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Welcome to the Necromaniacs Podcast. Listen to the musings of Mike Hill and Mike Scondotto on horror films, giallo, science fiction, comics and horror soundtracks

  • NECRO 219 THE SECT
    This week we turn our eyes to the work of Michele Soavi, one of Dario Argento’s proteges. His output is relatively small to The Maestro but he put our some interesting films. The Sect a.k.a The Devil’s Daughter, a.k.a. La Setta is a wild ride throug...
  • NECRO 218 LOST HIGHWAY
    The age old debate over whether or not David Lynch makes horror movies rages on. Here a Necromaniacs we firmly say “Sometimes.” This week, the late 90’s classic Lost Highway is our focus, featuring awesome performances by Bill Pullman, Patricia Arqu...
  • NECRO 217 THE PSYCHIC
    This week, we are continuing our exploration of Italian horror. Rather than rely on the well-covered, Fulci classics like The Beyond, we have our sights on the more obscure films in his catalog. Check out what we have to say about The Psychic (a.k....
  • NECRO 217 MONOLITH
    We’re going with a “new” one this week. MONOLITH was released this year in the US, so we, here at Necomaniacs are claiming it as a new release. Check out our assessment of this weird tale that explores isolation, madness and a possible alien brick....
  • NECRO216 HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY
    We’re continuing our exploration of Italian horror this week. Shifting gears over to Lucio Fulci, this week’s feature is House by the Cemetery, the third part of his Gates of Hell trilogy. Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro: “House by t...
  • NECRO 215 THREADS
    Since you guys asked for it, we delivered. Due to popular demand, we cover the harrowing British apocalyptic descent into madness knows as Threads. It was a long time coming, and I hope you guys enjoy it! Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro:...
  • NECRO 214 DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS
    This week, we tackle Destroy All Neighbors, streaming exclusively on Shudder. We also get a sick voicemail and rundown some of the latest movies we’re been checking out. Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro: “Indiscipline” – King Crimson
  • Necro 213 Panico
    What goes best with a Dario Argeno film? Well, a sick documentary ABOUT the maestro himself. Behold our rundown of Panico, the latest exploration of Dario Argento's film streaming exclusively on Shudder! Intro: “Suspira – Main Theme” – Mike Hi...
  • Necro 212 The Stendahl Syndrome
    We continue our plunge into Giallo and Italian horror the The Stendahl Syndrome, but the maestro himself, Dario Argento. Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro: “Canto for Alexis” – Ennio Morricone
  • NECRO 211 THE HITCHER
    Straight from the Necro Phone Voicemail Requests, we bring you THE HITCHER, this week’s feature. This moody, 80’s unsung classic featured the great Rutger Hauer alongside C. Thomas Howell. See what we have to say about this creepy, road movie. Int...
  • NECRO 210 PHENOMENA
    It’s Necro Thursday! Mike and Mike continue their set of Italian horror films, this week Dario Argento’s Phenomena is on deck. Intro: “Necromaniacs” – Mike Hill Outro: “Death Holy Death” - Primordial
  • Necro 209 Leave the World Behind
    Jeff and Mike H. cover the Netflix exclusive Leave the Word Behind boasting an ensemble cast of film veterans including Necro favorite Ethan Hawke alongside Kevin Bacon and Julie Roberts. We also talk about some of the stuff we’ve been checking out ...
  • NECRO 208 TRAUMA
    Mike and Mike go back to 1993 to talk about Trauma by Dario Argento. Though the Giallo heyday was long past, by the 90’s, Argento was able to conjure up a black-gloved, stylish thriller. Check out what the Necromaniacs have to say about it. Give us...
  • NECRO 207 THE GIFT
    Jeff and Mike H. go back a few years to cover the psychological thriller The Gift from 2015. As well as co-staring in it along with Jason Bateman and Rebeccah Hall, Joel Edgerton wrote and directed this tense study in anxiety. Additionally, we rundo...
  • NECRO 206 COBWEB
    We’re catching up on some of the movies we missed in 2023. This week, Mike and Mike tackle Cobweb, a movie that figured fairly high on a lot of people’s year end lists. We also, hit some listener voicemails and rundown the latest movies, music and b...
  • NECRO205 WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS
    The Adams Family are at it again. Long time listeners of Necromanaics (as well as Everything Went Black) will recognize them from our coverage of their other films The Deeper You Dig and Hellbender. They deliver a darkly funny, atmospheric period pi...
  • NECRO 204 YEAR END 2023 ROUNDUP 666
    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year Neco-Fiends! All three of us, Mike Hill, Mike Scondotto and Jeff Caxide get together for the top 666 Horror Films of 2023. It was not a flagship year for horror by any means, but we still found some ...
  • NECRO 203 IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE
    The Christmas season is upon us and 2023 is coming to a close. This is the last regular episode of the year. Next week, tune in for our Best of 2023 episode. To round our the holiday season, we discuss Shudder exclusive IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE, a r...
  • NECRO 202 THANKSGIVING
    Mike and Mike compare notes on Thanksgiving, the latest Eli Roth film. Based on his fake trailer from 2007’s Grindhouse film, Roth displays his love of the 80’s and slasher films and introduces us to John Carver, who may be destined to join Art the ...
  • NECRO 201 THE KILLER
    Mike H and Jeff dive into The Killer streaming exclusively on Netflix. David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club, Zodiac) returns with a new, horror-adjacent thriller that follows a cold-as-ice hitman with a dark philosophy. What happens when perfect killer...