Welcome to Volume 666 Chapter 35 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure and ours. It’s our sith annual Star Wars Holiday Special! And we’re overloaded with Mando. In the first half, we talk about season 2 of The Mandalorian, in its entirety. In the second half, we talk to Don Mando himself, Armand Rosamilia. Armand has a new short story collection out and he joins us to talk about it. This month, the Necrocasticon asks that you, our listeners, donate to Dav...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 38
Jeff Burk joins Tom and Skip to discuss something relevant to today's world: Anti-Vaxers.
Dec 24, 2020•47 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Happy Holidays and welcome to volume 6 6 6, chapter 34, of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This week we talk to a pair of actors you don’t want to miss! Two of the stars of the survival action horror thriller, Army Of One, Ellen Hollman and Geraldine Singer. Our special sponsor this month is author Daniel J Volpe, and his new splatterpunk novel, BILLY SILVER. You can find the book on Kindle and in paperback at Amazon. This month, the Necrocas...
Dec 21, 2020•59 min•Season 6Ep. 34
Tom, Walt, and special guest author Sean McDonough discuss CBS All Access’s adaptation of Stephen King’s THE STAND.
Dec 18, 2020•24 min•Season 6Ep. 35
Welcome to Volume 666 chapter 33 of the Necrocasticon. We’ve got the second half of our holiday gift guide this week. Dan Edenfield from Obsidian Relic Records comes back, plus author JC Walsh joins the guys to talk about his new book, Within the Abyss. Our special sponsor this month is author Daniel J Volpe, and his new splatterpunk novel, BILLY SILVER. You can get it on Kindle and at the Amazon store. This month, the Necrocasticon asks that you, our listeners, donate to Dave Thomas’s Go Fund M...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 33
Volume 666 Chapter 32 of the Necrocasticon is our 6th annual Last Minute Holiday Gift guide, and it’s so huge it’s taking up two episodes! This week, Chris Yerdon from Cripsy’s Toys joins us, as does Daniel Edenfield from Obsidian Relic Records! This month, the Necrocasticon has no sponsor. Instead, we ask that you, our listeners, donate to Dave Thomas’s Go Fund Me. He’s gotten the crap end of the stick this year with cancer and every penny you donate puts food in his mouth or contributes to pay...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to volume 6 6 6, chapter 31 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This month, the Necrocasticon has no sponsor. Instead, we ask that you, our listeners, donate to Dave Thomas’s Go Fund Me. He’s gotten the crap end of the stick this year with cancer and every penny you donate puts food in his mouth or contributes to paying a bill. Dave doesn’t deserve the hell he’s going through, so let’s try and take some of the stress away by donating t...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 31
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to volume 6 6 6 chapter 30 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours! Nate Carson from Witch Mountain joins the guys this week to talk metal, and it’s a fun interview you don’t want to miss. Walt reviews the latest pandemic covers, and he revisits Lone Wolf and Cub, an inspiration for The Mandalorian. All this plus Tom was a guest at a virtual event for a regional library last week, and we’ve got some of the audio from ...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 6Ep. 30
This week we remember Ken Hensley, the songwriting force behind classic metal band Uriah Heep. But that’s not all. We also talk to the former head writer of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Dan Murphy about his new book, a horror novel called The Thing In The Water. Plus the guys review a bunch of music for you this week, from Metallica’s Helping Hands streaming pay-per-view, to the latest covers from Two Minutes To Latenight and Seven Kingdoms. Mr Scott reacts to the latest from Unleash the Archers, ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 29
We’ve got a fantastic interview with the guy who created the Final Destination franchise, Jeffrey Reddick. His directorial debut, Don’t Look Back, is getting noticed. You don’t want to miss this interview with the man Tom calls the Gay Jordan Peele. Then we dip into the well that is the 80’s for a revelation regarding the infamous PMRC, and their top 15 nasty songs.
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 28
This week we interview the director and writer of THEY REACH, Sylas Dall, along with his young stars, Mary Madelyn Roe and Eden Campbell. We also remember Sean Connery, Dan reviews They Reach in Wrestler vs. B-movie, Mr. Scott reacts to the season premiere of The Mandalorian, Skip warms up the caboose, and Tom gives his two cents on the latest from Armored Saint.
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 27
Welcome to a very special Necrocasticon Presents: You’ve Got To Be Kidding, where we debunk conspiracy theories cos, well, science is real, mmkay? It’s Halloween weekend, and what better way to celebrate the pagan holiday than with folklore. And the biggest, and baddest of all the folklore cryptoids is none other than Bigfoot. Tom and Skip welcome producer, director, writer of Sasquatch Among Wildmen, Darcy Weir, to the campfire.
Oct 30, 2020•51 min•Season 6Ep. 26
Happy Halloween! This is volume 666, chapter 26 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. We’ve got lots of movie and TV reviews lined up for you this week and they welcome Tiffani Rae, the promoter behind Sci-Fi Horror Fest, an event we here at The Necrocasticon are proud to be a part of every year. But that’s not all. Apparently, science has discovered the scariest movies of all time, so we’re going to scrutinize their list. Tom revisited the semi...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 26
On this very special The Necrocasticon Presents: You’ve Got to Be Kidding, just in time for the Halloween season. Jeff Burk joins Tom and Skip to talk about self-proclaimed demonologist Ed Warren, and his psychic medium wife, Lorraine - the entities behind the Conjuring cinematic universe.
Oct 23, 2020•28 min
We’ve got a boatload of Halloween Horror movie reviews for you this week, wherein we ask the question: was it better than Veroticka? Mr. Scott reacts to Don’t Look Back and Walter has a smorgasbord in his smoker, and samples Books Of Blood with Tom, Hubi Halloween with Dan, and he tackles Tokyo Home Stay Massacre without Skip’s help. The Boys season 2 left the guys wanting more, and Tom was on a regional radio show...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 6Ep. 25
This week we remember the king of the L.A. sound, the man everyone with a guitar wanted to be, Eddie Van Halen. Plus we have a full show, including an interview with the star and co-director of the indy werewolf horror hit, Beast Within, Steven Morana. Film Critic Steve Mesa stops by and trades shudder picks with Walter, Dan takes on The Last Exorcist and reviews Beast Within with Skip, and Tom answers the question, Is Netflix’s true crime doc American Murder the scariest movie he’s seen this ye...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 24
This week we interview Lucas Mangum and froth over his new book, Extinction Peak. Then we find out if Veroticka is really as bad as everyone says it is. Oh, and we’ve got some metal news to discuss… news that leaves a bad taste in our mouths regarding booking agent John Finberg.
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 23
Jeff Burk joins Skip and Tom to talk about Reptillians.
Oct 02, 2020•33 min
Welcome to Volume 666, Chapter 22, of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This month the Necrocasticon is brought to you by Collectibles Galore. You can visit them at their brick and mortar location at 615 South Main Street in North Syracuse, New York, or online at his ebay store “Crimson Hellkites!” This week we’re talking to Ruckus and Lane Skye, the creative team behind The Devil To Pay and co-writers of the horror hit Becky. Skip reviews The ...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 22
Tom and Skip assure you we landed on the moon in the 5th You've Got To Be Kidding!
Sep 25, 2020•39 min
Welcome to Volume 666, chapter 21 of, the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This week we’ve got a Monkey’s Paw. Now, I’m not talking about some sick sex toy Skip might want to try, I’m talking about the short film from Zack Ogle and Aaron Pagniano. Tom and the guys bullshit with them and review the film. Plus Walt’s smoking some Toehider and Stryper this week, and Mr. Scott Reacts to We Summon The Darkness and The Babysitter, Killer Queen....
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 21
Welcome to Volume 6 6 6, Chapter 20 of the Necrocasticon. This month the Necrocasticon is brought to you by Collectibles Galore. You can visit them at their brick and mortar location at 615 south main street in north Syracuse, New York, or online at his E bay store CRIMSON HELLKITES! Our guest this week does it all, from writing to editing and social activism, Garrett Cook joins us to talk about developing the new game LostLorn and to get serious about the civil unrest in Portland, Oregon. We do...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Welcome to volume 6 6 6 chapter 19 of The Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. Tonight we are interviewing one of the first ladies of 80s horror, and 80s TV. Helene Udy, who is out promoting her new movie, Evil Under The Skin, joins us! We’ll also be reviewing the movie this week during Wrestler versus B-Movie, along with Monster Force Zero. But that’s not all. We lament the passing of both Chadwick Boseman and The Horror Show With Brian Keene, and ta...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 19
We talk to Phillip S. Plowden, Celeste M. Cooper and Devon Colwell from Range Runners about the psychological survival film, and we also review the movie. Plus we dig into a Deep Cuts discussion with Walter.
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Welcome to Volume 6 6 6 chapter 17 of The Necroccasticon. This week we talk to writer, director, and novelist Gregory Lamberson, the man behind the film adaptation of Richard and Billy Chizmar’s Widow’s Point. Then all bets are off as Tom and Walter slug it out over the new pandemic. No, not the Covid 19m plague. We’re talking about the rash of Devil Went Down to Georgia covers that have come out the last month. But that’s not all, oh no. We review the first episode of HBO’s Lovecraft Country. I...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 17
Welcome to volume 666 chapter 16 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure and ours. This week we remember producer Martin Birch, and talk about Lighthouses in horror. It turns out Skip is actually an expert on Lighthouses, so we made him watch Cold skin, The Lighthouse, and Widow’s Point. So this could be educational. We’ll also give you our top 10 producers in metal. And Walt will tell Tom who we missed, because that’s what Walt does....
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Welcome to Volume 666 Chapter 15 of the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This month, the Necrocasticon is brought to you by the Secret Comix Cave in Oneonta, New York. Visit them in person at thirty-two hundred Plaza on Chestnut St. in Oneonta or online at www.secretcomixcave.com, and that’s comix with an X! With the imminent death of multiplex movie theaters as we know them looming on the horizon, and the resurgence of the Drive-in theater, our t...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 15
This week we have a very special guest in part one of our two-part expose on Vampire The Masquerade, and the World of Darkness shared universe role-playing games. And who better to have as our guest for part one than the man who created it all, Mark Rein-Hagen. Mark joins us from his hotel at a secret, undisclosed location in Europe, where he is hard at work on his new tabletop RPG, Lostlorn, and he tells us about it and what he new game encapsulates. After Mark, the guys talk about the game and...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 14
The Necrocasticon Presents, You've Got to be kidding, with your hosts, speculative fiction authors, Tom Clark, and Skip Novak. This time around, the guys tangled with the fools who believe we faked the moon landing.
Jul 28, 2020•40 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Welcome to Volume 666, Chapter 13 the Necrocasticon, where we blend horror and heavy metal for your pleasure, and ours. This week we have a special chapter, as we talk to a renowned collectible expert, who happens to be a huge fan of metal and horror, Rob Bruce. It’s all Rob for the show, and you won’t want to miss his insight into some of the coolest collectibles in metal and horror. Remember, this month the Necrocasticon is sponsored by Blood Bound Books, purveyors of fine extreme horror. Visi...
Jul 27, 2020•58 min•Season 6Ep. 13
