creating such an awesome game. It's hot as love!