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Thursday, August 31, 2006

PHANTASM TRIBUTE


























To celebrate our new Look And New Site Address, I thought I would start off with a tribute To one of my favorite movies PHANTASM.

THE PLOT
Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, is afraid to lose his brother. This fear causes him to follow his brother to a funeral, where Mike witnesses the Tall Man lift a coffin on his own. Mike decides to investigate and discovers a horrible world where the Tall Man, along with his flying spheres, shrink the to half their normal size and reanimate them as slaves. It is then up to Mike, his brother, and Reggie the ice cream man to stop the Tall man.
























A Few PHANTASM Facts.

The Idea for PHANTASM Came to Don Coscarelli when he seen the audiences reaction to a spook house scene from his second film KENNY & COMPANY a warm comedy about children. where the film's young star, Michael Baldwin went on to star in PHANTASM.

The screenplay for Phantasm was writen by Don Coscarelli wife Kate Coscarelli.

The uncut version is banned in Germany.

It was filmed on the weekends over a one-year period in 1977

The Mortuary dissolve effect is actually an element of the Star Trek transporter effect.

Called "The Never Dead" in Australia.

If you look at "The Tall Man" in the final scene, you will notice that he has short hair instead of the long hair that he has throughout the rest of the film.

Angus Scrimm ("The Tall Man"), whose real name is Rory Guy, is actually a journalist for several magazine such as TV Guide and Cinema Magazine. He has written liner notes for the likes of Frank Sinatra and the Beatles, and even has won a Grammy for his work.

Angus Scrimm is 6' 2". Different camera angles and smaller sized clothing was used to make him look even taller.

When it was released, critics dubbed the "Ball", the "first computerized vampire."

The killer dwarves were original going to be played by "little" people, but instead Don Coscarelli used his neighbor's kids.

Wilbur Green, the designer of "Sentinel" died mysterious a few weeks after the sequences for the balls were shot. He never got to see his work, the "ball", in action on the silver screen.

The Mortuary set burned down during filming and had to be rebuilt.

A Special Edition DVD of "Phantasm" is out. It contains all the features of the SE Laserdisc released a few years back.

MPAA originally wanted to cut down the "ball" scene because they found it too gory. Don Coscarelli was able to convince the President of the MPAA to change the ruling by showing that cutting the scene down made it more horrific.

The exterior shots of the Mausoleum at Morningside Cemetery were actually of the Dunsmuir House and Gardens in Oakland,

And was the same house that was featured in the film "Burnt Offerings".

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Some PHANTASM Web site's

CLICK HERE TO SEE DON DEPAOLA JAMMIN ON THE PHANTASM THEME

CLICK HERE FOR PHANTASM.COM

CLICK HERE FOR DON COSCARELLI'S BIO

CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE TALL MAN'S MAUSOLEUM

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FIRST 4 CHAPTERS OF KATE COSCARELLI'S NOVEL "PHANTASM"



CLICK HERE FOR A TRIUTE SITE FOR REGGIE BANNASTER


CLICK TO PLAY PHANTASM TALL MAN GAME

ClICK HERE TO SEE THE PHANTASM MOVIE LOCATION ON DREAD CENTRAL PART 1

ClICK HERE TO SEE THE PHANTASM MOVIE LOCATION ON DREAD CENTRAL PART 2




Now On to The House

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Alexander Dunsmuir built this spectacular Oakland, California, home in 1899 for his new wife Josephine.The son of a wealthy

coal baron, Alexander built the 37-room mansion as both a wedding gift for his beautiful wife and as a showcase of his wealth.

Tragically, Alexander passed away while the new couple was on their honeymoon in New York. Josephine returned to

Dunsmuir where she lived alone in her 16,000-square-foot wedding present. Josephine and the home--with its Tiffany-style

dome, beautiful wood-paneled rooms and 10 fireplaces--did become important parts of San Francisco high society.

The Dunsmuir Estate has been the scene of numerous big-screen productions. Here are a few...
Phantasm (1979)
True Crime (1999)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Gloria (1999)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

CLICK HERE TO TAKE A 360 VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE DUNSMUIR ESTATE

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DUNSMUIR WEBSITE

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE PICTURES OF THE DUNSMUIR ESTATE
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Burnt Offerings Was Filmed at the DUNSMUIR ESTATE.

CLICK HERE FOR THE BURNT OFFERINGS REVIEW

More Don Coscarelli Movies




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Killer Klowns Sing Along



This Post Is For Seth and Ethan



Click on the video and sing along....

P.T. Barnum said it so long ago
ThereÕs one born every minute, donÕt you know (killer clowns)
Some make us laugh, some make us cry
These clowns only gonna make you die

EverybodyÕs running when the circus comes into the town
EverybodyÕs gunning for the lights of the killer clowns, from outer space
Killer clow-ow-ow-ow-ooooons from outer space, Jocko!

The ringmaster shouts ÒLet the show beginÓ
Sand in the curbside and everywhere
See the rubber nose on the painted face
Bringing genocide to the human race

ItÕs time to take a ride on the nightly merry-go-round
YouÕll be dead on arrival from the lights of the killer clowns, from outer space
Killer clow-ow-ow-ow-ooooons from outer space

ThereÕs cotton candy in their hands
Says a polka-dotted band with a slotted jack around
They all die aboard the gold buzzer

Guitar

Oh look around, what do you see
Tell me whatÕs become of humanity (killer clowns)
From California shores to New York Times Square
Barnum and Bailey everywhere

If youÕve ever wondered why the populationÕs going down
Blame it on the plunder from the lights of the killer clowns, from outer space
Killer clow-ow-ow-ow-ooooons from outer space
Killer clowns
Killer clowns
Killer clowns, ha ha
Killer clowns, ho ho
Killer clowns, hey hey from outer space
Killer clow-ow-ow-ow-ooooons from outer space
Killer clowns...

Never watched the KILLER KlOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE ? CLICK HERE to read the review then go out and buy the DVD



Zombie Survival Kit




What are you going to do when the zombie comes for You !!


Dread Central































Dread Central is a horror movie lovers dream They visit the actual filming locations from both horror and cult films alike showing what they look like today while doing a retrospective on the film, And that's Just a small part of this site. Its packed with reviews, interviews, horror news and a lot more. CHECK IT OUT!!!!

Dread Central on my space

Dread Central Website

My favorite part of the website is hard to find for noobies its Horror Hallowed Grounds. Its hidden at the bottom of the features section. This is the place where they visit old movie locations Like The Fog, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween 1 & 2, Session 9, Phantasm and Prince of Darkness. Here is a link to it.

Dread Central Horror Hollowed Grounds

GHOST WEB CAMS




























Ghost web cams. Just when you thought webcams where just for porn.LOL.
Here are a list of sites that set up webcams in haunted houses so you can sit back in your computer chair and hunt for ghost.


LEXINGTON GHOST


WILLARD LIBRARY WEBSITE

WILLARD LIBRARY

WILLARD KIDS ROOM

WILLARD BASEMENT

OKC-PRG DESERTED HOSPITAL

OKC-PRG DESERTED HOSPITAL 2

LLANCAIACH FAWR MANOR

GHOST WATCH
can you find out the secret of this site ??

QUEEN MARY GHOST'S

THEATRE CAM

JUNE"S PLACE

BOUDON STREET

LINCOLN SHIRE GHOST CAM

NIGHTSTAR


PARIS CATACOMBS

UFO WEBCAM

ORDSALL HALL

LAS VEGAS NV. SAUCER CAM

More Spooky Websites




















GRAVE YARDS OF CHICAGO
over two thousand, five hundred graven images.
CLICK HERE

GHOST TOWN GALLERY
1300 pictures from 174 ghost towns and historic places in the United States.
CLICK HERE

Obiwan's UFO-Free Paranormal Page
Features a true ghost story archive, information on hauntings and publicly accessible haunted places, a message board, and paranormal links
CLICK HERE

HALLOWEENSUNSEEN
Features ghostly apparitions caught on film
CLICK HERE

ANGELS AND GHOST
Ghost pictures, photos & web cams of ghosts; angel pictures & stories.
Study paranormal & spiritual ideas about angels & ghosts. Investigate
stories of ghosts & angels. Explore evidence of ghosts & angels.

CLICK HERE

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

2 HORROR MOVIE SITES

THE SAW IS FAMILY

The unofficial TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE home page . A great site for fans of the movies . The site has news, the true story,

chatroom, message, board, and more. Picture section is down hopfull it will be back up soon

THE SAW IS FAMILY
















GHOUL NEXT DOOR

Remember the little girl in the original 1968 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD movie who stabbed her mom and took a bite out of her dad. Her name is Kyra Schon and she has a website and its about the film. check it out

GOUL NEXT DOOR


If You Like Sites Like This Let Me Know, Leave a Comment or feel free to post a link to your favorite site in the comment section












HAUNTED PLACES



























THE OHIO STATE REFORMATORY

OHIO HAUNTINGS

CEMETERY AND GHOST AND HORROR LINKS

ESSEX MOUNTAIN SANATORIUM

There are a few links from are local abandoned
Sanitarium. Had a lot of fun their.....

BARTONVILLE IL. STATE HOSPITAL 1
BARTONVILLE IL. STATE HOSPITAL 2
BARTONVILLE IL. STATE HOSPITAL 3
BARTONVILLE IL. STATE HOSPITAL 4
BARTONVILLE IL. STATE HOSPITAL 5
4 is my favorite
UNDERGROUND KENT
Ex-military tunnels, Napolenic fortifications, and underground structures in Kent, England.
http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/



Ghost





















SOUTH JERSEY GHOST

RESARCH


EXORCISM IN RUSSA STORY AND MP3


EXORCISM IN RUSSA VIDIO

OBIWANS UFO FREE PARANORMAL PAGE

GHOST VOICES .COM

GHOST AND HAUNTINGS FLASH

ABANDONED BUILDINGS


Not all who wander are lost --J. R. R. Tolkien


















ABANDOND PLACES
Abandoned Photos of abandoned plants, unfinished buildings, and industrial sites in Russia.
http://www.abandoned-places.com/

ABANDONED PLACES
abandoned places Photo exploration of buildings throughout Europe that have been left behind.
http://www.abandoned.ru/

INFILTRATION
Abandoned buildings are very popular sites for infiltration -- it seems silly to allow buildings so wonderful to simply sit empty. What constitutes an abandoned site? ... Abandoned sites go beyond abandoned buildings, though: abandoned missile silos, abandoned subway. Go to the bottom of the page to view the pictures
http://www.infiltration.org/abandon.htm

GRAVE ADDICTION
Grave Addiction abandoned buildings page ... Abandoned Building Photos. Baughman Park - Frazeysburg, Ohio ... Select... Home Cemeteries Haunted Places Abandoned Buildings Mothman Historical Parks Museums Ouija Stories Ghost
http://www.graveaddiction.com/abindex.html

99 ROOMS
Allows users to walk through a virtual building and see the sights and hear the sounds of a dilapidated structure.
http://www.99rooms.com/

THE HOSPITAL
Immersive multimedia and pictorial Flash journey through an abandoned hospital building.
http://hospital.apoka.com/

ABANDONED BUILDINGS


DARK PASSAGES
A New York based organization providing blind archaeologists with the finest high quality flashlights.
http://www.darkpassage.com/

SLEEP CITY
Urban exploration photos from Australian states and the city of Brisbane
http://sleepycity.net/

SUBTERRANEA BRITANNICA
Devoted to the study and investigation of man-made and man-used underground places
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/

LOST DESTINATIONS
Abandoned, unusual, wild, and weird road trip photography from throughout the USA.
http://www.lostdestinations.com/

ABANDONED MISSILE BASE TOUR
Takes the viewer on a full tour of a decommissioned, abandoned, underground missile complex.
http://triggur.org/silo/

OPACITY
Photographs of abandoned buildings and structures on the east coast of the USA.
http://www.opacity.us/


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