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Necrocasticon

Necrocasticon, where we blend horror fiction with heavy metal. Each week we'll find a common link between a horror property and heavy metal music and talk about it. Our esteemed panel of metal and all things that are scary includes our host and moderator; fledgling horror writer, veteran podcaster and internet journalist Token Tom Clark, musician Maxx Axxe, horror fan Walt Hades and artist, musician and all around creepy guy, Azriel Mordecai. Not to mention, each week we'll feature special guests from the worlds or hard rock music and horror fiction!
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Episodes

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 9

Volume 5 chapter 9 of The Necrocasticon welcomes author Tim Meyer to talk about his recent books, as well as how to manage the juggling act known as balancing family and writing. In wrestler vs a B-movie, Dan reviews Dolls, and we test our friendship with Skip Novak, as he tells us about another new release, Hi-Death. Scott consoles Iris in this week's Top 10 things trending in metal and horror, and Walter gargles razor blades? And don't forget Tom has a HUGE announcement at the back end of the ...

Jul 01, 20191 hr 20 minSeason 5Ep. 9

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 8

Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 8 kicks off summer in metal fashion! Mike Del Pizzo, lead vocalist of Sunflower Dead joins us to talk about their new look, musical direction and upcoming tour. Wrestler Vs A B Movie returns, and pits Sgt Fury against Clinton Road, starring the very metal Ice-T. Scott and Walt take the lead in this week's top 10 things trending in metal and horror, plus much more for your listening pleasure....

Jun 24, 20191 hr 17 minSeason 5Ep. 8

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 7

Volume Five Chapter Seven has some strange things going on. We found Scott but lost Dan and for some reason, Skip is still hanging around the studios. We interview author and editor Robert Essig, plus Walter talks about the latest from Whitechapel, Tom reviews the Audible adaptation of William Gibson's Alien III, and Iris returns with the top 10 things trending in horror and metal. All this PLUS a special surprise guest in the opening credits. And dig that cover art by Tim Walchusky!...

Jun 17, 20191 hr 22 min

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 6

Volume 5 Chapter 6 of The Necrocasticon is chock full of horror goodies for you. We regret we're a little off on the metal this time around. First off, we welcome Producer Gabriel Reiter and actor Chris O'Brien from the Amazon Prime series, Bunkheads. Plus Skip Novak from You've Got To Be Kidding joins us to review the Bunkheads TV show! Tom tells you why you should revisit Stephen Graham Jones' werewolf novel MONGRELS, plus, Scott, Dan, Walt and even Iris give in to a meme on social media this ...

Jun 10, 20191 hr 20 minSeason 5Ep. 6

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 5

The fifth volume of the Necrocasticon brings you its sixth chapter... with special guest, author Lucas Mangum. Lucas talks about his days singing in a band, plus his style of horror... and romance? We're also giving you a NON-SPOILER review of GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS and Iris has the Top 10 Things trending in Metal & Horror this week. We're missing Scott this week, but Skip Novak from You've Got To Be Kidding has hopped on board to help Tom, Dan and Walter out....

Jun 03, 20191 hr 6 minSeason 5Ep. 5

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 4

Volume 5 Chapter 4 of the Necrocasticon wishes you all a happy Memorial Day! Special guest AJ Brown talks about writing horror and loving metal. We give our final Game of Thrones reactions, Tom reviews Brightburn with Steve Mesa, Wrestler vs a B-Movie pits Dan against Hallowed Ground. Scott reviews the new Cannibal Corpse video & the Uriah Heep/Judas Priest show. Walt reviews the new Fleshgod Apocalypse. Plus Iris has the Top 10 Things trending in Metal and Horror....

May 28, 20191 hr 43 minSeason 5Ep. 4

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 3

Volume 5 chapter 3 of the Necrocasticon welcomes actor-director Luciana Faulhaber. Tom reviews John Wick 3: Parabellum. In Wrestler vs B-Movie, Scott & Dan review Don't Look, Luciana's directorial clown slasher final girl flick. Walt revisits the 20th anniversary of Paradise Lost's HOST and Skip Novak joins us later to review the Game of Thrones finale. All this plus Iris and the top 10 things trending in Horror & Metal!...

May 20, 20191 hr 31 minSeason 5Ep. 3

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 2

Volume 5 Chapter 2 of the Necrocasticon is over filling with horror and metal! Tom and Skip interview veteran practical effects artist and director, Gabe Bartalos. Wrestler Vs. B Movie pits Dan against Bartalos' SAINT BERNARD. Scott tells you why you should watch DEATH HOUSE on NETFLIX. Walter is touching the smoker with Idle Hands this week. Plus the Top 10 Things Trending in Horror and Metal, the Bram Stoker Awards results and Our Game of Thrones Recap!...

May 14, 20191 hr 44 minSeason 5Ep. 2

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 1

We kick off our fifth volume in grande fashion, as author Stephen Kozeniewski joins us to talk about his take on splatter punk & gross outs. Wrestler vs. B-movie pits Dan against WINTERSKIN, Scott digs into the new music from Abbath. Tom went to the Brand New Sin Reunion show, and he'll have highlights of that, Walt reviews Berserker from Amon Amarth and Iris has the top 10 things trending in metal & horror!

May 06, 20191 hr 50 minSeason 5Ep. 1

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 52

Volume 4 chapter 52 wraps up our fourth year of production at the Necrocasticon! It's jam packed, too! Bill Zebub comes back, we've got the top 10 things trending in metal and horror... then it's double spoiler-ific this week! First with Walter and Scott's spoiler review of Avengers Endgame. Then, Tom and Skip go to the Battle of Winterfell, Game Of Thrones' epic survival horror episode....

Apr 29, 20192 hr 3 minSeason 4Ep. 52

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 51

The penultimate chapter of Volume 4, with special guest panelist, Desmond Reddick (DreadMedia the Horror Podcast). This week is WRESTLER VS A DOCUMENTARY as Dan takes on The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Doc. Walt revisits one of the game changers, Faith No More's epic breakout album, puns intended, THE REAL THING. Plus Skip Novak and who knows who else join Tom for the Game Of Thrones Recap....

Apr 22, 20191 hr 46 minSeason 4Ep. 51

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 50

Welcome Volume 4 Chapter 50 is jam packed! Tom interviews actress Kira Reed Lorsch. Then the panel brings in Skip Novak to discuss The Silence on Netflix, and the novel by Tim Lebbon, plus Tom revisits another Netflix adaptation’s source material, Adam Nevill's The Ritual, for some Blood Frenzy and Old Gods. Scott asks the question: why is Machine Head rebooting Burn My Eyes, Walt reviews Iced Earth's re-release of Into the Realm and Dan is relieved he didn't have to endure Pet Sematary. All thi...

Apr 15, 20191 hr 53 minSeason 4Ep. 50

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 49

Volume 4 Chapter 49 of the Necrocasticon is getting medieval on you. First, we chat with Jarod Barbee from Death's Head Press, and then Tom sits down with the director of THE HEADHUNTER, Jordan Downey, for a decapitating interview. As if that wasn't a stacked show already, Sgt Fury reviews THE HEADHUNTER, Walt gives us the psychic lowdown on Devon Townsend's new album, Empath, and Scott talks about this season of The Walking Dead. All this, plus Iris is back with the top 10 things trending in me...

Apr 08, 20191 hr 40 minSeason 4Ep. 49

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 48

We're no April Fools here at the Necrcasticon as Volume 4 Chapter 48 gets bloody. We're all about the new movie, BLOOD CRAFT this week! Interviews with cast members Madeline Wade, Augie Duke & Mike Welch! Plus Sgt Fury goes toe-to-toe with the film in Wrestler vs. B-Movie! And Tom revisists the seminal splatterpunk novel, the Light at the End by John Skipp & Craig Spector. Does the 30 year old novel stand the test of time? And Scott and Walt fill in for Iris this week with our Top 10 thi...

Apr 01, 20191 hr 31 minSeason 4Ep. 48

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 47

Volume 4 Chapter 47 of the Necrocasticon brings us special guests authors Armand Rosamilia and Chuck Buda to talk about their new release, Keyport Cthulhu 2! Plus Tom got to talk to Actor/Director/Writer Larry Fessenden, who was at WHAT THE FEST last weekend showing off his new movie, DEPRAVED. We review Netflix's Motley Crue Bio-Pic THE DIRT, Walt talks about the new FROZEN CROWN album and Iris brings us the top 10 things trending in horror and metal this week....

Mar 25, 20191 hr 14 minSeason 4Ep. 47

The Necrocasticon Chapter 200

Welcome to a very special edition of the Necrocasticon, our landmark 200th chapter. Tom, Scott, Walt & Dan welcome our biggest guests ever in Horror and Metal, as we talk to Bram Stoker Award winning Author Brian Keene and the man behind Cities on Flame: Albert Bouchard, formerly of Blue Oyster Cult. It's a chapter 4 years in the making, for you, our Necrocasticfans! All this plus we chime in on James Gunn's return to Disney, Motley Crue's cover of LIKE A VIRGIN and Wrestler Vs. B-Movie tack...

Mar 18, 20191 hr 37 min

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 45

This is Volume 4, Chapter 45 of the Necrocasticon, the penultimate episode before we break our milestone 200th chapter! And we're getting bizarre when Scott and the panel interview Mike Vaughn, the author of The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema. Wanna know where those bizarro writers get some of their ideas? Check out the movies in this book! Walt reviews Children of Bodom, HEXED, and Mike Duke's Warm Dark Places Are Best, Dan talks about Brie Larson in the Room and Tom gives his take on Captain...

Mar 11, 20191 hr 3 minSeason 4Ep. 45

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 44

Volume 4, Chapter 44 of The Necrocasticon welcomes Andy Parsons from Brick By Brick to talk about their new album. Plus Sal DelGreco joins as our guest panelist this week as Walt reviews the latest from Queensryche, Scott tells us what he thought of The Lords of Chaos, Tom took a trip into the Spiderverse, and Dan speculates on what we can expect from Captain Marvel this week.

Mar 04, 20191 hr 33 minSeason 4Ep. 44

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 43

We close out #WIHM this week with another double shot of guests! Author, editor and small press owner Andrea Dawn from Tell Tale Press, starts us off... Then author and contributing editor to Rue Morgue magazine, Monica S. Kuebler joins us to send our women in horror month coverage off in style. Plus we've got the top 10 things trending in metal and horror, Scott reviews the new Candlemass, Walt's been all over Spotify as the ADDJ with this week's plethora of new releases, Dan comes to blows wit...

Feb 25, 20191 hr 28 minSeason 4Ep. 43

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 42

We're going all out for #WIHM this week with Dicey Grenor, author of the Narcoleptic Vampire series and The Gal in the Blue Mask, Meghan Hyden, joins us to give her Top 10 Women In Horror! Plus Walt reviews Cold Skin, Scott loves the new Rotting Christ, Dan comes to blows with Soldier of War & Tom reviews The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot.

Feb 18, 20191 hr 26 minSeason 4Ep. 42

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 41

Welcome to Volume 4 Chapter 41 of The Necrocasticon. #WIHM continues with Donelle Pardee Whiting, the editing Goddess at Stitched Smile Publications, joins us for a frank talk on how important an editor is to a writer. Plus Scott reviews the live King Diamond Blu Ray and 13th Beast, the latest from Malevolent Creation. Walt's getting hot for the new In Flames and Tom wants to raid coastal ports with Skald's Viking Chant. All this, plus Dan and the panel chime in on the new Pet Semetary trailer....

Feb 11, 20191 hr 35 minSeason 4Ep. 41

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 40

The Necrocasticon kicks off Women in Horror Month with special guest Lisa Vasquez, from Stitched Smile Publications! Plus Tom, Walt and Scott have this week's Top in metal & Horror. And Dan? Well, he had a job to do...

Feb 04, 20191 hr 24 minSeason 4Ep. 40

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 39

Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 39 is full of special guests this week! First, our friend Skip Novak, from You've got to be Kidding, joins Tom at the campfire to discuss the new movie BLOOD BOUND, and Tom and our friend Devilboy interview the director, Richard LeMay! Then, Sgt Fury tackles Daniel Baldwin and Vivica A Fox's CROSSBREED. We've got a new thing: Devil Boys Top 10 Picks this week in Metal & Horror. Did Walt like the Weezer covers album and King Diamond's Abigail live album? And Sco...

Jan 28, 20191 hr 27 minSeason 4Ep. 39

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 38

Volume 4 chapter 38 of The Necrocasticon welcomes special guest panelist, author and horror expert Pembroke Sinclair for our discussion! Metal Reunions, plus horror reboots and remakes, what are some of our favorites in this subgenre that often ignores lesser quality sequels in franchises. All this, plus Sgt Fury breaks some Glass!

Jan 21, 20191 hr 33 minSeason 4Ep. 38

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 35

Coming in 2019! What do we think of the Grammy nominations? Sgt Fury comes to blows with Adam Steigart's FANG! We put on our blindfolds to talk about the Netflix phenomena Bird Box. Did I like the new Watership Down? Walt reviews the new Soilwork & I go to Sleep...

Jan 14, 20191 hr 14 minSeason 4Ep. 35

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 34

Happy New Year! Volume 4 Chapter 34 of the Necrocasticon brings us highlights from our favorite interviews of 2018 including: Dan Padavona! CV Hunt! Andy Parsons! Dave Thomas! Matt Hayward & Pat Lacey!

Dec 31, 20181 hr 38 min

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 33

Merry Christmas & happy holidays from the Necrocasticon staff! Christmas Eve used to be a night of ghost stories, so keeping with this tradition, as a special gift to you, for this holiday season we offer you the complete Authorcon Author reading panel. Featuring John Koloski, Loren Molloy, Nicole Minuck, Lorna Czarnota, James McNally, and our very own Tom Clark. Vampires, Serial Killers and a good old spoken word ghost story await you....

Dec 24, 20181 hr 17 minSeason 4Ep. 33

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 32

Volume 4 Chapter 32 of The Necrocasticon is pretty busy for Scott, Walt and company! First, we find the common connection between AC/DC's Back In Black and Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive. Then Wrestler vs. a B-Movie returns as Dan reviews Uncorked Entertainment's Lifechanger. But that's not all - Tom interviews Lifechanger's writer/director Justin McConnel!

Dec 17, 20181 hr 24 minSeason 4Ep. 32

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 31

We're all over the map this week as volume 4 chapter 31 of the Necrocasticon returns to ScareACon 2018 with the Horror Podcasting panel. Tom, Walt and their friend Rich Coryell from Horror Zone 607 talk about what it takes to have a horror themed podcast. Plus we go completely off the rails and talk about the upcoming crop of Marvel movies, but we bring it back with news on Judas Priest, Uriah Heep and Brand New Sin!...

Dec 11, 20181 hr 38 minSeason 4Ep. 31

The Necrocasticon Volume 4 Chapter 30

It's time for our fourth annual "Last Minute Holiday Gift Buying Guide" at The Necrocasticon! Tom, Scott, Walt & Dan give their picks for the best of 2018 in movies, TV, music and books in the horror and metal genres.

Dec 03, 20181 hr 18 minSeason 4Ep. 30
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