Horror Crush: Samantha Phillips

Today, I induct a multi-talented beauty, Samantha Phillips, into this site's Horror Crushes section! One of my long time favorites, Phillips is a truly captivating heartbreaker!

Phillips was born on Feb. 25, 1966 (making her 51) in Savage, Maryland. She is an actress, talk-show host, radio DJ, producer, and model.
WARNING: There are SPOILERS to PHANTASM II contained in this article!

She first caught my eye, and my heart, in her second role, in Don Cosceralli's ass kicking sequel to his own classic, Phantasm II (1988). In it, she played Alchemy. It's an interesting and sexy role. She is picked up by our heroes Micheal and Reggie (James Le Gross and Reggie Banister, respectively), as she is hitchhiking. She also serves as a love interest for Reg, our balding, former ice-cream truck driver turned undead ass-kicker.

At the end, she turns out to be an agent of the evil Tall Man (the late, great Angus Scrimm, of course). Her origins are left up to you. Which is too say: was she always evil? Did she get turned evil by the Tall Man before they pick her up? Did she get turned evil by him, when they left her to go on her merry way, which happens to be how I interrupt it. Is there some other explanation? It's part of the fun of the role, and the film. She is really good, super sexy, and lively in her performance. Phillips has this underlying hint of naughtiness/ evil throughout the movie, that is great, and honestly, really hot!

She is so hot that she actually makes pulling off the side of one's head and revealing their brains, sexy!

And, speaking of sexy, Phillips has an amazing body, which she gives us a good look at in the film. She appears topless and has a wild sex scene with that lucky dude, Reggie. She dry humps him, and we learn that she has a bald dude fetish! As such, she slaps his balding head!! Anytime I watch this, including my first viewing as a kid, I think to myself: that this is either bullshit or if someone as hot as her has this fetish, then being bald, ain't half bad!

Phantasm II is a long time favorite of mine. I don't think it is the best film in the franchise (that would be the wonderfully original and imaginative first film), but it is the most fun. It is without a shadow of a doubt the best of the sequels in the franchise. The film fucking rocks hard and Phillips is a big part of its appeal. On a side note, I would be hard-pressed to not mention the film's lovely female lead Paula Irving, who is a cutie in her own right.

Phantasm II is unarguably her best role and film. She would appear in other genre movies, though. Among them is her second best film, Full Moon's fun Dollman (1991) where she played a character named Tina. I have not seen this movie in ages. And, while I liked it a lot, I can't for the life of me recall her in it. Her next horror project was The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless (2001) from exploitation/ schlockmiester Jim Wynorksi. I have never seen this surely boob filled parody, but she plays Sam in it. She starred in one more movie for Wynorski called Cheerleader Massacre. I actually like his Sorority House Massacre II, so this could be right u my alley. Anyway, Phillips plays Officer Phillips in it, cause why not?

Any of you have any thoughts or info on her post Phantasm II horror roles? Tell in the comments below, if you do! I recall seeing her years later in 1998 on the Playboy TV sexy news show Sexcetera as a reporter for it. In my eternal love of horror and adult entertainment I was soooo happy to see her on it! But, that is a story for another article.

Samantha Phillips is one of the sexiest women to ever grace a horror franchise. She has a beautiful face and a drop-dead, perfectly gorgeous body. Multi-talented and a woman who just exudes sexiness Phillips owns the hearts of anyone who has laid their eyes on her. As such, she is a perfect addition to Horror Crushes!

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4 Quickie Horror Reviews for 8/6/13

With me writing for best-horror-movies.com I don't always get a chance to review horror films, on my own for here. And, since I been watching a bunch of them (all of them reviewed by other writers on the above mentioned site I work for), I figured this would be a good chance for me to catch up on some recent horror viewings and share my views and thoughts on them. Maybe this could become a recurring thing, when need anyway.

ALL REVIEWS OUT OF 4 STARS

The Bleeding House (2011)- This somber story about a not so happy family with a dark secret who get visited by a doctor, that turns out to be a serial killer (Patrick Breen) is a solid and well done indie-horror film. There is some very good acting by all involved, in particular from Breen and Alexandra Chando as the family's pretty but weird daughter with a penchant for killing small animals.
The climax and ending are great and had me on the edge of my seat. A good slow burn of a movie, it has been playing on Showtime and is worth seeing. Sadly, for us Time Warner customers, cable is currently out of the question, as a form to see this one. Fuck that. Rent it. Or buy it. Just see it! ***


The Conjuring (2013)- From director James (Saw, Insidious) Wan comes this creepy as fuck tale, loosely based on a true story, about a family who move into a new a house. Soon they are haunted by a malevolent and demonic force. They call a demonologist couple (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) to help them.
Perfectly directed and paced, this fucker is one scary movie! Now, I considered myself very jaded. I mean I been watching horror movies since I was a child, so it's hard to scare me. That means props are in order here. My heart was racing in this one and my eyes were glued to the screen. This one got an R-rating despite having hardly any blood or gore and very little cursing. But, cause it is THAT damn scary!
Great acting too from all the cast. And, man, do I ever love Vera Farmiga. Between this and her role on Bates Motel, she is one of my main horror crushes of the year! This is Wan's best film, to date. Yes, I think it is better Saw or certainly better (and scarier) than Insidious (don't get more wrong I like that movie, but it lost me once the "ghost" was revealed, IE the whole climax). Before this my favorite film of his was Death Sentence. Not anymore. Believe the hype! ****

John Dies at the End- This weird-ass movie has been getting a lot of praise. It comes from horror master Don (Phantasm films, Bubba Ho-Tep) Cosceralli. The plot? Uh, basically two young guys discover a drug that turns people into something not human and kills them. Can they stop this other-worldly invasion?
Actually, there is a lot more that happens. Sometimes this one is a real head-scratcher. It tries too hard to be too weird at times. The slow parts do tend to hurt it. But... it is fun, in the end. The acting is good and most of the FX are well done with some good gore. I don't think it is as great as some have called it. But, it is original for sure, and that's rare in this genre.
If you like Kafka and/ or David Lynch, you will wanna check it out for sure. Even if you don't, be sure to give it a look.
And, one more thing, the flamethrower mask is cool as fuck and reminded me of Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead! ***

Would You Rather- Here is one that came out of no where, for me. A pretty young girl (Brittany Snow) is invited to play a game held by a rich man (Jeffrey Combs) at this mansion. Along with others, she must play a horrifying game of "would you rather" until only one remains alive. That winner will get lots of money and help, in her case for her gravely ill brother.
This is one of the very best movies of the year! The acting is so good, especially from Combs and Snow. Snow really surprised me, more since the last time she had been in a genre film was in the godawful Prom Night remake. Fans should also
note that one of this site's personal favorites, the gorgeous Sasha Grey, is in it as well, as the bitchiest player of "the game".
This isn't the goriest movie, in fact much of the brutality happens off screen. But, it works here, as your imagination runs wild. And, the tension is unbearable at times. A true masterpiece that hopefully other horror lovers will enjoy.
NOTE: the DVD and blu-ray are mad cheap at Best Buy and FYE, so get to buying it! NOW!!! ****

I'm gonna try and do more reviews of more movies for you guys, outside of my job. Hope you enjoyed these and let me know your thoughts on these movies, if you've already seen them!

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