NECROMANIACS PODCAST

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

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

NECRO 292 VHS HALLOWEEN

Halloween is around the corner so it’s time for the Necromaniacs Halloween special with all three of us. Every year, we cover the annual VHS entry on Shudder.  Check in and find out our thoughts on this year’s entry. 
 
Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                “Grimace_Smoking_Weed”– Chat Pile

NECRO 291 TRICK OR TREAT

We’re deep into the spooky season so this week, we’re coming at you with a Halloween episode.  As a companion piece to our recent TRICK ‘R TREAT, we are doing the heavy metal Halloween movie TRICK OR TREAT from 1986.
Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro:                 “Say What You Will”– Fastway

NECRO 290 THE LONG WALK

The second half or 2025 seems to be heating up after a relatively lackluster start.  This week, we cover the long awaited film adaptation of THE LONG WALK, the hard-hitting novella that Stephen King published as one of the infamous Richard Bachman stories. The production of this film has been on the table since 1988 with George Romero among others tapped to direct.  The team of Francis Lawrence and JT Mollner received the final honors.
 
Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Interlude:         “Cellar Holes from a Lifetime Ago” - Crone
Outro:                “Hybrid Moments”– Misfts

NECRO 289 TRICK R TREAT

It’s the spooky season, we we’re getting in the proper mood with the 2009 Halloween horror anthology TRICK R TREAT.
Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “Halloween”– Misfits

NECRO 288 STRANGELAND

This week, we have a special guest. Strap in for a breakdown of one of the most 90’s movies of the decade, the Dee Snider written STRANGELAND.  
Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “Under the Blade”– Twisted Sister

NECRO 287 MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE

In a run up to our coverage of The Long Walk, the long awaited adaptation of one of Stephen King’s infamous “Richard Bachman” stories, we’re diving into Maximum Overdrive.  King not only wrote the original story, “Trucks” but directed and wrote the screenplay for this 1986 horror film.
 
Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “Hells Bells”– AC/DC

NECRO 286 HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 2: MASK OF SANITY

This one comes directly from the Necrophone Callers. Thanks Tavis for the recommendation. In 1996, Chuck Parello wrote and directed a sequel to John McNaughton’s brutal, yet oddly haunting exploration of a day in the life of two serial murderers loosely based on Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole. No one was waiting for a sequel, but Parello delivered this pitch black film that has largely slipped below the radar.
 
Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “We had the Same Dream”– Diet Pills

NECRO 285 WAR OF THE WORLDS 2025

H.G. Wells WAR OF THE WORLDS is one of those works that seems to be woven into the fabric of popular culture. The novel was published in 1898 and for over a hundred years, it has come back to us in some shape or form.  The first being the infamous Orsen Welles radio broadcast in 1938 that led to mass hysteria that sparked a debate about the power and responsibility of the media.  1953 brough the first film adaptation directed by Byron Haskins and in 2005 Stephen Spielberg tried his hand at the tale.  There have been several more movie adaptations and the seasons of the UK series based on it.
 
In 2025, do we need another attempt at telling this story?  Listen to the Necromaniacs and find out!
 
Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill
Outro: “”– Flock of Seagulls