James Sabata
TheNecronomi.Com
James Sabata and Don Guillory will be exploring social issues in horror. Each week we will down a different film or topic. Horror as Social Commentary is a topic we've covered at a few comic conventions in the past year. It's become something that we each sincerely believe in academically as well as professionally. Social Commentary can take place in any genre, but horror has a way of planting seeds in our brains, allowing the ideas to be examined over time. While comedy has often been the go-to genre for examining social issues, horror is most effective vehicle for doing so. By creating a spa...
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Episodes
The Social Commentary of THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE (w/ Chris Vander Kaay) 17.02.2020 1:05:56
Mental Illness... Toxic Masculinity... Platonic Bonding... They Look Like People takes tropes we've come to know and expect from horror films and flips them on their heads allowing us to fully explore these terrors in a new way. Chris Vander Kaay joins us as we break down the social commentary in this film.
The Social Commentary in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (w/ Ian Lovecraft) 10.02.2020 1:01:41
Rape. Revenge. Scopophilia. Male Gaze. Exploitation. Empowerment. 1972's Last House on the Left brought it all and left the world unsure how to deal with what they'd just seen.
The Social Commentary of TALES FROM THE HOOD 03.02.2020 1:29:32
Racism, Police Brutality, Gang Life, Domestic Violence and more. We take on the social commentary in Tales From The Hood, a movie that claimed to be a comedy and was almost anything but.
The Social Commentary of SPLICE (w/ Thomas Brungardt) 27.01.2020 1:20:35
What are the ethics of creating a life by splicing the DNA of two species? What are the ramifications of bringing the life to full term? Why oh why is everyone having sex with it? What's going on with this movie?
The Social Commentary in PARASITE (w/ Shelly Grant) 22.01.2020 1:14:48
The Haves and the Have-Nots... The people capable and willing to work who are forced into unemployment... the endless battle between the windshield and the bug... This is PARASITE
The Social Commentary in GREMLINS (w/ Edward Savio) 20.01.2020 1:41:02
Author Edward Savio joins us to discuss whether Gremlins are evil, how an electric chair was used in a murder, white people taking things without asking,and just what time you CAN feed a Gremlin...
The Social Commentary in JACOB'S LADDER (w/ Bradford Trojan) 13.01.2020 1:21:36
James Sabata and Donald Guillory talk with Bradford Trojan about PTSD, trauma, infidelity, and a face to face with personal demons... Jacob's Ladder brings us a look at one man's hell, before he's even died.
The Social Commentary of THE THING (W/ Alan Baxter) 06.01.2020 55:52
Isolation, Paranoia, and Fear of the Other. 1982's The Thing explores what happens when Us vs Them becomes Me vs You.
The Social Commentary of IT FOLLOWS 31.12.2019 1:08:40
James Sabata and Don Guillory sit down to discuss a terrifying entity that can only be passed on through sexual conduct. No, it's not a child! It's IT FOLLOWS
A Little Thank You From TheNecronomi.Com 23.12.2019 18:46
Not a full episode, but a "quick" thank you to our listeners, a tad bit of the history of why we do this, and some heroification of Rebekah McKendry. ;)
The Social Commentary of BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019) 16.12.2019 1:40:13
Don Guillory and James Sabata explore representations of female empowerment and how they can fall apart with one wrong move when you blame the wrong people or try to cram a love story where it doesn't belong.
The Social Commentary in SLICE and SATANIC PANIC (w/ SA Bradley) 09.12.2019 1:38:42
Pizza Delivery, Witches, Power and Political Gain The crew at TheNecronomi. Com is joined by Author S.A. Bradley as they break down the social commentary in two films this week: SLICE (2018) and SATANIC PANIC (2019). Check out SA Bradley's podcast - Hellbent for Horror or follow him on Twitter. His book SCREAMING FOR PLEASURE is available on Amazon.
The Social Commentary in KNIVES OUT 02.12.2019 1:35:08
Join James Sabata and Don Guillory as we delve into this murder mystery and look at immigration, deportation, privilege, entitlement, the convenience of white liberalism, and a really solid whodunnit mystery screenplay by Rian Johnson.
The Social Commentary of THIRTEEN GHOSTS 25.11.2019 1:22:20
Is it any better to hold a spirit against its will than it would be a full human being? What if some of them deserve it? Slavery? Prison? Some sort of human trafficking? Just what is really going on in Thirteen Ghosts? And why does this guy with no money have a live in nanny? The guys from TheNecronomi. Com break down some of the social commentary in this 2001 film.
The Social Commentary of FULL METAL JACKET 18.11.2019 1:31:54
Grab your two best friends and join us as we talk about anxiety, ptsd, toxic masculinity, and possible signs of domestic violence. Fall in and download/listen right now
The Social Commentary in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS 11.11.2019 1:03:03
Isolation, Conformity, Societal Constraints, the Panopticon, The HOA, and a guy in leather with freaking blades for fingers. What does it all mean? We break down the social commentary in Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
The Social Commentary in THE SHINING 07.11.2019 1:00:43
Domestic Violence Alcoholism Possible Molestation Is the house possessed? Is Jack? We talk the social commentary in THE SHINING, the history of the Stanley Hotel, and whether the book is better than the movie or the miniseries.
The Social Commentary In INSIDIOUS (w/ MichaelBrent Collings) 28.10.2019 1:22:51
Best-selling Indy horror author MichaelBrent Collings drops by to talk Insidious, the Saw Franchise, the best audiences to see a movie with, jump scares, and scores.
The Social Commentary in CREEPSHOW (w/ Brian Haas) 21.10.2019 1:36:24
An homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s, Creepshow explores domestic situations, racism, attempted rape, revenge, cockroaches, and life's tendency to hold you accountable for your actions. Brian Haas joins us once again as we talk about a film that has meant a lot to us over the years.
The Social Commentary of ZOMBIELAND 14.10.2019 1:00:25
Zombies are always the afterthought. It's about the people who are left behind dealing with it. This is especially true in #Zombieland, a film about finding family… and refusing to trust them. It's time to nut up or shut up.
The Social Commentary in EVENT HORIZON (w/ John FD Taff) 07.10.2019 1:04:37
Horror author and The King of Pain himself, John FD Taff joins us to talk Event Horizon, The Fearing, What Hell means to each of us, and to ask where the line between SciFi and Horror really lies.
The Social Commentary of THE PURGE 30.09.2019 1:26:13
This is not a test. Are we ever REALLY safe? Would you betray someone to save yourself? How many people have a reason to kill you? What will you do on night of THE PURGE?
The Social Commentary of BEETLEJUICE (w/ Edward Savio) 23.09.2019 1:54:36
James Sabata and Don Guillory sat down with SciFi author Edward Savio to talk Beetlejuice, our shared love of Michael Keaton, an afterlife of servitude, the importance of image, and the true meaning of family
The Social Commentary of STAND BY ME 17.09.2019 1:10:54
The summer they'd never forget. It wasn't just a movie. Stand By Me affected each of their lives in a major way. Join us as we discuss the social commentary and lasting legacy of this film.
The Social Commentary in TERMINATOR and T2: JUDGMENT DAY (w/ Brian Haas) 09.09.2019 1:25:09
Horror and SciFi go hand in hand. Don and James sit down with Brian Haas to talk technology take overs in Terminator and T2, stories about machines posing as humans and humans evolving into robots.
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