Necrocasticon

Didn't make it to Scares That Care Authorcon III? Well here's a taste of one of the panels you missed, the Music and Horror Discussion panel, moderated by Thomas R. Clark with Tommy B. Smith, David Simms, Jessica McHugh, Justin Lutz, Paul Tremblay, Jeremy Megargee and David Simmons!

We remember JDF, Tom reviews Smile & Something in the Dirt, Dan is all about the new Disturbed, Mr. Scott returns for more Yellowstone, and more.

We talk Wakanda Forever, Andor, Yellowstone, and Black Adam. Plus, Tom reviews THE CURSED, and Dan apologizes to Josh Schwartz's student.

  Wesley Southard joins us to discuss his new short story collection, plus we review Jason Pitts' new film.

Actor, musician, and author Solon Tsangaras returns to talk about cats, gas, music, and his latest film Witch House. Plus we have some fun with classic reviews by a teenage music "snob."

The Necrocasticon Presents Our Unsolved Mystery Re-Enactment of the 2022 Scares that Care Gross out contest!

The Necrocasticon Presents: Halloween Horror Stories Part 4… With your host, Morty The Caretaker and Sgt Fury! With stories from Ezekial Kincaid and Carter Johnson and their respective stories: Barbed Wire - a Johnny Walker Ranger story and Halloween on Baker Street.

The Necrocasticon Presents: Halloween Horror Stories Part 3… but without your host, Morty The Caretaker. Why? Because Tom and Scott remember Jay Wilburn. Tim Murr reads HP Lovecraft's The Hound, and we are proud to present the debut of author Stephen Cords's story, Boys Are So Stupid, read by the author!

The Necrocasticon Presents: Halloween Horror Stories Part 2… With your host, Morty The Caretaker and Uncle Skip! CORRESPONDENCE LOG written & performed by Ryan C. Bradley. Plus, a pair of stories from Thomas R Clark's 2022 convention collection, A Trunk Of Forgotten Lore - The Dark Arch And Shield Maiden, and finally, a trick or treat from Uncle Skip, who asks for… The Favor.

THE NECROCASTICON PRESENTS: HALLOWEEN HORROR STORIES PART 1… WITH YOUR HOST, MORTY THE CARETAKER, AND HIS ASSISTANT, CHUM-LEE! FEATURING: HAUNTED HOUSE… FROM AN EVENING WITH VIKTOR RAVENSCROFT. Written and performed by Matthew Wildasin THE NIGHT WIRE written by HF Arnold, performed by Todd Keisling and PLEASE MAMA written by Chesya Burke, performed by Anton Cancre.

CeCe Tanner sits in for her Dad again as we discuss the first three episodes of Andor. Tom reviews the new Stephen King novel, Fairy Tale, plus our thoughts on Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine in the MCU.

It's another turkey shoot of topics with CeCe Tanner joining us again, filling in for her Dad, Smoking Walt Ball! Dan went to see The Hu, Megadeth & FFDP, Skip got the new Clutch, we saw a new Hellraiser trailer, and we go over the D23 Lucasfilm reveals, plus a preview of ANDOR.

Jim Cobb from the Prepper's Survival Guide comes back to discuss contrails with Tom & Skip.  

Horror make up artist CeCe Tanner fills in for her Dad (you know him as Smokin Walt Ball) and Mr. Scott this week to go over D23, Ozzy's Patient #9, and we settle the battle over which is better: House of the Dragon or The Rings of Power.    

We dug into the archives and found this from before the pandemic! Jim Cobb from the Prepper's Survival Guide joins Tom & Skip to discuss why secret military maneuvers are... secret.

Tom went to Scares That Care Charity Weekend VIII, and did a live reading with extreme horror stars Kristopher Triana and Will Chase!

Liam Carver joins us to talk about his extreme horror debut, plus we give our opinions on the future of small horror cons, and the guys catch up on their TV, movies, and the new Megadeth album.

Featuring one of the best panels from NECON 40! THE GUEST OF HONOR INTERVIEWS with Gretchen Felker-Martin, Bracken MacLeod, Mary San Giovanni, and moderators Charles R. Rutledge and special guest, Christopher Golden!  

NECON's panels on Friday are more of a forum discussion. The weekend kicked off with this one, THE FRANK MICHAELS ERRINGTON FIVE STAR BOOKS KAFFEEKLATSCH with James Chambers, Garrett Cook, and Valerie Williams discussing the best books they've read recently.  

Our coverage of NECON 40 continues with a panel you won't want to miss! GOLDEN MEMORIES: WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WORK DURING THE 80S/90S HORROR BOOM with Craig Shaw Gardner, Joe R. Lansdale, Lori Perkins, Darrell Schweitzer, Melissa Ann Singer, and moderator Stephen Mark Rainey.

We present the first of series of NECON 40 panels, for those who missed them! Starting with one of the last panels of the weekend, THAT NEW BOOK SMELL, OR NEW AUTHORS WHO WILL REINVIGORATE OUR COMMUNITY & GENRE with Michael Burke, Teri Clarke, Stephen Cords, Michelle Renee Lane, and moderator Paul McNamee.

Tom tells us about his trip to NECON 40, SDCC made some huge announcements, and we preview Scares That Care VIII!  

Tom, Scott, Skip, Dan and Walt's spirit give their takes on THOR LOVE AND THUNDER, Ms. Marvel, The Boys, What We Do in the Shadows season 3, the new Municipal Waste and the Pantera tribute tour.    

Tom & Skip interview director Bobby Easley and Michelle Morris, from HP Lovecraft's Witch House plus plenty of our typical Necrocrew shenanigans.    

We have a Herogasm this week, plus Tom's review of The Black Phone and Skip takes on HP Lovecraft's Witch House in Writer vs. B Movie, and much more.  

Our monumental chapter 400! Featuring a spoiler review of Obi-Wan's first season, plus our thoughts on The Boys season 3 and Ms. Marvel. Then we recollect on our favorite shows on the podcast.   

We review Voorhees: Night of the Beast, plus our takes on the new album from Kreator, The Boys Season 3, Ms. Marvel and a spoiler free review of Obi-Wan.

Tim Murr of St. Rooster Books joins Tom, and moderates a panel from Conklin Con 2022 on indie publishing!

Rami Ungar joins us to talk about his new release - The Pure World Comes and STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4. Plus we dig into the first 2 episodes of Obi-Wan, and Jerik Thibodeaux, bass guitarist from GOLGOTHAN, talks death metal and horror film making with us.

Sense of Noise, a rising melodic death metal band from Mexico joins Tom, Scott, Skip, and Walt, plus Tom and Tim Murr went to go see Napalm Death and Unto Others at the world famous Lost Horizon!

Ryan C. Bradley joins us to talk about his debut novel, SAINT'S BLOOD, guitars, and the Stoker Awards.

Conservative author Luke Frost joins Tom and Skip to talk about his forthcoming book, Let's Go Brandon and the conspiracy theories he subscribes to.

Chapter 393 of the Necrocasticon also tips into our 8th season, and we've got the metal and horror covered to kick it off; with author Curtis Lawson, artist Rebecca Clegg, and the second coming of Type-O Negative, October Noir!

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS / MOON KNIGHT SPOILER REVIEW SHOW with Dan Roberts, Skip Novak, and guest panelists publisher and author Tim Murr & Jason Rasso filling in for Walt and Scott. The title says it all, plus we remember George Perez.

We present the Challenges of the Short Story panel from Authorcon 2022, with Katherine Silva, James Noll, Tony Evans, and Joseph Sullivan.

We present the Dystopian Horror panel from Authorcon 2022 with Mary San Giovanni, Jonathan Janz, Adam J. Smith, Anthony M. Strong, and Matt Wildasin! Plus we talk about the failures of the Encyclopedia Metallum, the worst source for heavy metal on the internet.   

We present to you the Zombie panel from the Scares That Care Authorcon 2022, with Matt Blazi, Jay Wilburn, Kristopher Rufty, Anton Cancre, and our very own Thomas R. Clark! Plus we talk about Moon Knight, Metal Lords and more!

For your listening pleasure we present the Splatterpunk panel from Scares That Care Authorcon 2022, featuring Jay Wilburn, Wile E. Young, Wes Southard, CV Hunt, Candace Nola, Aron Beauregard, Daniel Volpe, Stephen Kozeniewski, Jeff Strand, Carver Pike, Kristopher Rufty, and an appreciation for Teen Wolf- the movie, not the show!

Tom and Skip went to the Scares That Care Authorcon, and someone set Uncle Skip loose with a voice recorder! He talked to more authors than we've ever had on the show before, asking them what Scares that Care means to them.

We preview #ScareThatCare #AuthorCon and review the STAR-LORD “Space Rider” album from the Guardians of the Galaxy video game, plus lots of verbal shenanigans.

Indy wrestling standout Axel Lennox aka Vince Talbut joins us to discuss the passing of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall. Plus it's GODLESS's birthday, and we preview the upcoming metal releases for 2022!

John Baltisberger joins us, sometimes in Morse Code, to talk about his new book ABHORRENT FAITH, plus we review HELLBENDER on Shudder, Ghost's Impera, and Midnight's Let There Be Witchery.

Matt Smith of Psychomanteum joins us as we review THE BATMAN (Spoiler Free!), Rock Believer from The Scorpions & Corpsegrinder's first solo effort. Plus we give our wish lists for the Peacemaker Season 2 soundtrack and fill you in on what Ukranian heavy metal bands you should be listening to!

We close out Women in Horror Month with rising star Ruthann Jagge, author of The New Girl's Patient, filling in for Mr. Scott. Plus Tom, Skip, & Walt appreciate the Peacemaker season finale, and give a spoiler free review of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and we give a call to our man in the field, Sean, who saw the period horror piece, The Cursed.

Mr. Frank sits in for Mr. Scott this week while Skip & Tom interview Jennifer Anne Gordon, author of PRETTY UGLY. With a special cameo by Walt's wife!

Brooklyn Ann joins us in a fragmented guest panelist spot and reviews Bite Me, the new film from Naomi McDougall Jones and Meredith Edwards. Plus Mr. Frank (Edler) comes to the rescue as we remember our friends Shooter Storm and Dave Thomas.

Author Robert S. Wilson comes back and joins Skip & Tom to talk about AREA 51 and Bob Lazar!

Christina Pfeiffer from the Mothers of Mayhem podcast is our guest panelist this week! She gives us her author picks for Women in Horror Month! Plus we talk to film producer Daemon Hillin and review his new movie, THE LONG NIGHT.

We interview author Mark Leslie about his latest Canadian Werewolf in NY book, plus reviews of Boba Fett and the splatterpunk gem, Peacemaker!

Author Robert Wilson joins Skip & Tom to talk about ALIEN ABDUCTIONS!

The Duke of Horror, Mike Duke, returns to the Necrocasticon to talk about his Amalgam series!