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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 666 Chapter 12

Welcome to Volume 6 Chapter 12 of The Necroccasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. Don’t forget, our July sponsor is Blood Bound Books! Check them out at bloodgutsandglory.com! This week we bend your mind with a new movie, PArallax. Writer/Director Mike Bachochin joins us to talk about the movie, then we review it. All this plus there’s some new Metallica on the horizon....

Jul 20, 202052 minSeason 6Ep. 12

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 11

Volume 666 Chapter 11 of The Necrocastion celebrates the sage of the horror community, Joe R. Lansdale. Why? Because this was supposed to be NECON week and Joe was the scheduled guest of honor. So for all the NECON Campers who were denied their cup of Joe, here’s a podcast to fill the void. First, we interview Hansi Oppenheimer, the lady behind the Joe Lansdale documentary, All Hail the Popcorn King. Then Tom, Scott, Dan, Walt and Skip review the documentary! Plus… we go back in time and revisit...

Jul 13, 20201 hr 27 minSeason 6Ep. 11

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 10

Volume 666 Chapter 10 of the Necrocasticon welcomes special guest, author Patrick Freivald. Plus reviews of Devolution, Lynyrd Skynyrd, WrestleMassacre, Twilight Zone Season 2, and our top 10 list for the At The Movies covers from the first wave of the pandemic.

Jul 06, 20201 hr 14 minSeason 6Ep. 10

The Necrocasticon Presents: THE DC MULTIVERSE

Welcome to a special holiday edition of THE NECROCASTICON PRESENTS! This time around it’s Dan Roberts and Tom Clark yapping about the DC comics Theatrical Multiverse.

Jul 03, 202041 minSeason 6Ep. 10

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 9

Welcome to volume 6 6 6 chapter 9 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. John Urbancik, author of the Dark Walker series, joins us to talk horror in fantasy and we give him some bass guitar lessons. We also mourn the death of Joel Schumaker, well Scott and Skip do. Dan on the other hand? Listen and find out what he has to say. Tom started reading Max Brooks’ Bigfoot novel, Devolution and Walter has some holy lamb cooking in the smoker....

Jun 29, 20201 hr 19 minSeason 6Ep. 9

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 8

Welcome to Volume 6 6 6 Chapter 8 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This week, the guys welcome special guest, author Wile E. Young on to talk about his books, Catfish in the Cradle and Magpie Coffin. Plus we fill you in on some of the controversies splitting the metal and horror communities, from Black Sabbath t-shirts to the Soska Twins and all the ugly in-between. All this and Tom and Mr. Scott having differing opinions on the MetallicAI ...

Jun 22, 202058 minSeason 6Ep. 8

The Necrocasticon Volume 6 6 6 Chapter 7

This week it’s all about the party and our picks for summer reading, movies and music, with special guest, Blood Bound Books boss, Marc Ciccarone.

Jun 15, 20201 hr 13 minSeason 6Ep. 7

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 6

This week we have a great interview with the smartest guests we’ve ever had on the Necrocasticon. Lindsay Ann Williams and Miles Doleac. The husband and wife team is behind the film The Dinner Party, and the guys pick their brains about horror movies, ancient history and rescuing dogs. But that’s not all! Tom reviews the latest from Witch Skull and Mountain Witch. Or was it Mountain Skull Witch? I’m losing track. Then Mr Scott, Skipp and Smoking Walt remember some important movies and albums hav...

Jun 08, 20201 hr 9 min

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 5

This is Volume 666 Chapter 5 of the Necrocasticon. After last week’s technical difficulties, we’ll be bringing you the second half of our interview with director Leif Jonker, the man behind the splatterpunk classic, Darkness. Then, in Wrestler & Writer versus B-Movie, Dan and Skip go to The Dinner Party. Plus Tom celebrates the #SnyderCut, and Smoking Walt & Mr. Scott react to the new Paradise Lost songs. Oh yeah, and one more thing, let’s give Nickelback a break, shall we? Why? Tom tell...

Jun 01, 202047 min

The Necrocasticon Presents: You've Got To Be Kidding

You've Got To Be (expletive removed) Kidding is typically the first thing you think when a person tells you they think the earth is flat, followed quickly by any excuse you can give them to leave. Hosts Skip Novak and Tom Clark give you a science class on things Flat Earthers obviously missed while playing hooky in grade school.

May 28, 202029 minSeason 6Ep. 5

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 4

Volume 666 Chapter 4 of The Necrocasticon goes splatter this week with part one of our interview with indy splatterpunk director Leif Jonker. Scott and Walt review the indy movie that put him on the map, Darkness, and we debate failed horror franchises after Mr. Scott’s recent reaction to the venerable Leatherface. And don’t forget our sponsor this month, DEATH’S HEAD PRESS! Check out their line of splatter westerns, including Wile E. Young’s Magpie Coffin and M. Ennebach’s Hunger of the Chishol...

May 25, 20201 hr 8 minSeason 6Ep. 4

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 3

Chandler Morrison, the man behind the controversy at last year’s Bizzaro Con, speaks out on the event and how it’s changed his approach to fiction. You don’t want to miss this interview with a true renaissance man in fiction. But that’s not all. Lucas Milliron sits on the couch with Uncle Skip this week, chats with us, and promotes his new book from Grindhouse Press. Mr. Scott reacts to EVIL LITTLE THINGS, Walt goes back in time to get Brain Damage at the Drive-In. Tom went back in time to see T...

May 18, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 3

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 2

Our guest for Volume 6 6 6, chapter 2 is up and coming actor, Alex De Rita. Born in Russia, the former model has everything we want out of a bad guy . . . except a movie to be the bad guy in. It’s a great conversation you don’t want to miss. Tom goes over the polarizing season finale of West World and marks out for the next release from German Doom Metal act, Mountain Witch. Skip tells about Felissa Rose’s A Nun’s Curse, Mr. Scott reacts to some Star Wars news, Dan tells us about The Hu’s re-rel...

May 11, 20201 hr 17 minSeason 6Ep. 2

The Necrocasticon Volume 666 Chapter 1

Welcome to Volume 666 Chapter 1 of the Necrocasticon where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure and ours. This month, The Necrocasticon is brought to you by Death’s Head Press, publishers of fine Extreme Horror, like the latest in their Splatter Western Series Hunger on the Chisholm Trail from Mike Ennenbach! And don’t forget their catalog of titles, which includes Magpie Coffin from Wile E. Young and Dead Inside from Chandler Morrison. We are kicking off our sixth volume in style w...

May 04, 20201 hr 16 minSeason 6Ep. 1

The Necrocasticon Presents: You've Got to Be Kidding

Episode 3 of You’ve Got to be (redacted) Kidding takes on the Mt. Everest of conspiracy theories… JFK’s Assassination. With hosts, authors Skip Novak & Thomas R Clark.

Apr 30, 202032 minSeason 6Ep. 54

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 52

We wrap up our 5th year of the Necrocasticon, where we blend heavy metal and horror for your pleasure, and ours. Volume 5 Chapter 52 features a special interview from the dark God, Telmorn Altayon. You don’t want to miss this bizarre interview. Scott, and Walt, react to the new Testament Album, Dan, and Skip, face off against Cry For The Badman, and Tom praises the second season of What We Do In The Shadows....

Apr 27, 20201 hr 14 minSeason 5Ep. 52

The Necrocasticon Presents: You've Gotta Be Kidding 002

In episode 2, Tom & Skip go back to 2018 and take the Tide Pod challenge. Or not. To err is human, to really make you dumb requires the internet, as the recent pandemic has proven.

Apr 24, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 2

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 51

Welcome to Volume 5 Chapter 51 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This week we talk to director Sam Farmer, about his new film, Cry for the Badman, starring Camille Keaton. Then we talk about the legacy of the I Spit On Your Grave franchise and the sub-genre of horror it’s part of. Why is Tom loving season 3 of West World? Walt talks about the new Paradise Lost, Dan pipes in on Sam Raimi officially directing Dr. Strange 2, Mr. Scott Reacts to...

Apr 20, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 5Ep. 51

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 50

Volume 5 Chapter 50 of the Necrocasticon has no guests, but we do have our top 10 favorite Stuart Gordon films for you to binge on, and a slew of movie reviews from Scott, Tom and Skip for your stay at home ass to watch, like VFW, Dead by Dawn and Red Rover. All this and a special table reading of Tom’s new short story, BUTTER BARS, written exclusively with the Necrocasticon in mind.

Apr 13, 20201 hr 16 minSeason 5Ep. 50

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 49

Volume 5 Chapter 49 of the Necrocasticon is brought to you by Bloodshot Books and their latest release, HP Newquist’s Behemoth. We interview actress, writer, and producer Jaclyn Betham, and Dan will be reviewing her film Getaway. Tom got to see The Hunt and he doesn’t know what all the fuss was over. Walt breaks down the impact the coronavirus is having on the metal community and Mr. Scott plays crowd control....

Apr 06, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 5Ep. 49

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 48

Welcome to Volume 5 Chapter 48 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for our pleasure, and for yours. The Coronavirus has us practicing self-distancing, and that’s Okay. Tom is in Syracuse, Walt is in Worcester, Dan is in Queensbury … New York, Scott is hiding in Vermont, and Uncle Skip, you guessed it, is on the couch. But all this pandemic excitement hasn’t stopped us! This week our special guest is the guitarist, singer, and songwriter of New Wave Of American British Hea...

Mar 30, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 48

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 47

This is Volume 5, Chapter 47 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal, for your pleasure ... and ours. Director/Producer Justin Price, returns to talk about his latest flick, Abominable, and his upcoming TV series, Paragon. Walt is excited Testament has a new album coming out, Scott reacts to the latest from Nightwish and reviews a movie called ALPHA TEST, Tom digs the latest from Lucifer, and Dan and Skip hang out on the couch....

Mar 23, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 5Ep. 47

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 46

Happy St. Patrick's Day Week and welcome to volume 5, chapter 46 of The Necrocasticon. Scott & Walt are rationing toilet paper for us this week so there’s enough for Director Sean Cain (DEAD BY DAWN), who joins in for a great interview. Skip reviews The Silent Place aka Don’t Speak. Dan gets all dino happy over Jurassic Thunder and Tom tells you why you should binge-watch HBO’s THE OUTSIDER.

Mar 16, 202059 minSeason 5Ep. 46

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 45

Welcome to Volume 5, Chapter 45 of the Necrocasticon. Hot on the heels of his popular latest release, The Blackheart Boys Choir, we talk to author Curtis M. Lawson. Plus, Tom reviews Blumhouse's INVISIBLE MAN, Uncle Skip is all over its mockbluster STALKED in writer vs B-Movie, and Dan takes on A Wakefield Project.

Mar 09, 20201 hr 20 minSeason 4Ep. 45

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 44

Volume 5 Chapter 44 welcomes East Coast guitar legend, Kris Wiechmann. Throughout the decades Kris has played with Earth Crisis, Godbelow, and Brand New Sin, just to name the national acts under his belt and this week he's visiting us. Plus Walt, Scott, Tom, Dan & Uncle Skip review Ozzy's latest, as well as the new live album from Brand New Sin, Live at the Lost.

Mar 02, 202059 minSeason 5Ep. 44

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 43

We’re wrapping up Women In Horror Month here at the Necrocasticon with a bang, or a bag of blood as the case may be. Our special guest this week is horror author Somer Canon and she gives us her top 10 most dangerous flora in horror fiction. But that’s not all. Tom’s imagination is working overtime, and he thinks he heard a concept album hidden in the first two Iron Maiden albums. Walt backs him up, but what do Dan, Skip, and Scott, think about it? You’ll find out later....

Feb 24, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 5Ep. 43

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 42

Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 42 welcomes special guest Morgan Sylvia. Plus Walt reviews Quadra, the latest from Brazilian legends Sepultura and Tom dives into the director’s cut of Doctor Sleep.

Feb 17, 20201 hr 1 minSeason 5Ep. 42

Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 41

Kenzie Jennings joins us for our Anti Valentine's Day special and gives us her top 10 Femme Fatales! Plus we talk TV with Dracula, The Walking Dead, The Outsider... and the connection between Let The Right One In... and a not very metal Break-Up song?

Feb 10, 202055 minSeason 5Ep. 41

The Necrocasticon Volume 5 Chapter 40

Volume 5 Chapter 40 kicks off Women in Horror Month with special guest, horror mystery writer Pamela Morris and Tom reviews Richard Stanley's interpretation of HP Lovecraft's Color Out of Space.

Feb 03, 202049 min
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