Back in March, it was revealed that Don Coscarelli—the filmmaker behind four Phantasm movies, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End—had written a new memoir book, True Indie: Life and Death in Film Making, which is due out this October. While the book's fall release is exciting all its own, horror fans can also look forward to meeting Coscarelli in person, as he'll be hitting the road for what is sure to be an insightful, educational, and entertaining book signing tour!
The locations and dates for the True Indie tour were revealed on the official Phantasm website and Coscarelli's Facebook page, and we have them listed below. Stay tuned for more cities to be announced in the future, and in case you missed it, we also have the synopsis and cover art for the book, which you can learn more about on Amazon and at Macmillan.
"TRUE INDIE tour dates below. More coming soon!
Info on TRUE INDIE and preorder here.
9/30: Los Angeles, CA
Check back for info!10/3: Austin, TX
Don Coscarelli hosts Phantasm Remastered
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz with BookPeople
320 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Buy Austin tickets link!10/4: Washington DC
Opening Night of 13th Annual Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 2091010/5: NYC
Don Coscarelli hosts Phantasm Remastered
Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn with BookPeople
445 Albee Square W #4, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Buy Alamo Brooklyn tickets link!10/6: NYC
Don Coscarelli hosts Phantasm Remastered
Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers with BookPeople
2548 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710
Buy Alamo Yonkers tickets link!10/8: Chicago
Don Coscarelli hosts Bubba Ho-Tep screening with Q&A and signing.
Music Box Theatre
3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 606110/9: Tulsa, OK
An Evening with Don Coscarelli
Presented by Magic City Books and Circle Cinema
A conversation with director Don Coscarelli followed by a screening of the recently restored version of PHANTASM.
10 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 7410410/10: Denver, CO
Don Coscarelli hosts Phantasm Remastered
Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake with Tattered Cover
4255 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204
Buy Alamo Denver tickets link!10/11: SLC
Salt Lake Film Society and Weller Book Works presents
Don Coscarelli at the Tower Theatre.
Phantasm screening with Q&A and signing.
876 E 900 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84105MORE CITIES / DATES TO COME."
Synopsis: "From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics comes a memoir that’s both revealing autobiography and indie film crash course.
Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films including Phantasm, The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-tep and John Dies at the End, now he’s taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the wild world of the independent filmmaker.
Join Coscarelli as he sells his first feature film to Universal Pictures and gets his own office on the studio lot while still a teenager. Travel with him as he chaperones three out-of-control child actors as they barnstorm Japan, almost drowns actress Catherine Keener in her first film role, and turns a short story about Elvis Presley battling a four thousand year-old Egyptian mummy into a beloved cult classic film.
True Indie is loaded with the filmmaker’s behind-the-scenes stories, like setting his face on fire during the making of Phantasm, hearing Bruce Campbell’s most important question before agreeing to star in Bubba Ho-tep, and crafting a horror thriller into a franchise phenomenon spanning four decades.
Not just memoir, True Indie is also a crash course on the indie film world. Find out how Coscarelli managed to retain creative and financial control of his works in an industry ruled by power-hungry predators, and all without going insane or bankrupt.
True Indie will prove indispensable for film fans, aspiring filmmakers, and anyone who loves an underdog success story."
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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