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[Exclusive] ‘Phantasm’ Book Sequel ‘Further Exhumed’ Digs Deep into ‘Phantasm: Ravager’
A tale of blood, sweat and spheres.
Author Dustin McNeill released Phantasm Exhumed back in 2014, an unauthorized companion to the entire Phantasm franchise up to that point. Of course, brand new franchise installment/finale Phantasm: Ravager was released not long after that, which compelled McNeill to get back to work.
We’re excited to report that McNeill’s Further Exhumed: The Strange Case of Phantasm Ravager was surprise-released today via Harker Press!
“The fifth and final PHANTASM took an incredible eight years to go from set to screen. The project began as an experimental short before becoming a thirteen part web series and finally a feature length sequel. Shot in secret on a microbudget, RAVAGER reunites PHANTASM ‘s core cast thirty-five years after the original cult classic. The new sequel filmed not in Hollywood soundstages but in the homes of cast and crew. Visual effects were handled mostly by the director. Decades-old props were taken out of storage and dusted off for reuse. They just don’t make movies like this anymore. In fact, they never really did to begin with. Such is THE STRANGE CASE OF PHANTASM RAVAGER!”
FURTHER EXHUMED includes:
- – A thorough chronicle of the journey from web series to feature film
- – Analysis of unproduced scripts by Roger Avary and Stephen Romano
- – Examination of RAVAGER’s story, themes and conclusion
- – Info on deleted scenes and alternate dialogue
- – Why the film was delayed years after announcement
- – Details on filming locations and special effects
- – A breakdown of the Red Credit sequence
- – Phantasmic Drink Recipes and Trivia Questions from the Hollywood Premiere
- – More tips and tricks for better embalming (still kidding!)
Check out the sequel’s trailer below, exclusive to Bloody Disgusting!
Free League Publishing are forging ahead with a slew of new content for Alien The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition, headlined by a new cinematic adventure in “Operation Leading Edge”, and an accompanying set of miniatures.
Both Operation Leading Edge and the miniatures set are available for pre-order now from the Free League webshop, with immediate PDF access ahead of its Q4 2026 release. You can also snag a new dedicated dice tray for the Alien RPG and the Evolved Edition.
Operation Leading Edge is a stand-alone adventure for Alien RPG, but also serves as the second installment of the Jeremiah Saga trilogy. The adventure is designed for 3–5 players plus the Game Mother, and lets the players take the roles of a team of Colonial Marines sent to secure a rich mineral deposit on the remote moon Jeremiah VI.
Here’s what you get with the new campaign:
- The main Operation Leading Edge adventure book.
- Two huge double-sided maps (format 34 × 22 inches) featuring the key adventure locations in great and terrifying detail.
- Five pre-generated characters to choose from.
- Playing cards for personal agendas and NPCs.
- Cardboard tokens for characters and creatures.
- GM maps and player handouts.
Complementing Operation Leading Edge is the new miniatures set for the campaign, featuring 20 high-quality miniatures of Colonial Marines, enemy troops from the Union of Progressive Peoples (UPP), and of course, a host of Xenomorphs.
Standing 28mm in scale, these are perfectly sized for use on the large battle maps included in Operation Leading Edge and other cinematic adventures for the Evolved Edition.
The new Operation Leading Edge miniatures set also includes a booklet with simplified combat rules that make it possible to play quick skirmish battle rules in the Alien universe using the included miniatures.
In case you haven’t hopped on board, you can check out Aaron’s review of the Evolved Edition, which as you might expect, adds even more fantastic content to an already fantastic TTRPG.
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