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Status
Released
Release
2025
Runtime
1h 12m
"The uncut version... Never shown on T.V.!"
Welcome to the 1980s TV horrorshow that never was. PHANTASMATAPES is a psychotronic VHS mixtape that reimagines THE REVENGE OF DR. X (a Japan-set creature feature that was written by Ed Wood) and THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (the savage body horror film that inspired FRANKENHOOKER) as a late-nite, home-taped double feature—complete with local TV commercials and a new synthesizer score from Taken by Savages (JUNGLE TRAP). Inspired by hazy memories of channel-surfing at the witching hour, this is a nostalgic and experimental art project from the minds behind Bleeding Skull.
24 Cast Members
James Craig
Dr. Bragan (archive footage)
James Yagi
Dr. Paul Nakamura (archive footage)
Atsuko Rome
Noriko Hanamura (archive footage)
Jason Evers
Dr. Bill Cortner (archive footage)
Virginia Leith
Jan Compton (archive footage)
Leslie Daniels
Kurt (archive footage)
John Stanley
Dr. Stanley (archive footage)
Tota Kondo
Customs Officer (archive footage)
Lawrence O'Neill
American at Airport (archive footage)
Al Ricketts
Gas Station Owner (archive footage)
Edward M. Shannon
Dr. Shannon (archive footage)
Adele Lamont
Doris Powell (archive footage)
Bonnie Sharie
Blonde Stripper (archive footage)
Doris Brent
Nurse (archive footage)
Paula Morris
Brunette Stripper (archive footage)
Marilyn Hanold
Peggy Howard (archive footage)
Bruce Brighton
Dr. Cortner (archive footage)
Arny Freeman
Photographer (archive footage)
Fred Martin
Medical Assistant (archive footage)
Lola Mason
Donna Williams (archive footage)
