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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 (Film)|The Beastmaster]]'', ''[[Bubba Ho Tep (Film)|Bubba Ho Tep]]''). |
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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. [[Bellisarios Maxim|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. [[Bellisarios Maxim|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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=== The series features examples of: === |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Rocky in the third film. |
* [[Action Girl]]: Rocky in the third film. |
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* [[Action Survivor]]: Reggie. |
* [[Action Survivor]]: Reggie. |