IT\'S A STORY OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND SPHERES The fifth and final Phantasm took an incredible eight years to go from set to screen.
This exhaustively researched tome became a key resource for the teams behind PHANTASM\'s 2016 Blu-ray boxsets and was even mentioned in Arrow Video\'s.
In 2014, he published the Phantasm EXHUMED companion book which featured an introduction by ANGUS SCRIMM.
In 2012 Mc Neill helped coordinate supplemental features for Scream Factory\'s Phantasm II Blu-ray release and served as a consultant for THE BALL IS BACK documentary.
This issue, containing his 30th Anniversary Phantasm retrospective, quickly sold out all copies.
In 2009 he penned the cover article for HORRORHOUND #17.
Such is THE Strange Case OF Phantasm Ravager Further EXHUMED includes: - A thorough chronicle of the journey from web series to feature film - Analysis of unproduced scripts by Roger Avary and Stephen Romano - Examination of RAVAGER\'s story, themes and conclusion - Info on deleted scenes and alternate dialogue - Why the film was delayed years after announcement - Details on filming locations and special effects - A breakdown of the Red Credit sequence - Phantasmic Drink Recipes and Trivia Questions from the Hollywood Premiere - More tips and tricks for better embalming (still kidding )About the Author: Dustin Mc Neill has been lurking behind the scenes of Phantasm since 2007, the year in which he launched the popular Phantasm ARCHIVES website.
In fact, they never really did to begin with.
They just don\'t make movies like this anymore.
Decades-old props were taken out of storage and dusted off for reuse.
Visual effects were handled mostly by the director.
The new sequel filmed not in Hollywood soundstages but in the homes of cast and crew.
Shot in secret on a microbudget, Ravager reunites Phantasm \'s core cast thirty-five years after the original cult classic.
The project began as an experimental short before becoming a thirteen part web series and finally a feature length sequel.
IT\'S A STORY OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND SPHERES The fifth and final Phantasm took an incredible eight years to go from set to screen
