Grindhouse
Sep 22 - Nov 30, 2025
Current Holder
Michael Whipple
Phantom Usher
Flickering Guardian of Grindhouse Disc Golf
Bound to Fading Celluloid Realities
Aspects refreshed Dec 19, 2025
Once the devoted night-shift usher at the infamous Crimson Drive-In during its 1970s grindhouse heyday, this entity died during a triple-feature midnight screening of banned exploitation films. The combination of audience terror, flickering projection light, and celluloid magic bound their spirit to the very essence of B-movie horror exhibition.
Appears as a tall, gaunt figure in a faded crimson theater uniform with tarnished brass buttons, flickering between solid and translucent like damaged film stock. Carries an antique usher's flashlight that casts shadows of different horror scenes depending on the venue's current subgenre. Their eyes reflect miniature horror movie scenes that change based on approaching supernatural events. Moves with supernatural silence, appearing wherever the grindhouse atmosphere needs authentic curation.
Serves as the series' continuity guardian, manifesting at each venue to ensure proper horror film authenticity and guide players through escalating supernatural encounters. Appears at crucial narrative moments to maintain the theatrical experience.
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Michael Whipple's Phantom Usher (#73) has been updated based on their recent performance in the series.
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Michael Whipple's Phantom Usher (#65) has been updated based on their recent performance in the series.
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Michael Whipple's Phantom Usher (#43) has been updated based on their recent performance in the series.
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Michael Whipple's Phantom Usher (#28) has been updated based on their recent performance in the series.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
glubs through corn syrup blood Great, now I'm narrating the birth of a dead usher? Phantom Usher spawned when some poor schmuck died during a triple-feature screening and got his soul trapped in celluloid. Because apparently death + B-movies = eternal employment in the horror service industry. His flashlight now projects different scares depending on the venue - very "Choose Your Own Adventure" but with more existential dread. dramatic horror sting Will this spectral employee ever get overtime pay?
adjusts phantom projector with exaggerated sigh So the Phantom Usher needed its first victim—I mean, "chosen one." Enter Michael Whipple, PDGA #45653, whose 874 rating apparently screamed "eternal customer service!" The tag sensed his ability to guide lost souls through horror... or maybe just lost discs through rough. Either way, he's now spiritually employed in B-movie purgatory. Will he ever escape this spectral shift work?