In 2018, the Australian comic science-fiction horror film Nekrotronic (formerly known as Nekromancer) was released. Starring Ben O’Toole and Monica Bellucci, Kiah Roache-Turner co-wrote and directed the film. The narrative revolves around demons that use smartphone apps to take people’s souls and the demon-hunters who go out to slay them.

It was supposed to be a cross between The Exorcist, The Matrix, and Ghostbusters. The ICE of William Gibson’s Neuromancer served as the inspiration for the narrative.

At the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, the movie had its debut. [6] It made its Australian premiere at the SciFi Film Festival in Sydney in September 2019.

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Based on 23 reviews and an average rating of 5.3/10, the movie has a 39% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. According to the site’s review, “Nekrotonic has plenty of oddball energy, but this horror-comedy hybrid mashes up ingredients without much of a clear idea of what to do with them.” It has received “generally unfavorable reviews” on Metacritic, with a score of 25% based on reviews from four reviewers.

Variety’s Dennis Harvey wrote: “A horror-action-comedy mishmash where maximum energy meets zero originality to numbing effect.” According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Dalton, “This bloodthirsty comic-book fantasy is let down by its infantile humor and derivative, incoherent plot.”