This week’s episode is a caller recommendation. Predating Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, by a year, Confessions of a Serial Killer tells the story of Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole in a thinly veiled pseudo-documentary.  

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

This week we go back to 1978 for the American giallo The Eyes of Laura Mars. Based on a screenplay by John Carpenter and directed by Irvin Kershner, this neo-noir has all the trappings of it’s Euro cousins such as red herrings, gloved hands wielding knives and cool atmosphere.  Additionally, we have a top-notch cast including Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Raul Julia and Necro-favorite Brad Dourif. 

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

By popular demand, we cover XTRO this week. This film has come up n conversation with you guys over the years so we turn our gaze to this offbeat, sometimes confusing alien abduction video nasty from 1983.  

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

This week we go back to 1970 to explore Bird with the Chrystal Plumage, the seminal giallo written and directed by the maestro Dario Argento. Bird was Argento’s directorial debut and was the first entry into the “Animal Trilogy” which would include his next two films The Cat o’ Nine Tails and Four Flies on Gey Velvet.  

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

It’s Necro Thursday! Last week we stated that Heretic was Hugh Grant’s only horror film in his filmography.  You guys quickly pointed out our error and pointed us Lair of the White Worm, Ken Russell’s profane folk horror loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel by the same name. 

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

2024 was such a great year for Horror that we ran out of time to discuss some of these films. Heretic co-directed and co-written by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods came out at the tail end of the year. Boasting a lean and mean cast featuring High Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East, the film tells the story of two missionaries who try to convert a deceptively dangerous loner.  

This week we go back to our favorite era, the 1970’s to explore a film featuring one of our favorite actors, Donald Sutherland. We visit the horror-adjacent genre of 70’re neo-noir for Klute written and directed by Alan J. Pakula #necromaniacspodcast #horsemenofthepodcastingapocalypse #necrothursday

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

This week we go back to what is arguably the greatest era of film, the 70’s.  1973 brought us Don’t Look Now, directed by Nicolas Roeg based on Daphe Du Maurier’s novel, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. The strange tale deals with loss, grief and anxiety and is set in the brooding atmosphere of Venice, Italy. #necromaniacspodcast #horsemenofthepodcastingapocalypse #necrothursday

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Rich Hall

This week, we take a break from talking about all of the great films of 2024 and go back to the early 80’s. The Changeling was released in 1980 to relatively lukewarm critical response.  The film featured the sublime, veteran actor George C. Scott and tells the story of a composer dealing with the loss of his family who sets up residence in, you guessed it, a haunted house.  

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

If you listened to last’s week’s best of 2024 episode, you will know that we are quite fond of this movie.  Rober Egger’s Nosferatu is a powerful film, possibly a career milestone for him.  His previous movies, though critically successful, have fared modestly with respect to box office sales.  So far Nosferatu is a commercial success, so hopefully this will make life a little less challenging for Eggers.

Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill