NECROMANIACS PODCAST

This week’s episode comes directly from the Necrophone Recommendations!  Let’s Scare Jessica to Death is on the chopping bloc this week.  Mike and Mike get deep with this 1971, moody classic.  This is the directorial debut of John Hancock, who would go on to direct Bang the Drum Slowly, the film he is most widely known for.
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “The Silence Thereafter” - Craft

Mike and Mike cover Vampir, a movie that has come and gone from the Shudder catalog.  Written and directed by Branko Tomovic, this 2021 slow-burner is heavy on atmosphere and setting.
 
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “Merging Nebular Drapes” – Venemum

Jeff and Mike turn their sights on Older Gods, the debut film by David A. Roberts.  Primordial fear, Lovecraftian madness and stark atmosphere typify this intimate film that follows two friends and an apocalyptic, chaos cult.
 
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “Cult of Starry Wisdom” – Sulphur Aeon

Mike and Mike use the Way Back Machine to time travel back to 1974 for the seminal “weird tale” known as Messiah of Evil, directed by Willard Huyck.
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Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “6116” - Leviathan

This episode is straight from the Necro Phone voicemails and recommended by the listeners.  Jeff and Mike H discuss the Korean horror epic THE WAILING directed by Na Hong-jin. We also disparage the AMC Theater experience at our local spots.
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “In Essence” – KA$TRO

Jeff and Mike H submerge themselves in the fishy world of Dagon, directed by the late Stuart Gordon and written by Dennis Paoli. Gordon was known for his interpretations of Lovecraft’s source material.  Dagon is loosely based on the novella, The Shadow over Innsmouth, one of HPL’s most well-known pieces.
 
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “Alarma” - Breach

This week we turn to one of our Necrophone recommendations.  Mike H and Mike S go dig into 1981’s Ghost Story, a classic featuring and all star cast based on the eponymous novel by Peter Straub.
 
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “Fall from Grace” – Morbid Angel

Jeff and Mike H discuss Sinister from 2012.  The creative team of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargil brought us The Black Phone last year and this is one of their earlier works as well as the beginning of their relationship with veteran actor Ethan Hawke.
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “Wasting” – The Soft Moon

Our Quality Control Manager Rennie brought this one to our attention a few weeks ago on the Nightlands Field Observation Report Episode.  Jeff and Mike give our two cents on this offbeat entry into the Mimic series with 2003’s Mimic 3: Sentinel written and directed by JT Petty
 
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “INRI” - Brainbombs

This week, the new 2023 Shudder Exclusive BROOKLYN 45 is on the chopping block.  Mike and Mike drop some knowledge on this post-World War II period piece set in Brooklyn.  The Necro-favorite Larry Fessenden is featured but is his involvement enough? Find out what we have to say!
 
Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:   “Pet Sematary" - Ramones