FIRST TEASER for PHANTASM RAVAGER

And here we go...

Phantasm Exhumed EXCERPTS

Not that anyone would believe it in light of the Phantasm: Ravager news, but it had been my intention all day long to post the first excerpts from my upcoming book, PHANTASM EXHUMED, here on the Archives. I even teased that they were coming a week ago on Phantasm Community! But no matter. Here they are!

Below you will find two-page excerpts from the four chapters on the first four Phantasm films. The final page count equals out to 258 pages with more than 260 rare photographs! The pages breakdown to equal 20 pages for Jim the World's Greatest and Kenny & Company, 60 pages for Phantasm, 60 pages for Phantasm II, 50 pages for Phantasm III, 44 pages for Phantasm: Oblivion and 13 pages for the various Phantasm V sequels - including a page on Phantasm: Ravager!!!

CONTINUE READING TO SEE THE BOOK EXCERPTS!

UPDATED - Phantasm: Ravager

Phantasm V is real and is happening!!! Ain't It Cool has debuted the teaser poster to your right.

And for the record... the Phantasm Archives broke news and gave the first picture from this project back in 2009! No one has much been listening, though. Now that it's official... have a look back at the original scoop.

Details are scant on the project right now, so here is just a tiny bit more than what all the other websites are reporting:

• To reiterate, this project has been filming little by little since 2008.
• The original working title for several years was "Reggie's Tales."
• The original cast members put in appearances along with some Don Coscarelli regulars.
• It was partly filmed in Crestline, CA at Reggie Bannister's own home!
• Many of the familiar series elements are back... the 'Cuda and the sphere especially. Oh, yes... there will be blood!

UPDATE: It looks like one cast member has stepped forward! If this doesn't get you excited..... (anybody notice that this means the Lady in Lavender has been in all of the odd-numbered Phantasm movies?)

New Music Video with Michael Baldwin

Everyone's favorite boooooooy, Michael Baldwin, is back in a new music video from band Lucid Dementia. Directed by Justin Warren, Michael plays "The Conjurer" in this super spooky short. Chock full of great makeup effects and a creepy location, "It Came From the Dead" is sure to be enjoyed by Phantasm phans. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume and watch it below!

Exhumed Book Press

I'm a little late with this, but yours truly's upcoming book, Phantasm Exhumed, received several press mentions this month. You can expect book excerpts and photo exclusives across the next several weeks in anticipation of the book's release next month!

For more information on the book, hit up these stories:

Fangoria: PHANTASM Series Explored in in-depth book, PHANTASM EXHUMED

Dread Central: "Phantasm Exhumed to Dig Deep into the Mythos of the Tall Man and Company"

HorrorCultFilms.co.uk: Dustin McNeill To Release Unauthorized Companion Book PHANTASM EXHUMED in March 2014

Don Coscarelli teases "A Good Year"

In an interview with HorrorCultFilms.co.uk, Don Coscarelli teases big things for 2014, which marks the 35th Anniversary of the original Phantasm. The quote goes like this:

And so we’ve been talking about trying to get something together. 2014 is going to be a good year for Phantasm because of the 35th anniversary, if you can believe it, from the release of the original movie. We got a couple of things we’re hooking up, so hopefully this’ll be the year for it.

These "couple of things" are in addition to the gigantic 35th Anniversary reunion happening at Chicago's Flashback Weekend convention this August. It's set to be an exact recreation of the lineup offered five years ago for the 30th Anniversary reunion: Don Coscarelli, Angus Scrimm, Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury and Kathy Lester.

These "couple of things" also don't include my book, Phantasm Exhumed, which is due for release next month. Yes, it's going to be a very good year for phans!!

Phantasm Exhumed

You've heard whispers about it for a while now, but the time of my upcoming book, Phantasm Exhumed, is nearly at hand. You can check out the newly released cover artwork to your right (click to enlarge) and track updates on the book blog. Elsewhere on the internet, horror writer John Squires put together a nice rundown of the book's offerings in a piece for HalloweenLove.com.

And to think, all it took was a little digging.