NECROMANIACS PODCAST

This week we go back to 2001. It’s the dawn of the new millennium and the world is filled with anxiety over the perils of the internet, existential dread and the mystery of mortality.  Behold PULSE, a heavy death meditation written and directed my Necro-approved Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Ground Zero”– Zeni Geva  

We continue our coverage of Alex Garland’s trilogy further chronicling the post infection world with 28 YEARS LATER THE BONE TEMPLE. This time around Nia DaCosta is at the directorial helm to chronicle the fate of Spike, Dr. Kelson, Jimmy Crystal and Samson.     Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Number of the Beast”– Iron Maiden

We have been talking about doing this one for a while. The 1981 neo-noir NIGHTHAWKS features Sylvester Stallone on the heels of Rocky I and II as well, a post-Empire Strikes Back Billy Dee Williams and the US film debut of Rutger Hauer. It’s a grimy journey through old NYC as an international task force pursues a maniacal terrorist.   Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                “Slowride”– Foghat

More Larry Fessenden this week. We check out BENEATH, the 2013 monster movies that he directed, written by Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith.    Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Male Supremacy”– Carnivore

David Fincher’s classic Se7en seems like a film that we should have done years ago.  In the wake of some rumblings of a Fincher directed Netflix Se7en series, we decided it was timely to go back to the 90’s for this groundbreaking crime horror movie with solid performances turned in my Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt set in a dreary nameless city.   Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                “Funeral of Existence”– Mayhem

We continue our celebration of independent film auteur Larry Fessenden.  This week we travel back to 2001 for WENDIGO, a harrowing story of death, Native American Folklore and the eye of the unreliable narrator. Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Despair”–  Mayhem

Independent film hero Larry Fessenden is celebrated this week with his 2007 environmental horror film THE LAST WINTER. Set in the icy hinterlands of Alaska, we follow the plight of an oil drilling operation confronted with strange, ancient phenomena.     Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Spectre”– Former Worlds

This week we kick off our newest miniseries: NEO NOIR MANICS. First up is the classic 1992 Paul Verhoeven directed BASIC INSTINCT.  Erotic thriller master Michael Douglas (along with his awful v-neck sweater) teams up with Sharon Stone to deliver one of the 90’s most controversial films Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Paint It Black”– W.A.S.P.

This week, we explore the grimey, drug-addled world of Toad Road, set in the depths of Pennsylvania. Written, directed and produced by Jason Banker in 2012, we follow the plight of Sara and James as they follow a road to ruin.   Intro:                   “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                “Blotter”– Nightstick

We made it to Episode 300! We’d like to thank everyone that has listened to and supported the show, we’re just getting started.  To celebrate this milestone, we are taking a look at the first quarter century in horror and some of the names of the masters of the genre in the new millennium. Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro: “Obsession” – Actors

Happy Near Years Necromaniacs! We’re back this week with a film that appeared on our Best of 2025 List. Sinners garnered critical and popular acclaim last year, so let’s check out what we have to say. Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:                 “Jenifa Taught Me”– De La Soul

Despite many claiming that 2025 was lean with respect to solid horror movies, there ended up being some killer movies to hit late in the year.  All three Necromaniacs are on the line this week for our final episode of the year: the infamous NECRO 666 where we rundown our top 6 movies of 2025. #horsemenofthepodcastingapocalypse #horrormovies #necromaniacspodcast #necrothursday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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