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.

New website - PhantasmCudas.com!

Alright internet, here comes the Chief Archivist's last post on The Phantasm Archives for 2013. See you all next year!

Arguably one of the most memorable movie vehicles in horror history, the great Hemi-Cuda's of Phantasm get a lot of phan love, which has now resulted in the creation of a website! Phantasm Community member CudaCharger aka the crafty Don Almeido has founded Phantasm Cudas.com in order to "preserve the memory of the most sinister muscle car to ever roam the streets of the silver screen." Sounds good to me!

Over at his site, you can check out vintage articles about the car, see rare photos and read about what has since happened to the movie vehicles. Definitely worth a look!

For the Spanish-Speaking Phans...

I wanted to take a moment in these last few hours of 2013 to tell you about a great new fan effort happening on Facebook, one that caters to Phantasm's many Spanish-speaking phans. Known around the world in such territories as Phantasma, there is now a Facebook group that celebrates the series in spanish! Me gustsa!

If you'd like to follow El Hombre Alto on Facebook, go here. Michael Baldwin, Kat Lester and Mark Shostrom already have - what are you waiting for!?

The Phantasm Model Kit You've Probably Never Seen

When you think about it, Phantasm is pretty unexploited when it comes to official merchandise and collectibles. Sure, we had that official Tall Man figurine from several years back, but where are the other characters in that particular line? Wouldn't you like to have Mike with dagger and flamethrower accessories? Reggie with four-barrel and tuning fork? Or how about Phantasm: Oblivion's Jennifer with detachable sphere bosom? Okay, nix that last one.

But what about masks? Deluxe 18" figures with sound? Prop replicas? Model kits? If you're especially hungry for a Tall Man model kit and you've got $500 to spare, CONTINUE READING and get ready to satiate your appetite.

Massive Phantasm II Theatrical Standee

From the murky shadows of the Phantasm Community comes a glimpse at one of the rarest Phantasm collectibles of all time - a massive Phantasm II theatrical standee. These babies were shipped to theaters all over the nation in 1988 to promote the film and sadly, most were destroyed or discarded after usage. 

This photo collage comes to us from user 'Phantasm2009,' who writes that he found them on an old floppy disk years after being forced to sell the prized item while in hard times. The model in the second picture is his wife.

I myself have only ever seen the detachable sphere appear on eBay, never the entire standee. I gave momentary thought to bidding on the sphere itself anyway, but who would honestly want an oversized James LeGros head staring at them from across the room? Not this guy. Continue reading for pictures of the standee.

Play as the Tall Man in Horror Mash-Up Video Game

So this game isn't exactly brand new, but it hasn't been covered here before and I'm willing to be there are plenty of phans that haven't heard of it and would love the opportunity to see the Tall Man and his spheres kick the undead shit out of Freddy Krueger and others. Enter Terrordrome: Rise of the Boogeymen!

From the official Terrordrome website: Terrordrome is a PC fan game with a professional quality level. It's home-brew, free and totally fan-oriented! Based on a one-on-one 2D fighting game, Terrordrome features the most popular horror movie characters from the 80's till now in encounters between the most frightening and imposing killers for the biggest pleasure of fans from both horror movies and video games. You choose your favorite character and fight against a roster of other characters.

Read on for a list of horror villains available for sparring, a great photo of the Tall Man about to whoop some Krueger tail, video of our favorite mortician in actual gameplay and a link to the official website where you can download the game.