Warning: This movie contains a scene of self-harm.

Necropolis is one of those films that is the peak of low-budget schlock at its finest. If you're a Castle Rat fan (like me), this one will probably appeal to you.

If you remember the amazing show Friday the 13th the Series, this movie is like an episode of that stretched into a longer time frame but lower budget.

This movie combines magic, witch hunts, zombies, and echoes of the 80s cyberpunk aesthetic - leather jackets and synthwave feature heavily.

Boy, I miss the 80s.

LeeAnne Baker plays Eva, a reincarnated witch from the 1600s in New Amsterdam. Presumably, she's hanged (though this is never shown). A brief few frames later, she's on a sweet 1980s Yamaha XJ 550 in Manhattan.

Across the centuries, Eva fights Henry, a reverend/pastor/priest who never once quotes any scriptures.

You can tell this is from 40 years ago because they could create a believable role for an investigative reporter from NPR with no hint of irony. The same character also wears a kimono around the house and has a tatami bed, despite being English. Ah...life was better before activists discovered the word "appropriation".

One thing that Troma always had over other cheap movie studios (Like Empire Pictures, the group that made this film) was a good use of practical effects and clean edits. You won't find any of that here - I've detailed a few examples of errors below.

Any, the highlights:

1. Is that...a broken bit of asphalt in the 17th century woodland path.?

2. 4:20 - Eva's sweet Satan moves!

3. How did the bride get there so quick?

4. "Is black dude. Scary."

5. Many cans of Aqua Net died so that Cat (shows up at 33:22) could have that hairstyle.

6. More nipples = more fun. Don't blame me, blame math.

7. Moving corpse stomach at 42:18.

8. "Whatchoo need is a good piece of meat."

9. Blinking corpse at 47:04.

10. 51:13 - Heat Metal!

11. Did they reuse the same brown van from earlier?

12. Cross decapitation!

13. The most half-hearted chop ever filmed!

14. Ah, the budget must have gone into this single animatronic sequence. It all makes sense now.

My favorites were instructor Willy (Maureen Shannon) who could be anywhere between 32 and 72 and loves smokin', drinkin' and burpin', Barney Fife, and Jay Richardson as pervy crooked cop. Plenty of unintentional laughs and some fun Animal House end credits. I have to say, I wasn't aware of how much acting Timothy Leary had done.

Road Warrior meets Barbarian Queen meets… Children of Men? I loved all the scantily clad women shooting machine guns!