This past weekend was the inaugural Nightlands Festival, the official Cadabra Records / Chipoters Press festival of weird fiction and cosmic horror.  Mike Hill and Necro Quality Control Manager Rennie Resmini attended and issued this field report.  Included are some short interviews with founder Jonathan Denisson and Composer Chris Bozzone.

 

Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Interlude:            “The Bell Shall Sound Forever” – Current 93

Outro:                  “When You Hear the Singing You Will Know It is Time” – Current 93

Mike H. and Mike S. hit Shudder in search of brand-new horror to check out.  We landed on Consecration, the 2023 film directed by Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance).  Dig in and check out what we have to say about this gloomy, British tale of ancient terror.

Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Nuns Have No Fun” – Mercyful Fate

Jeff and Mike H. go back to the late 90’s to cover a movie about the late 70’s.  Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam dropped with a fair amount of controversy; it’s less a movie about a serial killer than a study on ignorance set against a background of blackouts, violence and murder in the City that Never Sleep.

 

There are 8 million stories in the naked city, and this was one of them.

 

Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory” – Johnny Thunders

Evil Dead Rise is the latest entry into the Evil Dead franchise.  It’s doing gangbusters at the box office.  This week on Necromaniacs, Mike and Jeff give their rundown of the movie.

Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Granite” – Lurker of Chalice

Mike and Mike go extreme this week.  Found, the 2012 independent horror film by Scott Schirmer has been lurking out there in the fringes. Has this film gone too far? You decide.

 

Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “The Wait” – Killing Joke

We’ve been talking about doing this movie for the last few years so Jeff and Mike H get down this week.  2013’s Enemy, the intense psychological horror film by Denis Villeneuve featuring Jake Gyllenhaal is on the block this week.

Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “If You Really Love Nothing” – Interpol

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This month, we dig deeper into the Bob Clark catalog with 1974’s Death Dream.  Mike H and Mike S co-host and keep it real with this riff on the iconic “Monkey’s Paw” with a heavy anti-war sentiment.

 

Intro:     “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Black Dream’ - Samhain

Jeff and Mike H. get busy with INFINITY POOL, the new Brandon Cronenberg entry into he growing catalog of unique, conceptual horror.  Don’t be surprised if this one ends up on one of our Best of 2023 lists.

Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Your Path to Divinity” - Jesu

This week on Necromaniacs, Jeff and Mike get into 2023’s KNOCK AT THE CABIN. Based on the Paul Tremblay’s CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD, this film also is another entry into the catalog of M. Knight Shyamalan, the filmmaker who brought us The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Split among others.

 

Intro:                    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Lay Screaming” – Scratch Acid.

This week, Mike and Mike travel back to the early 70’s to unearth Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things. There is no debate that George A. Romero created the modern zombie film in 1968, btu this 1972 d.i.y indie by Bob Clark is an important entry int the genre.

Intro:    “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Shadow” - Chromatics