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'''''Phantasm''''' is a series of horror films written and directed by Don Coscarelli (''[[The Beastmaster (Film)|The Beastmaster]]'', ''[[Bubba Ho Tep (Film)|Bubba Ho Tep]]'').
'''''Phantasm''''' is a series of horror films written and directed by Don Coscarelli (''[[The Beastmaster]]'', ''[[Bubba Ho-Tep]]'').


An evil supernatural being known as the Tall Man travels from [[Small Towns|small town]] to small town, leaving devastation in his wake. Posing as an undertaker, he steals dead bodies and transforms them into [[Our Zombies Are Different|dwarf-like]] [[Zombie Mooks|zombie slaves]], nicknamed 'lurkers'. Pursuing him are the only ones who might stop him: a troubled young man named Mike, an aging, balding ice cream vendor named Reggie, and the few allies they find along the way.
An evil supernatural being known as the Tall Man travels from [[Small Towns|small town]] to small town, leaving devastation in his wake. Posing as an undertaker, he steals dead bodies and transforms them into [[Our Zombies Are Different|dwarf-like]] [[Zombie Mooks|zombie slaves]], nicknamed 'lurkers'. Pursuing him are the only ones who might stop him: a troubled young man named Mike, an aging, balding ice cream vendor named Reggie, and the few allies they find along the way.
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It is fair to say that the rules of [[Rule of Cool|cool]] and [[Rule of Scary|scary]] are the guiding principles of the series. [[Bellisario's Maxim]] probably applies. While a coherent plot would have been nice, the films are entertaining enough and brimming with such memorable horrors - the [[Was Once a Man|ex-human]] lurkers, the brain-drilling flying spheres, Angus Scrimm playing the magnificently frightening Tall Man himself - that it hardly matters.
It is fair to say that the rules of [[Rule of Cool|cool]] and [[Rule of Scary|scary]] are the guiding principles of the series. [[Bellisario's Maxim]] probably applies. While a coherent plot would have been nice, the films are entertaining enough and brimming with such memorable horrors - the [[Was Once a Man|ex-human]] lurkers, the brain-drilling flying spheres, Angus Scrimm playing the magnificently frightening Tall Man himself - that it hardly matters.

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* [[Action Girl]]: Rocky in the third film.
* [[Action Girl]]: Rocky in the third film.