Necromancer (1988 film)
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Director Dusty Nelson Duration Country United States | 4/10 IMDb Genre Horror Writer William T. Naud Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1988 Cast (Julie Johnson), John Tyler (Eric Freiden), Rhonda Dorton (Freda Lurch), Stan Hurwitz (Paul DuShane)Similar movies Demon Island (2002), Nightlight (2015), Witchouse 2: Blood Coven (2000), Horror (2002), The Devonsville Terror (1983) Tagline When Simple Revenge Is Not Enough! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Necromancer is a 1988 American horror film directed by Dusty Nelson and starring Elizabeth Kaitan. The story follows a young woman who is raped by a group of men, and contacts a necromancer to exact her revenge.
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Plot synopsis
Three friends, Paul, Carl and Allan break into their professor's office to steal the answers for an important test, what they do not know is that they are not alone. Fellow student Julie Johnson is finishing some work when she spots Allan, it is not long before the three of them gang up on Julie. While Carl holds her, Paul pulls out a knife and threatens to cut her, only to cut her underwear off and rape her as the others watch on, soon after they threaten and blackmail her to keep quiet.
The next day Julie is upset about the night before, she confides in her best friend Freda, who tries to talk her into going to the police but Julie refuses. Later that day Freda finds an advert in a paper advertising 'revenge', they make inquiries into this and she and Julie go to a house owned by a strange woman who casts a spell to summon a demon to exact vengeance against those who attacked Julie.
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Reception
The film has received a negative critical reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "rotten" score of 23% and it holds a rating of 4.0/10 at the Internet Movie Database.
Home media
Necromancer was released in several countries on VHS format.
The film was released on DVD by Image Entertainment on September 26, 2000 in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, the DVD was made available via Lionsgate Home Entertainment on September 10, 2012.
Soundtrack
As of yet, the film's soundtrack has not been released. The film score was produced by Kevin Klingler and Music Pac Services Inc. Music for the soundtrack was produced by Jacaranda Music Inc.
The main soundtrack music includes:
— Written by Andy Landis, Howard Benson and Steve Elliot.
— Written by Judeth Randell, Curt Cuomo and Rick Buche.
— Written by Richard Thibodeau (available from BMI Records).
References
Necromancer (1988 film) WikipediaNecromancer (1988 film) IMDb Necromancer (1988 film) themoviedb.org