10 Horror Movies That Deserve A Remake (And Why)
4. Phantasm
Arguably one of the biggest factors that contributes to horror is the fear of the unknown. The less the audience sees of a threat, the more terrifying it will be. Once Freddy started cracking wise around the midpart of A Nightmare on Elm St. Part 3, he lost some of his luster. By the time Michael Meyers returned in Halloween 4, audiences had seen virtually everything he had to offer. What Phantasm brings to the table is straight-up weirdness.
A pre-teen boy stumbles onto a malevolent plot by the utterly terrifying Tall Man, using the bodies of the dead for nefarious purposes he cannot hope to understand. Thwarting his plans will be no easy task, as The Tall Man is flanked by his Sentinel Spheres, hovering silver orbs that can drill into a skull and spew out brain matter in seconds.
This film blurs between fantasy and reality in a way that is intentionally obtuse. A remake would bring mirror films like Inception among others that refuse to hold the audience's hand. There are aspects of the film viewers shouldn't understand, that require them to draw their own conclusions, adding to the nightmare-like state of the film. After all, in nightmares there are no limitations.