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TFA blurb review[edit]

Soultaker is an American fantasy horror film written by Vivian Schilling and directed by Michael Rissi, released on October 26, 1990. It stars Joe Estevez in the title role, alongside Schilling, Gregg Thomsen, Chuck Williams, Robert Z'Dar, and David "Shark" Fralick. The film follows a group of young adults who try to flee from the Soultaker when their souls are ejected from their bodies after a car accident. Inspired by discussions with Action International Pictures producer Eric Parkinson, the script was based on a real-life car accident Schilling was involved in. The film was shot in five weeks on a $250,000 budget. Originally planned for a direct-to-video release, it saw limited theatrical screenings, with eight prints distributed in United States. Since its release, the film has received negative reviews, but won the Saturn Award for "Best Genre Video Release" in 1992. A sequel was planned but never made, and Schilling turned its premise into a novel titled Quietus, published in 2002. Soultaker was featured in the tenth-season premiere episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1999. (Full article...)

Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. It's better if blurbs have an image, but I couldn't find a free image on Wikipedia or Commons ... anyone? - Dank (push to talk) 16:55, 13 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also, at Saturn Award, there's no "Best Genre Video Release" mentioned ... check that please. - Dank (push to talk) 17:06, 13 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just learned this exists. Anyways. That Saturn award was mentioned over at 18th Saturn Awards. GamerPro64 05:39, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a shorter blurb, in case we can find a suitable image:

Soultaker is an American fantasy horror film written by Vivian Schilling and directed by Michael Rissi, released on October 26, 1990. It stars Joe Estevez in the title role, alongside Schilling, Gregg Thomsen, Chuck Williams, Robert Z'Dar, and David "Shark" Fralick. The film follows a group of young adults who try to flee from the Soultaker when their souls are ejected from their bodies after a car accident. Inspired by discussions with Action International Pictures producer Eric Parkinson, the script was based on a real-life car accident Schilling was involved in. The film was shot in five weeks on a $250,000 budget. Originally planned for a direct-to-video release, it saw limited theatrical screenings, with eight prints distributed in United States. The film received negative reviews, and a planned sequel was never made. Schilling turned its premise into a novel titled Quietus, published in 2002. Soultaker was featured in the tenth-season premiere episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1999. (Full article...)

I added "released on October 26, 1990", since this has just been added to WP:TFAP. - Dank (push to talk) 13:47, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I highly doubt there will ever be a suitable image for the article. I once tried to ask Vivian Shilling for an image of her and she never responded. GamerPro64 05:39, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]