''Necromancer'' is a 1988 American horror film directed by Dusty Nelson and starring

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. The story follows a young woman who is raped by a group of men, and contacts a necromancer to exact her revenge.

Plot

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'. She and Julie make inquiries into the advertisement, and they 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.

Cast

- Julie Johnson (credited as Elizabeth Cayton) * John Tyler - Eric Freiden * Rhonda Dorto] - Freda Lurch * Stan Hurwitz - Paul DuShane * Edward A. Wright - Carl Caulder * Shawn Eisner - Allan *

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- Charles DeLonge * Lois Masten - Necromancer * David Flynn - David * Lisa Randolph - Mary * Lisa Beth Wilson - Linda * Scott Harrison - Romeo * Kieth Burns - Gus * Carla Baron - Gail * Jimmy Williams - Lecherous Guard * Shannon McLeod - Edna * Pamela Bunte - 1st Girl * Kelly Ford - 2nd Girl * Kelly Turner - Girl in Gallery * Jonathan Jones - Boy #1 * Ed Neimeyer - Student #1 * Bill Whitefield - Student #2 * Karl Coleman - Student #3 * Tracey Ellis - Student #4 * Scott Ewing - Student #5 * Waide Aaron Riddle - Ernest

Reception

The film has received a negative critical reception. On

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, the film has a "rotten" score of 22% and it holds a rating of 4.2/10 at the

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Home media

''Necromancer'' was released in several countries on VHS format. In the United States, the film was released on DVD by

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on September 26, 2000. Home distribution rights were later acquired by

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, releasing the film on September 7, 2005. In the United Kingdom, the film was initially available on VHS from CBS/Fox Video, while the DVD was made available via

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on September 10, 2012.

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released the film on Blu-ray in 2020.

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: * "Call of the Wild" - performed by Andy Landis
— Written by Andy Landis,

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and Steve Elliot. * "Killer Love" - performed by Curt Cuomo
— Written by Judeth Randell, Curt Cuomo and Rick Buche. * "Turnaround" - performed by Trapper
— Written by Richard Thibodeau (available from BMI Records).

References

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External links

* {{IMDb title, 0095716, Necromancer 1988 films 1988 horror films American supernatural horror films American rape and revenge films Demons in film 1980s English-language films 1980s American films