This week we cover MANOR OF DARKNESS, written and directed by Blake Ridder. Trapped in a time-loop, a group or imposter filmmakers relive a nightmare brought on by a lingering supernatural force. MANOR will be released digitally in the US on December 9.
Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “Shadow”– Chromatics
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NECRO 296 THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW
We’re back this week, with a movie that take the traditional voodoo angle on zombies. Behold THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW from 1988. Directed by Wes Craven. A young Bill Pullman portrays a young enthobotanist who travels to Haiti in search of a portion that revives the dead.
Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “We All Die Laughing”– The Angelic Process
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NECRO 295 FRANKENSTEIN
This week, we discuss the long-awaited FRANKENSTEIN film produced, written and directed by Guillermo del Toro. After a short theatrical run, you can watch the film exclusively on Netflix. How many Frankenstein adaptations have there been? Every generation seems to claim that their version is the “truest” to Mary Shelley’s classic novel. Let’s see how this one measures up.
Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “Frankenstein”– Edgar Winter Group
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NECRO 294 BLACK PHONE 2
This week we weigh in on BLACK PHONE 2, directed by Scott Derrickson who brought us the Neco-approved SINISTER (2012). Four years after the happenings in the first film, we find Finney and Gwen still living in the shadow of the Grabber.
Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “Eyes without a Face”– Billy Idol
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NECRO 293 STRANGE HARVEST
This week we cover STRANGE HARVEST the new film written, directed and edited by Stuart Ortiz who brought us GRAVE ENCOUNTERS films from a few years ago. Effectively using the “mockumentary” and “found footage” devices which have been used over the recent decades to varying degrees of success, Ortiz tells a cosmic horror tale / serial murder tale within the a very tight budget.
Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “How to Destroy Angels”– Coil
Welcome to the Necromaniacs Podcast. Listen to the musings of Mike Hill and Mike Scondotto on horror films, giallo, science fiction, comics and horror soundtracks