Biography
Don Coscarelli (born February 17, 1954) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for horror films. His credits include the Phantasm series, The Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Coscarelli , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022
as Self
A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that...

Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
as Self
This career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his incredible rise from 50's doo-wop crooner, to his early c...

The Beastmaster Chronicles
2020
as Self
Documentary about the making of the film The Beastmaster.

All Hail the Popcorn King!
2019
as Self
Made in cooperation with Joe Lansdale, we explore his life growing up in 1950's east Texas and how he has used his experiences to create what can only...

Dead Night
2018
Executive Producer
A caring mother loses her sanity, setting off a chain of events resulting in tragedy and murder. The story of Casey Pollack unfolds from two very diff...

Phantasm: Ravager
2016
Writer, Producer
Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.

Digging Up the Marrow
2015
as Self
A documentary filmmaker turns his lens on an enigmatic conspiracy theorist who claims he's found the entrance to a vast underground city populated ent...

Why Horror?
2014
as Self
Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II
2013
Retrospective about the making of Phantasm II featuring interviews with Don Coscarelli, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister and others.

John Dies at the End
2013
Writer, Producer, Editor
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Phantasmagoria
2005
as Himself
Everything you ever wanted to know about Phantasm is right here in this 97-minute feature with interviews from Don Coscarelli, producer Paul Pepperman...

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
2005
Director, Writer
While driving at night on a mountain road, Ellen gets distracted and hits an abandoned car. When she tries to get help, she is attacked by a backwoods...
Saga of ‘The Beastmaster’
2005
as Self
This documentary is featured on the Divimax Special Edition DVD for The Beastmaster (1982), released in 2005. Included in the 2020 Vinegar Syndrome Bl...

Bubba Ho-tep
2002
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who s...

Phantasm IV: Oblivion
1998
Writer, Director, Producer
Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time h...

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997
as Self
This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.

Hollywood Halloween
1997
as Self
Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus
1996
Characters
Before he died, Dar's father gave a mysterious amulet to Tal, Dar's younger brother who is now king. Dar, while wandering with his animal companions, ...

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
1994
Writer, Executive Producer, Producer
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ic...

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
Characters
The Beastmaster Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert in...

Survival Quest
1989
Writer, Director, Editor
A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a pa...

Phantasm II
1988
Writer, Director
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, bea...

The Beastmaster
1982
Writer, Director
Dar, is the son of a king, who's hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is mur...

Phantasm
1979
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapon...

Kenny & Company
1976
Producer, Writer, Director
A coming-of-age story about the lives of a teenage boy and his friends as they traverse the highs and lows of boyhood in the run-up to Halloween.
Jim, the World's Greatest
1975
Director, Producer, Writer
One of his earlier pieces, Don Coscarelli (of Phantasm Phame) has a knack for seeing the world through the eyes and heart of a young boy. He offers a ...

Robot Dracula
N/A
as Don
A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.