Necromancer

Part 1 of 2. Movie: Christine (1983). The necromancers are back! Recession indicator? Who knows. In the meantime, Bret and Shira hit the road to discuss movies about cars. Bret's up first with John Carpenter's classic hot rod and loveable bad girl, Christine. Listen to find out how much (and how little) these two really know about cars. Beep! Beep! 

Part 2 of 2. Movie: Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1979). The necromancers finish up their road trip through the theme of drag with Bret's pick, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde. Listen to find out how Bret stumbled upon this unusual cult film and then stick around the rom com remixes!

Part 1 of 2. Movie: Victor/Victoria (1982). The necromancers are back back back again to explore the theme of drag, baby. Paris is burning and the culprit is Julie Andrews in Shira's pick, Victor/Victoria. Listen to find out how she does it and then stick around for the gender bendy remixes. 

Movie: Moonstruck (1987). The necromancers wish you a merry Christmas and a spooky New Year! Bret and Shira are joined by ghoulfriend Eric Samaniego to learn the answer to the age old question: why do men chase women? The unhinged, operatic rom com Moonstruck provides several options and more. Howl at la luna with the wolves and then stick around for Eric's horror remix of this classic film. 

Part 2 of 2. Movie: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). Maybe Bret and Shira didn't treat you quite as good as they should've but you were always on their minds. That is when they weren't thinking about Bret's Elvis pick, Bubba Ho-Tep. Will Shira sympathize with old Elvis and JFK's suspicious minds or wish there was a little less conversation, a little more action, please? Listen to find out and then stick around for some unchained rom com remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. Movie: Viva Las Vegas (1964). Wise men say only fools rush in but Bret and Shira can't help falling in love with Elvis Presley, the star of Necromancer's latest theme. First up is Shira's pick Viva Las Vegas. Will bright light city set their souls on fire or simply make them question Ann-Margret's sanity? Listen to find out and then stick around for the hunk, a hunk burning horror remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. Movie: Gretel and Hansel (2020). The necromancers follow the breadcrumbs into the woods to finish up the theme of fairy tales. Up next is Bret's pick, Gretel and Hansel. Listen to find out the twist on this adaptation of a classic Grimm tale and then stick around for these beautiful children's remixes. The End. 

Part 1 of 2. Movie: Ever After (1998). Necromancer is back in session and just in time for Spooky Season! Bret and Shira kick off their return with movies adapted from fairy tales. First up is Shira's pick, Ever After. Can Bret "just breathe" or will he skip the ball? Listen to find out and then stick around for the duo's talespin to horror. 

Movie: Creature (1985). Ghoulfriend Tony Wash answers the necromancers' distress signal and gets more than he bargained for when he disembarks on their ruined spaceship/podcast. Bret may have already put Shira through his own Space Horror program but will it save her from William Malone's Creature? Come for the alien shenanigans and stay for the battle of the pitches!

Movies: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Halloween (1976). The necromancers have made it to 100 episodes and they're taking another pass at "Episode 0" to celebrate! But Bret and Shira hardly need the excuse to talk about their favorite movies within their respective favorite genres. Listen and then stick around for some delightfully unhinged movie remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. Movie: [REC] (2007). The necromancers have one last stop to make in their journey through Spain. It's just a routine 911 call to an apartment building. What could go wrong? The answer is a whole lot in Bret's pick, REC. Tune in to find out what the fuss is about and then stick around for some spicy remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. Movie: A Spanish Affair (2014). No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Least of all the necromancers as they travel to Spain for their latest theme. Up first is Shira's pick, A Spanish Affair. Will the duo understand all the regional humor or simply lose themselves to the rhythm of acoustic guitars and castanets? Listen to find out and then stick around for the remixes! 

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers are back and they've written their own vows for Bret's pick: Hatchet for the Honeymoon, a movie that proves men will do anything to get out of going to therapy. Do you take Bret and Shira's opinions about movies to have and hold until death do you part? Ok, maybe it's not forever but there will always be remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. Wedding bells are ringing and the necromancers are speaking now before forever holding their peace. You guessed it. The theme is weddings and up first is Shira's pick, Marry Me. J Lo is well established as the queen of wedding rom coms but will Bret say "I do" to Marry Me's wacky premise. Listen to find out and then stick around for the remix reception. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira finish up the story of a young girl's strange, sometimes erotic journey from Canada to Hollywood. It's about time the necromancer's talked about Shira's pick, About Time. What is it about time travelers that makes Rachel McAdams keep marrying them? Listen to find out and then stick around for some timely horror remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira have had enough of actors. Canceled. It's all about actresses now, specifically Rachel McAdams, the star of the latest theme. Up first is Bret's pick, Red Eye, a perfect nightmare woven by Wes Craven. Can Rachel hang with Nancy and Sidney or will she fall prey to the villain. Listen to find out and then stick around for some extra kissy remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira can't get enough of that himbo with a heart of gold: Brendan Fraser. And why do one movie about him romancing a woman named Eve[y], when they could do two? Plus a zombie. That's right. The Mummy (1999) is Bret's pick. Don't be on the wrong side of the river! Listen and then stick around for rom com remixes that'll raise the dead. 

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira are back with another actor themed episode and Brendan Fraser, king of 1999, is the star. The necromancers kick off the celebration of Baby B with Shira's pick, Blast From Past. You'd think a movie about a man kept inside a bomb shelter for 30 years may sound like a horror but this hidden gem is a textbook rom com. Come for Brendan Fraser's easy smiles and then stick around for some horror remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira fight their way through the 36 chambers to finish the theme of Kung Fu. Up next is Shira's pick: Wing Chun. Lead actress Michelle Yeoh has always been a badass but has she mastered the art of rom coms? Listen to find out and then stick around for the horror remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira have mastered the Necromancer style of fighting/reviewing movies. Now, they bring their best moves to the latest theme: Kung Fu movies. Bret chooses his fighters first. Human Lanterns is 100% Kung Fu and 100% horror but just how literal are these human lanterns. Listen to find out and then stick around for the rom com remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira are so grateful for their experience with movies. They finish up movies they're thankful for with Bret's pick, Poltergeist. It's clear there's something different about the community of Cuesta Verde. Listen to find out what and then stick around for some remixes from the other side. 

Part 1 of 2. The necromancers are back back back again, baby! Bret and Shira have a lot to be thankful for in the past year, including you, our listeners. So they're kicking things off with movies they're thankful for too. Shira is up first with her platonic ideal of grumpy/sunshine romances: French Kiss. But will Lawrence Kasdan's feel good classic work its Parisian magic on Bret? Listen to find out and then stick around for some horror remixes à la mode. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira attempt to stake the vampire theme once and for all with Bret's pick, The Vampire Lovers. Will Bret and Shira live to see another sunrise or will they make music with the children of the night forever more? Listen to find out and then stay for blood lust filled remixes.  

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira come armed with stakes and garlic to meet the only monster famous for both their romantic and lethal prowess. That's right! The theme is vampires. First up is Shira's pick, Amy Heckerling's Vamps. Tune in to find out what makes these creatures of the night so beloved by both horror and romance fans and then stick around for some remixes that definitely don't suck. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira finish their 1943 film tour in Washington D.C. but this damn wartime housing shortage has made it impossible to find somewhere to stay. So the necromancers shack up with the folks from Shira's pick, The More the Merrier. Listen to find out if all is fair in love and forced proximity. Then stick around for the scarier remixes. Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead!

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira hop in the time machine to see what 1943 has to offer when it comes to romance and horror. No surprise the world at war has plenty to offer for both. Up first is Bret's pick The Leopard Man. Tune in to find out how this criminal is spotted and then stick around for the remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira are cruising the streets of New York, searching for parts... lady parts. It's not what you think. The necromancers aren't looking for strange. They're hanging out with Bret's pick, Frankenhooker! Will the cult classic have Shira in stitches? Listen to find out and then stick around for the duo's reanimated remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. The necromancers turn to the world's oldest profession for their next theme: sex work. Is this just an excuse for Bret and Shira to talk about two cult classics in the genres they love? Maybe. But it would be a big mistake, HUGE, for you to miss out on Shira's pick, Pretty Woman. Come for the fairytale and stay for the nightmare remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers are done being the Devil's playthings but a bargain is a bargain. They owe the dark one another movie and it's a good one. Bret's pick, Constantine, is up! It's no secret how much he loves Keanu's take on the character but does Hellblazer fan Shira feel the same way? Listen to find out and then stick around the rom com remixes inspired by DC's most chaotic bisexual. 

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira descend the nine circles of hell to meet their next subject: the devil. The duo may not care for his arithmetic but they are fans of Satan's film appearances. Up first is Shira's pick, Bedazzled. If there's one thing the prince of darkness loves as much as sinnin', it's spiritually binding contracts and Elizabeth Hurley's devil is the ultimate negotiator. Come for the hijinks and stay for the remixes. It's not that hot down here! 

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers are here to remind you that they are ending the theme of breakups. It may have been seven hours and 15 days since you took your love away but it's not too late to turn back time at The Broken Hearts Gallery. Shira's pick has an interesting answer to how to mend a broken heart: start a museum. Find out which ex-artifacts the duo would donate and then stick around for some tearstained remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. It must of been love but it's over now so the necromancers are looking back to where it all went wrong. That's right. The theme is break ups! Bret and Shira leave town on the Heartbreak Express. Their first stop: Cold War era Berlin for Bret's pick, Possession (1981). Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani make Kramer vs. Kramer look like Sesame Street. Don't be somebody we used to know and stick around for the necromancers' remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. The devil has Georgia covered so Bret and Shira go down to Louisiana instead to finish off their country tour. Up next is Bret's pick, Southern Comfort, a Southern cautionary tale of what happens when you run afoul of Cajuns in the swamp. Come for the crawfish and then stay for a dance in and out of the beams of a neon moon. 

Part 1 of 2. The necromancers wind up way down yonder on the Chattahoochee exploring this week's theme: country! Bret and Shira might be a little bit more rock n' roll but they still know how to walk the line. First up is Shira's pick, Sweet Home Alabama. Will Bret find Josh Lucas' tractor sexy or will he wish for deliverance? Tune in to find out and then stick around the hoedown for some country fried remixes. 

Who's afraid of Jane Austen? Not Bret and certainly not Shira's ghoulfriend Dr. Heather King. Heather helps the necromancers get to the bottom of Jane's addiction to comedies of manners and the romance community's addiction to her. Heather's pick, Northanger Abbey, also proves that Miss Austen knows a thing or two about remixing genres in this gothic satire. Come for the high society and stay for the low comedy! 

Bret and Shira are back! In honor of a listener's donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the necromancers let them pick the theme: anime about 1960's Japan. If there's one takeaway from Japan's "golden 60s," it's that girls with pigtails run the world full stop. Between Umi in From Up on Poppy Hill and Saya in Blood: The Last Vampire, is there anything they can't do? Come for the groovy anime goodness and then stick around the duo's hot take remixes including... One long period joke!?! Donate to LLS

Ghoulfriend Jessica Jastrzebski stops by Necromancer to cover her favorite movie Aliens. Bret's love of scifi is well established at this point and Shira is ready to invite Jessica back anytime she wants to talk about badass female heroes. There's something for everyone in this episode. But it wouldn't be Necromancer without some rom com remixes. Come for Sigourney Weaver and then get away from her, you bitch!

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers exorcise any remaining spirits as they finish up the theme of possession. Up next is Shira's pick, All of Me. Steve Martin may not want any part of the ghost of Lily Tomlin but will Bret say no to all of her? Listen to find out and then stick around for some horror remixes. Next week, a visit from a very special ghoulfriend! 

Part 1 of 2. The necromancers get inside movies about possession. Bret's movie Fallen is first. Will the duo have the strength to keep the demons away from Denzel Washington or will Shira have sympathy for the devil? Listen to find out and as always, stick around for the romance remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers wrap up dystopian movies before they turn apocalyptic. Up next is Shira's pick, The Lobster. If you had to spend the rest of your life as an animal, what would you choose? Listen to find out Bret and Shira's choices and then stick around to find out how they horrify Yorgos Lanthimos' dystopia even more. 

Part 1 of 2. The necromancers enter the brave new world of dystopian movies. Will they make it out alive or be drowned in the post-climate change floods? First up is Bret's pick, Split Second. Rutger Hauer's awesomeness isn't up for debate but Shira needs to know what the hell is up with those wall cookies? Listen to find out and then stick around for the duo's remixed dystopian thrillers turned romances. Next week - a very special lobster.

Part 2 of 2. Jon Mikl Thor lives to rock and Bret lives for Thor in his pick, Rock n' Roll Nightmare. But can the bodybuilding-producer-writer-director-actor-rocker impress famously snobby Shira? Listen to find out and then stick around for the necromancer's remixed monster love ballads 

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira don't need a microphone check to sing the praises of the next theme. It's rock n' roll, baby! If that strikes a cord, tune in for Shira's pick, Josie and the Pussycats. Come for the true meaning of Dujour and stay for the after-show, where the necromancers will remix Josie's songs of love into songs of doom!

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers wrap up the theme of unlikely team ups with Shira's pick, That Old Feeling. Will this tale of enemy ex-spouses to lovers warm Bret's heart or will it be the end of a beautiful partnership? Come for Bette Midler and Dennis Farina and then stay for the horror remixes. 

Part 1 of 2. The necromancers are on a co-op mission to discover what's so fun about this week's theme: unlikely team ups. Bret and Shira know a thing or two about this topic, being the only podcast that caters to horror AND romance fans alike. First up is Bret's pick, Ghost of Mars. Will the unlikely team up between Ice Cube and Natasha Henstridge impress Bret's partner in crime or will Shira become overly fixated on whether Mars' fictional society is matriarchal or egalitarian? Why not both! Next week: Carl Reiner's last hurrah. 

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers wrap up their celebration of Megan Fox with her turn as the "other girl" in Friends with Kids. Bret and Shira may not have kids themselves. But for Fox sake, they sure know how to be nicer to their friends than the people in this movie. Leave it to Megan Fox to rise above it all and give the pair some great fodder for horror remixes that make better use of her talents. Tune in next week for unlikely team ups. 

Part 1 of 2. It's another actress themed episode and it's about damn time! Bret and Shira dive deep into the mystique of the one, the only Megan Fox. First up is Bret's pick, Jennifer's Body. Is hell really a teenage girl or are men just assholes? Listen to find out and then stay for some foxy remixes. 

Part 2 of 2. The necromancers finish the job on movies with villain protagonists with Shira's pick, My Best Friend's Wedding. Now there are only so many contrived conflicts a guy can take before he cracks. Can PJ Hogan's rom com classic soften Bret's black heart or will it be the last straw before the darkness takes over? You better listen and listen good if you wanna find out. Then stay right where you are for some horror remixes. Next week: a very foxy actress. 

Part 1 of 2. Shira wants to hear the villain's side of the story on this week's episode and Bret better go along with it... or else! Villains as heroes is the theme and Bret is up first with Faults. Will Shira find the bad guy or girl sufficiently diabolical or will Bret have to pay the price for failure? Listen to find out and then stick around for some faultless remixes. Next week, reasons to not invite Julia Roberts to your wedding. 

Part 2 of 2. Bret and Shira have announced the last call on movies with alcoholics so down your drinks and pay your tab. Bret's pick, Habit, is up next. Is it the alcohol talking or does Larry Fessenden's girlfriend just want him for his blood? Listen to find out and then stick around the necromancers' tipsy rom com remixes. 

Part 1 and 2. Bret and Shira raises their glasses to the lovable alcoholics of cinema. First up is Shira's pick, Arthur. Will the necromancers agree with Dudley Moore that the best that you can do when you're a rich drunk is fall in love with Liza Minelli? Listen to find out and then stick around for the boozy horror remixes.