Author and fan Suzy McKee Charnas' review of the Phantom movie is now online.Charnas is a professional writer who has written a number of Phantom pieces, and was also one of the most thought-provoking and interesting posters on Usenet, and the POTO mai...

I liked Emmy Rossum, was amazed by Raoul, liked the way they did most things, loved a few; was disappointed by Butler's singing, thought his acting was pretty good overall, at times excellent, too many times not good enough (my husband liked him more than I did); and will never forgive Andrew Lloyd Webber or Joel Schumacher for the dumb moronic offensive awful changes they made to Erik's background and character.

The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. 1910 The book that started it all, a Phantom fan must-read. Find out Erik's original background and deepen your understanding of the story. Gaston Leroux's novel was originally published in France in 1910,...

The Phantom of the Opera, Original London Cast Recording, by Andrew Lloyd Webber The classic Phantom recording, the original cast with Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton. Opinions on it vary amongst fans - for most of us it was our ...

Links are to DVD versions except where only video is available. Please remember that different countries use different formats (PAL in the UK, NTSC in the US for video; different regions for DVD), and make sure you can play the format you're buying. ...

The mirror, how the Phantom disappears, and others. If you don't want to think they're not magic, don't read on.The MirrorHow does the Phantom suddenly appear in Christine's mirror, which still shows her reflection?This is achieved with a half-silvered...

Yes - here you can read which bits, and why.Why does the show use pre-recording?Pre-recording is used in a number of places in the show, most often for the practical reason that the cast members who need to be singing are busy moving about backstage - ...

Descent to the LairA dummy of Christine was to ride down the bridge on a white model horse, being led by the Phantom. It looked lovely but it had to be cut as it had an annoying habit of going down the bridge backwards. It was set up as a skate board, ...

A fascinating new study by internationally reknowned psychologist, physicist, and historian, Dr E J Trugbild, has revealed personality archetypes which span parallel universes. A Phantom of the Opera fan herself, Dr Trugbild has used these findings to ...

The Phantom Appreciation Society was dreamt up in 1993 by a naive and innocent Phantom of the Opera fan who had no idea quite how much there was about Phantom that she didn't know. Considering that, it was quite successful.It must have been at the end ...