Tall Man (Phantasm)

The Tall Man was a malevolent interdimensional traveler with designs on the planet Earth. He decimated the population of the western United States of America over decades of continuous operation, before triggering a global apocalypse.
The Tall Man first arrived on Earth after the interdimensional explorer Jebediah Morningside first arrived on the Red Planet and his visage was co-opted for an invasion. The Tall Man found himself in the wake of the American Civil War, where he was able to begin his machinations to end the world.Phantasm IV: Oblivion - Don Coscarelli - Starway International - Release date 13 October 1998 - Retrieved 28 January 2025
== Weapons and Abilities ==
=== Inherent Abilities ===
* Bodily Dismemberment: Pieces of the Tall Man separated from him when he was still alive would come to life as various insectoid creatures and exhibit their own willpowers. (FILM: Phantasm, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead)
* Mental Projection: The Tall Man was able to telepathically project himself, thereby making himself visible to those he would seek to torment. (FILM: Phantasm IV: Oblivion)
* Strength: The Tall Man had superhuman strength, being able lift coffins with ease, (FILM: Phantasm, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead) or to throw people without effort. (FILM: Phantasm II)
* Telekinesis: The Tall Man was able to telekinetically suspend objects and people in the air, or to throw them about. (FILM: Phantasm II, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead)
** The Tall Man once prevented Mike from hanging himself, before snapping the rope. (FILM: Phantasm IV: Oblivion)
* Telepathy: The Tall Man was able to mentally commune with the psychically perceptive. (FILM: Phantasm II)
* Dimensional Vision: The Tall Man was able to detect when he was being watched through dimensional barriers. (FILM: Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, Phantasm IV: Oblivion)
* Heat Vision: The Tall Man was able to superheat the Jody Pearson sentinel by looking at it. (FILM: Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead)
=== Assets ===
* Reserves: Stashed away in multiple dimensions were tens of thousands of copies of the Tall Man, waiting to be called into action when needed. (FILM: Phantasm V: Ravager)
=== Technology ===
* Sentinels: 
* Interdimensional Tuning Forks: (FILM: Phantasm, et al)
== Notes ==
* The Tall Man was portrayed by American actor Angus Scrimm in all five entries in the series.Angus Scrimm - IMDB - Retrieved 17 December 2020Phantasm - IMDB - Retrieved 17 December 2020Phantasm II - IMDB - Retrieved 17 December 2020Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead - IMDB - Retrieved 17 December 2020Phantasm IV: Oblivion - IMDB - Retrieved 17 December 2020Phantasm: Ravager - IMDB - Retrieved 17 December 2020 Coscarelli had worked with Scrimm on a prior film and had felt intimidated by him; he felt he would make a great impression on an audience. When producer Paul Pepperman approached Scrimm to ask him to take part, he explained that Coscarelli had written the part explicitly for him, and that he would be playing an alien. Scrimm misunderstood and believed that he would be playing a foreigner.PHANTASM 1 PRE-PRODUCTION - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PHANTASM FILMS - Retrieved 28 January 2025 - Archived 10 January 1998
==Appearances==
*Phantasm (first appearance)
*Phantasm II
*Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
*Phantasm IV: Oblivion (first appearance chronologically)
*Phantasm: Ravager (final appearance)
==Links==
*The Tall Man on Wikipedia
*The Tall Man on the Villains Wiki
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