Don Coscarelli

Review: Why 'John Dies at the End,' Now on VOD, Is An Ideal Alternative to 'Gangster Squad'

Watch: Soy Sauce Gets an Entirely New Meaning in Bonkers Trailer for 'John Dies at the End' (VIDEO)

With a new trailer that promises to give soy sauce an entirely different meaning, "John Dies at the End" is a dark comedy-horror flick written and directed by Don Coscarelli ("Phantasm," "Bubba Ho-Tep") and adapted from David Wong's novel of the same name. A drug -- Soy Sauce, as it's called on the ...

Raised in Fear: Phantasm and the Uses of Enchantment

For many filmgoers, seeing their first horror movie is a rite of passage: mine came at the tender age of six, on our first family visit to the drive-in to see "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" (1973).

SXSW '12 Review: Weird & Sometimes Confusing 'John Dies At The End' Is Still An Odd & Engaging Genre Treat

The problem addressing fans of “Midnight” films and wacky horror can succinctly be found in the opening of Don Coscarelli's “John Dies At The End.” It involves axe handles, zombies, mutant leeches, axe heads, hardware store trips and answering a dead man as to whether or not the axe in question is t...