Phantoms (film)

Phantoms
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Chappelle
Screenplay byDean Koontz
Based onPhantoms
by Dean Koontz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRichard Clabaugh
Edited byRandolph Bricker
Music byDavid C. Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • January 26, 1998 (1998-01-26)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12-16 million[1]
Box office$5.6 million

Phantoms is a 1998 American science fiction horror film adapted from Dean Koontz's 1983 novel of the same name. Directed by Joe Chappelle with a screenplay by Koontz, the film stars Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt and Clifton Powell. The film takes place in the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado, where something evil has wiped out the community. It is up to a group of people to stop it or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

While Koontz's novel included many literary references to the work of H. P. Lovecraft, these are largely absent from the film.[2]

  1. ^ Seidlinger, Michael (October 7, 2020). "An Interview with Legendary Horror Author Dean Koontz". the-line-up.com. The Lineup. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Charles P. Mitchell, The Complete H. P. Lovecraft Filmography. Westport, CT:L Greenwood Press, 2001, pp. 167-68