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!

Cover Art: SATAN HATES YOU

The cover artwork for the upcoming October 18 DVD release of Satan Hates You has appeared online (source: Shock Till You Drop). The DVD art features Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister, both of whom have terrific parts in the film along with genre fixtures Michael Berryman, Debbie Rochon and Larry Fessenden.

I hope to have my review for this one posted soon here on the Archives. I don't mind telling you in advance that I thought it was deliciously evil fun! Click the cover to enlarge it.

(Note of trivia: This is the first time Angus and Reggie have both appeared in a film since Phantasm Oblivion!)

Phantasm II on Ain't It Cool

Head on over to Ain't It Cool News to see three very rare and very high-resolution Phantasm II pictures from the personal archives of special makeup effectsman Mark Shostrom. Ain't It Cool writer Quint recently featured the photos as part of his smashing "Behind the Scenes Pic of the Day" column and gave a kind nod to The Phantasm Archives and your Chief Archivist here. Much appreciated and yes, it is very cool.

For more behind the scenes photos from Phantasm II (and from Phantasm III), visit the website for Mark's new effects company, Hello Boss Effects, which is hosted right here on the Archives.

Cinema Overdrive's PHANTASM Poster

My hat is truly off to Danny Miller and the boys at Cinema Overdrive for creating this spectacular new Phantasm poster, which celebrates a screening of the original film happening next Saturday night, July 23rd in my own state of North Carolina (nothing could be finer!). To sweeten the deal, Phantasm is being shown on a double-bill with rock musical Phantom of the Paradise. For more about the screening, visit the Cinema Overdrive website, which will also be posting information about how you can obtain a print of Danny 's poster. The print-run is reported to be extra-limited to only 79 copies. Look closely and you can see the names of the Deadpit crew on the gravestones!

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Screencaps: Angus Scrimm in Femme Fatales

Submitted here for the Phantasm Archives are six screencaps from last night's Femme Fatales episode entitled 'The Clinic'. Though the concept is overall a bit racy for my taste, I thought Angus Scrimm was magnificent as the sinister Dr. Chandler. He positively steals the show, especially in the final moments when his character's true nature is revealed. Phantasm fans should delight at hearing Angus sneak in a "Boy" as he taunts the gun-wielding hero. Femme Fatales airs on Cinemax and if you happened to miss last night's airing, it's scheduled for repeats and featured on the premium channel's On-Demand service. Click any image to enlarge it.

REVIEW: RITUAL, (Phantasm music video)

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If you haven't already heard The ADN Project's sweet cover of the Phantasm theme, I suggest you immediately give it a listen by clicking the link above, but then return here once you're caught up. The ADN Project's rocked-out rendition of Fred Myrow's theme has become a fast fan-favorite, garnering more than 14,000 views on YouTube and even enjoying a stint on the main page of the official Phantasm website. Now the man behind the song, Andre Noe, has directed and produced a music video accompaniment to ADN's cover that shines bright with the flare and production value of a short film. Read on for my review of his efforts.

Angus Scrimm in FEMME FATALES this Friday!

If you subscribe to Cinemax, you'll surely want to tune in this Friday at 11PM to catch Angus Scrimm guest-starring in Episode 8 of their racy Femme Fatales program as "Dr. Chandler." Fans of the Tall Man will notice that this is hardly Angus' first time playing an onscreen doctor, nor his first time playing an evil doctor! The official synopsis for the episode, which is titled "The Clinic," follows: "Given only three months to live, unsuspecting LOGAN CALE (Daniel Bess) is persuaded by his girlfriend, JESSICA (Stacy Stas), to seek experimental treatment at a clinic in Mexico by his sinister doctor, CHANDLER (Angus Scrimm)." 

You can bet your bottom dollar your Phantasm Archivist will follow up on the episode here with pictures and a report. More information on Cinemax' Official Femme Fatales website.