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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 space where people are forced to be uncomfortable, our brains become more open to the realities around us.
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United States
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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 space where people are forced to be uncomfortable, our brains become more open to the realities around us.
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English
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Episodes
The Social Commentary of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (w/Thomas Brungardt)
8/5/2024
Thomas Brungardt joins us one last time as we discuss THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. We're looking at feminist themes, power dynamics, the problematic nature of Buffalo Bill during the AIDS crisis, and the REAL meaning of the title. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:32:26
The Social Commentary of THE STUFF (w/Brian Haas)
7/28/2024
Brian Haas joins us to talk THE STUFF. We’re looking at Capitalism, Consumerism, Addiction, practical effects, miniatures, and more. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:45:52
The Social Commentary of TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE (w/Alex Woodroe)
7/28/2024
Alex Woodroe of Tenebrous Press joins us to chat about TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE. We're talking bigotry and hate, ageism, unchecked authoritarian power held by someone with a child's mindset, the fight for sanity, and so much more! Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:02:22:34
The Social Commentary of A DARK SONG (w/SA Bradley)
7/14/2024
SA Bradley joins us to talk about A DARK SONG. We're looking at grief, horror, the occult, rituals, abuse, vulnerability, and more. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:32:14
The Social Commentary of DJANGO UNCHAINED (w/Dwan L. Hearn)
7/7/2024
joins us to talk Django Unchained. We're exploring history, revisionist history, chattel slavery, bravery, myth, vengance, the absolute need for excessive violence in this film, and much more. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:02:27:24
The Social Commentary of GINGER SNAPS (w/Allison & Ian Lovecraft)
6/30/2024
Allison and Ian Lovecraft join us to talk about GINGER SNAPS. We’re looking at werewolves, societal views of sexuality and womanhood, female adolescence, suburbia, depression, and violence. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:57:00
The Social Commentary of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (w/Jason McCord)
6/23/2024
Jason McCord of AEA Press joins us to talk THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. We're looking at themes of dehumanization, institutionalization, friendship, justice, and hope. And the greatness of Clancy Brown. Can't forget about that. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:33:10
The Social Commentary of THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (w/Tony Parker)
6/17/2024
Artist joins us to talk about THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI. We’re exploring Authoritarian dictatorships, insanity and reality, the subjective perception of reality, the duality of human nature, and why you should always seek out a copy of the original print of a film. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:41:04
The Social Commentary of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (w/William Sterling)
6/9/2024
William Sterling joins us to discuss Pirate of the Caribbean. We're looking at Freedom, Class Divide, Pirating vs. Privateering, Gender Role Expectations, The Price of Greed, and the Complexity of Morality. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:11:28
The Social Commentary of BUBBA HO-TEP (w/Rebecca Cuthbert)
6/3/2024
Author joins us to look at BUBBA HO-TEP. We're chatting about conspiracy theories, ageing, identity, community, what it means to be a man, anachronism, cultural relevancy, and the supernatureal. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:02:22:02
The Social Commentary of THE ENDLESS (w/Bridget D. Brave and Laurel Hightower)
5/27/2024
Authors Bridget D. Brave and Laurel Hightower join us to talk about THE ENDLESS. We're looking at Generational Trauma, Brotherhood, Sacrifice, Existential Dread, Time Loops, and more... and tangenting on Lost, Star Wars, and Groundhog's day. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:36:44
The Social Commentary of OKJA (w/Ai Jiang and Bridget D. Brave)
5/19/2024
Ai Jiang and Bridget D. Brave join us to talk about OKJA. We're looking at Capitalism, meat consumption, various levels of hypocrisy and injury to others, environmentalism, propaganda, and more. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:34:55
The Social Commentary of JACKASS FOREVER (w/Danger Slater)
5/12/2024
Danger Slater joins us to talk about JACKASS FOREVER. We're looking at themes of freedom, what it means to "be a man," social norms, gender norms, political norms, friendship, getting older, and literally laughing in the face of death. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:13:25
The Social Commentary of VIDEODROME (w/Tommy B. Smith)
5/6/2024
joins us to talk about VIDEODROME. We're looking at body horror, transformation, media influence, desensitization, media culpability, and the blurred lines between reality and perceptions. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:35:50
The Social Commentary of SPIRAL (w/ Rhonda Jackson Garcia)
4/29/2024
Author Rhonda Jackson Garcia aka RJ Joseph stops by to talk about the Shudder Original film SPIRAL. We're looking at the AIDS crisis, small towns, different levels of fear and how they affect individuals, and teenagers doing teenager things. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:45:28
The Social Commentary of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (w/Anthony Engebretson)
4/21/2024
stops by to discuss LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. We're looking at socioeconomic conditions, the deals we'll accept to get ahead, domestic violence representations in film, and talking about his novella LUMBERJACK (available through ) Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:15:57
The Social Commentary of SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (w/Vincent V. Cava)
4/14/2024
Vincent Cava joins us to talk SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. We're looking at Corporate Greed, Exploitation, Class Struggle, Code Switching, Identity, Media Manipulation, Identity Politics, and the Absurdity of Capitalism. And doing a terrible job of getting you to check out our new book series: MIDNIGHT MONSTER MADNESS. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:02:19:12
The Social Commentary of TREMORS (w/Chris Vander Kaay)
4/8/2024
Author Chris Vander Kaay joins us to talk TREMORS. We're looking at daylight horror, a change in the film industry, isolation, feminism, communal survival, non-toxic male friendships, and how Tremors subverted most expectations for a creature feature at the time. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:20:32
The Social Commentary of BODY PARTS (w/Clay McLeod Chapman)
3/31/2024
Author Clay McLeod Chapman stops by to chat about BODY PARTS (1991), sing the praises of Shortwave Publishing, tell what became James's favorite story ever told on this show, and more. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:46:09
The Social Commentary of SUNDOWN (w/Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)
3/24/2024
Author Alvaro Zinos-Amaro stops by to talk about SUNDOWN. We're looking at debilitating diagnoses, escape from reality, detachment, isolation, indifference, and more. Thanks for listening. Follow us on social media at the following links: Get TWO MONTHS OF FREE Podcast Hosting by going to Libsyn.com and using our affiliate code: NECRO Twitter: Buy our Books: As always, reviews and online shares are greatly appreciated. TheNecronomi.com - Analyzing horror movies as social commentary
Duration:01:23:41