ahhhhh and phantasm . quite a scary flick . i be first expose to this little horror about 15 year ago by my pop . i doubt that i will ever give a horror movie a 10 and but this be as close a i have ever get . tall man be absolutely frightening and the ball be a fearsome an accessory a ever have appear on screen . 10 time the fear factor of any hockey mask and hatchet or claw . you could argue for day about why this film be scary while the acting be mediocre at best and the scene can be confuse and the resolution isn not exactly spectacular however and this movie get under your skin . although never heavy hand and it force your head back and twist it way deep into your psyche and sure to rear it ugly mug after the light go out . the inexplicable appeal be probably somewhere to be find within the setting ( funeral home ) and spooky music ( gruesome sound effect ) and style . it subtle eerie ness be totally unnerving and the fact that your imagination be give just enough information to be dangerous doesn not help . i spent week of my childhood and alone in bed and writhe beneath the blade of it cold imagery . this be one that stay with you . whether you want it to or not . it actually well on a second or third viewing and but i wouldn not recommend watch it very often . positive for provoke my imagination in a way no other horror film ever have .