You can’t call yourself a sci-fi//horror enthusiast without watching 1979’s original ‘Phantasm‘. The story of a macabre grave robber named Tall Man and his killer spheres began a franchise and received a die-hard fan base.  Four movies spanned 35 years time with director-writer Don Coscarelli at the helm for each one. 16 years has passed since ‘Phantasm IV‘ gave fans another dose of Coscarelli-centric horror-story-telling, and they have been reeling for more.

There have been rumors of a fifth ‘Phantasm‘ film and many have been disappointed to find they were just that – rumors. Now, we have solid information and a trailer, even that the fifth film IS coming!!! Not only is coming, but is already finished. ‘Phantasm:Ravager‘ is directed by David Hartman. Hartman has most recently directed ‘Transformers Prime‘ and ‘My Friends Tigger and Pooh‘, but don’t think he has lost his edge working in the g-rated animation area. This is the same director that gave life to the music videos ‘American Witch‘ and ‘Lords of Salem‘ by fellow horror-enthusiast Rob Zombie. Hartman also worked closely with Coscarelli on ‘Bubba Ho-Tep‘ and ‘John Dies at the End‘.