Episode 34: [Shudder-thon Edition] Movie Review of Phantasm (1979) "Mayhem at the Mortuary"

Phantasm is a 1979 American science fantasy horror film that was directed, written, photographed, and edited by Don Coscarelli. The first film in the Phantasm franchise.  The residents of a small town have  begun dying under strange circumstances, leading young Mike (Michael  Baldwin) to investigate. After discovering that the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), the town's mortician, is killing and reanimating the dead as  misshapen zombies, Mike seeks help from his older brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), and local ice cream man Reggie (Reggie Bannister). Working  together, they try to lure out and kill the Tall Man, all the while  avoiding his minions and a deadly silver sphere. **** DISCLAIMER **** I do not own the rights of the Phantasm Theme Song or the audio clip added to this episode.