Hello Phans,
I was wondering about what Phanstasm collectibles are out there and what our members have in their collections. I know there are a bunch of threads on different ones, but I was hoping for one thread where we can post our favorites.
I have been searching online and it seems there are not many Phantasm collectibles out there. I also love the Universal Monsters and have a few cool collectibles such as the original '61 Frank and '62 Drac Aurora models, a Sideshow Silver Screen Drac, a Code 3 Drac sculpture ect. But I would love to have some Phantasm ones.
Honestly, all I have are the 4 dvds and now Dustin's great new book. A holy grail of mine is the Sphere DVD set (for the Phantasmagoria documentary) and the Phantasm comic (I am also a comic fan). A regular sphere would be cool, a poster, a Tall Man figure etc.
So have at it phans…post your collectibles!
This is a great topic, BG! There hasn't been that much out over the years, but some things I've found/owned on and off over the decades include:
1. Posters and lobby cards from all over the world. Would have loved some of the awesome standees (especially from P2) but could never get a theater to give one up.
2. The UK sphere set. Loved the container, and loved the documentaries. There was a Phandom documentary also on this for which Guy Thorpe, Justin Zaharczuk and I were interviewed. Never seen in the U.S., unfortunately.
3. R. Quinn studios Tall Man mask from 1981. I learned about this from Angus and by Halloween I was walking the neighborhood as the Tall Man. lollol
4. Tall Man figure with dwarf. Not the greatest looking item, and I waited and wondered for decades when one would be created. But these are still available on eBay, I believe.
5. Cuda model. Quite beautiful.
6. Rare resin Tall Man model from the 90's.
7. The comic by Stephen Romano.
8. Novel by Don's mom. I had a xerox of this book for years, which was pretty awesome. Stephen Romano cleaned it up and published it as a limited edition paperback. I think only 500 of them? Pretty cool.
9. Plaster life casts of Angus. Based on either the P2 or P3 life casting sessions I attended. Don't know how they got the molds to do these illegal casts, but for awhile they were a hot seller on eBay.
10. Plastic finger keepsake from first Phantasm screening in L.A.
11. Various pins from official studio promotions (P2) and fan made creations.
12. Fan artwork, Tall Man busts, homemade spheres, etc. over the years. The internet and eBay has made it a lot easier to find these.
13. Baseball caps and crew jackets. Pretty rare and usually one of a kind items.
14. P3 promotional clock.
15. P2 and P3 promotional stickers.
16. Phantasm Excursions anthology
17. Specialized magazines and fanzines (Worlds of Horror, Phantasms, Netherworlds, Sentinel).
18. Press kits and advertising booklets. The stuff from Japan has always, imo, been the coolest.
That's all I can think of right now. Not a lot of stuff out there.