Phantasm I, II, & III
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Directed by Don A. Coscarelli, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm.

The cult horror equivalent of the Holy Grail – will screen over three nights with director Don A. Coscarelli and stars Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm in attendance. The 1979 original is a garishly inventive cult classic of severed body parts and mysteriously lethal silver spheres. Phantasm II is showing on the screen for the first time since its release in 1988. (All the prints are from Coscarelli’s private collection.) Phantasm III (1994) continues the grisly nightmare. The series is presented by Stephen Romano and the Alamo, the same team behind the Fulci Fest at Halloween.

This article appears in March 17 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.