a horror movie that be fourth in a series should be terrible . this one actually stand on it own a a good movie and though perhaps not great a fourth in the series . a other user have comment and this movie do not answer question about the phantasm series . it show a little background on the tall man and and that it . on the other hand and look at it a a stand alone movie and it work . it have very coherent and often beautiful art direction . there be very few character ( i assume to save money ) and but that work . it keep the movie from bogging down in goofy dialogue and laughable character like phantasm iii . the movie actually get rather artful at time . just observe the desert scene with the field of metal rod to see what i mean . the tall man doesn not seem too threaten in this one . he come across much more a a constant pressure instead of an acute danger . the individual character aren not really developed any more than the previous film . they be reach archetypal role of hero and seeker and fighter and etc . this be not a slasher film . it almost be not a horror movie . oddly enough and it be almost step out of it low brow beginning ( except for the breast scene in the hotel ) and nearly reach art movie status . i would love to see phantasm v take far in this vein . unfortunately and i think this be the last of the series . enjoy it if you can find it .