Nekromantik 2 – Arrow’s blu-ray cover
Gilles Vranckx's artwork perfectly captures the foul but oddly romantic and serene tone of Jörg Buttgereit's thoughtful musing on necrophilia.
Der Todesking (1990)
Back in April, Mondo Exploito’s head honcho, Dave, wrote this great review of Jörg Buttgereit’s miserable 1990 classic, ‘Der Todesking’. Consider this post a companion piece of sorts. Like Dave, Jörg Buttgereit holds a very special place in my heart. The first time I saw ‘Der Todesking’, like my introduction to all Buttgereit’s films, was courtesy of...
Der Todesking (1990)
Jörg Buttgereit holds a special place in my exploitation-loving heart. But perhaps not for the reasons you’d assume. Buttgereit is the director of the infamous Nekromantik films, and, as a teenager, they were certainly the filthiest movies I’d seen. They rightly deserve their reputation as unbeatable gems of repulsive, corpse-fucking exploitation. But, while I appreciate...
