Dark Discussions Podcast

Welcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. The future. Many authors and film makers have presented their outlook on where humanity will be in some far away year. In many cases, such as with Arthur C. Clarke and Jack Williamson, it can be wonderful, mystical, and amazing. In other cases, such as with Robert Heinlein and William Gibson, it is dystopian or unjust. But what sticks out is that the stories are strictly human and aliens (if they even exist) are only plot devices. In comes Neill Blomkamp with his 2009 film, District 9, which uses aliens as an allegory against bigotry. The film was a spectacular success. Hollywood takes note and his latest film, Elysium, starring top talent Jodie Foster and Matt Damon, brings us the year 2154, where earth is ruined from war, disease, and pollution. The wealthy elite now live upon a giant space station that circles Earth. This "world" includes beautiful fields, fabulous ho