James Sabata

TheNecronomi.Com

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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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Aug 5, 2024

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Episodes

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 7 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 07.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 7 features THE THING AND I, THE GENESIS TUB, and CITIZEN KANG.

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 6 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 06.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 6 features ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT EYESORES, NIGHTMARE ON EVERGREEN TERRACE and HOMER CUBED

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 5 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 05.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 5 features THE SHINNING, TIME AND PUNISHMENT, and NIGHTMARE CAFETERIA.

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 4 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 04.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 4 features THE DEVIL AND HOMER SIMPSON, TERROR AT 5 ½ FEET and BART SIMPSON'S DRACULA

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 3 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 03.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 3 features CLOWN WITHOUT PITY, KING HOMER, and DIAL "Z' FOR ZOMBIES!

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 2 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 02.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 2 features the Nightmares of three of the Simpsons - A retelling of The Monkey's Paw, Bart's dream of controlling everyone else, and Homer's fear that Mr. Burns wants his brain.

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR 1 (w/Thomas Brungardt) 01.10.2020

Throughout the month of October, we're talking about each episode of The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror! Episode 1 features BAD DREAM HOUSE, HUNGRY ARE THE DAMNED, and THE RAVEN!

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR - INTRODUCTION (w/Thomas Brungardt) 30.09.2020

James Sabata, Don Guillory, and Thomas Brungardt discuss the reasons they decided to 31 days of #TheSimpsons Treehouse of #horror throughout #October, what they learned, and how they fell in love with an old friend.

The Social Commentary of TRICK R TREAT (w/Gory Cory) 28.09.2020

Trick 'r Treat establishes a quartet of holiday rules, and illustrates the danger of breaking them. Always check your candy. Always wear a costume. Never blow out of a jack o' lantern. Always give out treats. Each of the film's interlocking, interweaving tales shows us those who break these rules, and the terrible prices they must pay. Gory Cory joins us for a second time as we talk one of our fav...

The Social Commentary of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (w/Jeff Strand) 24.09.2020

Author Jeff Strand stops by to talk about one of the most influential zombie movies of all time, the difference between be YA and Coming-of-Age tales, looking at sequels through different eyes, and how age can change our feelings on a film. And we break down the writing and social commentary in Return of the Living Dead.

The Social Commentary of TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL (w/John FD Taff and Matthew Corley) 21.09.2020

We've got your friends! Author John FD Taff and RPG Game Maker/Author Matthew D. Corley stop by to discuss stereotypes, trope inversion, the beauty of novellas, and miscommunication. We're talking Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil.

The Social Commentary of PUMPKINHEAD (w/Josh Viola and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro) 17.09.2020

Author Alvaro Zinos-Amaro and Josh Viola of Hex Publishing join us to talk PUMPKINHEAD. We explore the price of retribution, vengeance vs justice, trauma, the consequences of bad decision making, and, of course, Star Trek.

The Social Commentary of BEHIND THE MASK (w/Paul Michael Anderson) 14.09.2020

We're talking Slashers, Stalking, People who Overplan, Mockumentaries, Our love of old video stores, and Paul's new book STANDALONE.

The Social Commentary of PSYCHO (w/Shelly Grant) 07.09.2020

Shelly Grant joins us to talk about the 60th anniversary of PSYCHO, a film that literally changed the movie industry. We're talking duality, criminality, family, madness, and sex.

The Social Commentary in MISERY (w/SA Bradley) 31.08.2020

SA Bradley stops by to talk MISERY. We talk addiction, obsession, toxic fandoms, authors and audiences, horror and remakes and more.

The Social Commentary in DON'T BREATHE 24.08.2020

We're looking at 2016's DON'T BREATHE - PTSD, The lengths we'll go to in order to escape a bad situation, Personal definitions of Justice, and representation of disabilities in film.

The Social Commentary of THE X-FILES(w/Alyse Wax) 17.08.2020

Alyse Wax joins us to talk about the social commentary in The X-Files: Fight The Future. Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Bombings, Budgets, and more

The Social Commentary of THE BEACH HOUSE (w/Laurel Hightower) 10.08.2020

Laurel Hightower joins us to talk about the social commentary in THE BEACH HOUSE. Relationship red flags. Caring for a loved one. The meaninglessness of humans in the grand scheme of things... and can we grill those shrimp on the beach or not?

The Social Commentary of HOST (w/Haley Bishop & Jed Shepherd) 06.08.2020

Actress Haley Bishop and writer/producer Jed Shepherd join us to talk about their hit film HOST. From a prank amongst friends to a huge success on Shudder, Host is the story of a zoom seance and what can happen when you don't respect the process... But much like that description NOTHING about this film is as it seems.

The Social Commentary of THE TRANSFIGURATION (w/Chad Lutzke) 03.08.2020

Author Chad Lutzke sits down with us to talk the pale realities of most vampire stories, trauma, slow burn horror, and the black hole effect of living in a reality you just wish to escape.

The Social Commentary of HALLOWEEN 2018 (w/Jerry Smith) 27.07.2020

Jerry Smith (Dread Central, Scream Magazine, PodAndPendulum) joins us to discuss Trauma and PTSD; the long-lasting effects of violence, how trauma impacts the lives of everyone close to the victim, and how Laurie Strode is doing forty years later.

The Social Commentary of BECKY (w/Gory Cory) 23.07.2020

Gory Cory joins us to talk about the social commentary in BECKY. The importance of a teen female protagonist, the similarities between prisons and schools, the role gender plays in "likeability," and some kick ass death sequences. Check out Cory's website at www. GoryCory. Com

The Social Commentary of THE BURBS (w/Michael Stevens) 20.07.2020

Michael Stevens joins us as we travel to the suburbs to join Tom Hanks and friends as they become paranoid that their neighbors are doing something sinister, just because they're foreigners. We're talking panopticon, regression to adolescent behavior, the laws of the HOA, and the expectations of living in The Burbs.

The Social Commentary of THE LOST BOYS (w/Sadie Hartmann) 13.07.2020

Sadie Hartmann joins us to talk about vampires, blood, family dynamics, the loss of the nuclear family, the Frog Brothers, Santa Cruz, and a shirtless man playing the saxophone. Check out Nightworms.com for more information on Sadie!

The Social Commentary of THE BABYSITTER (w/Thomas Brungardt) 06.07.2020

Award-losing filmmaker and professional Nascar fan Thomas Brungardt joins us to talk about the social commentary in THE BABYSITTER. We explore questions of masculinity, innocence, and just how easily you can be distracted from your sacrifice to Satan.

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