Necromania vs. Necrophilia — What's the Difference?

Necromania (sometimes subtitled A Tale of Weird Love) is a pornographic horror film by Ed Wood, released in 1971. It was produced, written, directed and edited entirely by Wood.

Necrophilia, also known as necrophilism, necrolagnia, necrocoitus, necrochlesis, and thanatophilia, is sexual attraction towards or a sexual act involving corpses. It is classified as a paraphilia by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnostic manual, as well as by the American Psychiatric Association in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).

Obsession with death

Obsessive fascination with death and corpses.

An abnormal attraction to dead bodies.

The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts involving a corpse.

An irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies

(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.

(medicine) Pathological fascination with death.

An irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies