Interview: Don Coscarelli, “John Dies At The End”

By News Staff

Posted Sep 15, 2012 1:52 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Don Coscarelli is the inventive director/writer behind the “Phantasm” movies and “Bubba Ho-Tep”. His latest film, “John Dies At The End”, closes the Midnight Madness program at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

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