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Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors

By Kimberly

Discussing and discovering all macabre...ish cinema and macabre...ish life. Celebrating the classics, cults and horrors. Find more movie synopses at www.macabreish.com, as well as macabre_ish on IG and tiktok.
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Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & HorrorsSep 05, 2020

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Christopher Sheffield, Director of Eigengrau & Bite the Ground

Christopher Sheffield, Director of Eigengrau & Bite the Ground

Christopher Sheffield is a filmmaker who’s been in the film industry for 13 or so years, a decade in LA and three in Arizona. As soon as he graduated film school, he hit the ground running as making commercials for a trucking company.

But the dream began when he was a kid and received two video recorders, one that could record and one that could actually play the tape. He made shorts with his friends until he realized film school was an option.

Christopher or Sheff, saved a lot of his money from making commercials and used that to make his first feature at the end of that year, called Run For Your Life.

Sheff has a Youtube channel where he has shorts that he started back in film school called Split Lip. And inspired the name of his first action film called Split Lip.

He talks about how a feature fell through and he made a short instead called Welcome To The Sting. It was choreographed and co-produced by Billy Smith. A lead actor, James M. Black pulled a hamstring but the entire cast rallied and made it happen. This great short could one day become a series!

Sheff talks about navigating the pandemic and the strike and having to pivot and regroup.

Much of his work is examining mental illness and the struggle. Making it tangible and his upcoming film Eigengrau puts faces to mental illness by making them real life monsters. It’s an idea that lingered since he was a child and the concept grew as he approached his film career and his first stab at it was his first project, Run For Your Life.

But as the concept evolved and coalesced, it’s culminated in his feature to come, Eisengrau. Which is a German word that means the color of darkness behind your closed eyes. Sheff explains the concept and story behind the film and it’s an exciting story!

There are plenty of projects in the works! Keep an eye out for Christopher Sheffield!

Support indie filmmakers and check out the campaign for Eigengrau! This might be the only way to get a physical copy so there’s a blu ray pre-order and other perks.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/eigengrau-horror-film-monster-fund/x/29269334#/


Find Christopher Sheffield here:

www.christophersheffield.com
Instagram: sheff_shoots_indie
Tiktok: sheff_shoots_indie

And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Jan 04, 202444:04
Let Us In Director, Anthony Moran
Jan 01, 202422:59
Carlos Is Making A Movie! Duck & Cover!

Carlos Is Making A Movie! Duck & Cover!

Our Carlos Ibarra catches us up on his progress of his current project, a zombie comedy horror, Duck & Cover. Some of the struggle, timing and filming in 3 days. But it’s just the beginning, editing is next, coloring, sound mixing etc. A band will even being making music for the short and Carlos will be making a music video for them. The hope was to get it done by Halloween but it’ll get done when it’s done. We also talk about short films and the purpose of them and the opportunity they could create. Challenges and pitfalls that are just a part of filmmaking. But Carlos and the crew are still grinding and if you can help, please do, a pre-order, merch, anything helps. Please support our indie filmmakers because let’s be honest, they’re the one’s bringing us new horrors and they need our support. Support a horror fan in making horror films that we want to see. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/duck-and-cover-post-production-and-distribution#/ Find Carlos here: Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ And me, Kimberly: Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Oct 28, 202323:17
Bill D. Russell, Returns To Acting And Finds A Home in Horror

Bill D. Russell, Returns To Acting And Finds A Home in Horror

You’ve probably seen this man in the background of movies, tv shows and in a certain Blockbuster commercial, you’re whole life and not realized it.

Bill was recently in a horror parody sequel called They Came Back From Somewhere, he was also in Puppet Master: Doktor Death and so much more.

Bill tells his story that is one of a blue collar actor, one that also started in Improv in Chicago back in the 80s. He was a bit of a contrarian earlier on but did find some commercial success in the 90s. You might recognize him from a ‘Perfect Store’ Blockbuster commercial, which shows up in the Last Blockbuster documentary as well as in the background of Home Alone.

He considers his first feature to be Wildcats, (the movie with Goldie Hawn) where he played a referee. He’s done America’s Funniest People and mystery series like Mysteries Unknown.

After a break, when his family came along, he returned to his Improv roots, teaching in 2014. He did some sketch shows in Second City, but because of his contradictory nature, Bill never sought the main stage there, like everyone else who aspired to act. But he was definitely inspired by a Second City success, Harold Ramis and actually auditioned for Ground Hog Day, three times.

Bill has a film streaming now called You’re Out, it’s not horror but you get to watch him play a huge a**hole in it! If you like baseball flicks, check it out. He will also be in the psychological thriller, Unseen (directed by Steve Merlo). Plus a slasher flick called Final Summer (John Isberg), check it out!! Bill has quite a few exciting projects coming out. It’s been a winding road but Bill is on his second wind of his career.

Follow him on IG to keep up with him. And if you see him at a convention say ‘Hi!’

Find Bill D. Russell on IG @ billxrussell

instagram.com/billxrussell?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish

Oct 28, 202330:14
Jill Sixx, director of The Stylist

Jill Sixx, director of The Stylist

Jill ‘Sixx’ Gevargizian is the director of The Stylist that first showed up as a short, in the 2018 anthology, Watch If You Dare. It was co-written by Eric Havens, who is also co-writer on Call Girl, Jill’s debut film and this year is the 10 year anniversary!

Jill talks her secret to success and why she surrounds herself with people who are good at what they do and who are better at it than she is. It’s been her version of film school. She points to her having a good network to source from when thinking about a project and that project’s success. Knowing people like Laurence Harvey (from Human Centipede) who she met at a convention and Tristan Risk (from American Mary) who she met through working with the Soska Sisters, knowing the right people just made it easy to execute her movies.

Jill brought her years of experience in her trade as a hairstylist in her film, The Stylist, to make it as realistic as possible. So she created the first hairstylist slasher flick! She talks about other amazing films and franchises that also got their starts as shorts like Saw and The Babadook.

Jill’s film career really began with the creation of Slaughter Movie House where weird indie horror shorts are shown.

She is producing on a film doing festivals right now (as of Summer 2023) called Black Mold, so keep an eye out!! Check out the Texas Chainsaw Massacre documentary, The Legacy of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Jill is also on that as a super fan and contributor!

There are some secret projects coming up including one produced with Ed Sanchez (Blair Witch Project) and written by Adam Cesare (Clown in the Cornfield book), so keep an eye out!

Support indie filmmakers!

Find Jill at:

www.sixxtape.com

And As usual find us here:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Oct 23, 202335:43
Critters All You Can Eat Director, Robbie Lopez

Critters All You Can Eat Director, Robbie Lopez

Robbie Lopez grew up poor and idolized Tom Savini, he always knew he wanted to be an artist. When he was 13 and was accepted into the Tom Savini School of Special FX with a scholarship he was elated but soon, crushed when he realized his family still couldn’t afford the $40,0000. Robbie gave up on that pathway to becoming an artist.

But he drew constantly and was supported by his art teacher who kept his art, that he’d thrown away over the years. She even helped him print out his comic strips and had them put in ‘zines that were distributed through the coolest places in town. He was just 14 years old.

A year later, Robbie got a letter from Kitchen Sink Press out of San Francisco, an adult comic publication, he became a paid illustrator. He drew comics he wouldn’t have been old enough to buy. Then he took his first check and moved out, his first place he had roommates, two 30 year olds and he drew tattoos for them. That’s when Robbie got into tattooing. He worked for a parlor for a year and later travelled the world tattooing.

Robbie’s first feature was about his comic book company, Crude Comics and Cinema. The dream was to make animated movies but it was too expensive and too much effort so he changed direction to features, the first was called Texas Death Trippin’. It was filmed on a road trip and is only the second film created on a road trip, (the other is National Lampoons Vacation) it was a two week trip, with 19 people.

He talks all of the trials and tribulations of the film industry including his time working on Troma’s Mulligan’s Monsters series. By his third feature film, it all starts coming together, it will be out on September 26th, 2023! Then another film, Protege Moi will be released in October, plus an accompanying game.

Robbie is also going to be making a sequel to Critters 2 called Critters: All You Can Eat! It takes place 35 years after Critters 2. (This is a SAG approved production.) He talks all about who might return from the originals, pre-production, including building crites which is inspired by the Chiodo brothers’ design.

And you can be a part of it too! Help us get the funding to get it feature length.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/duck-and-cover-post-production-fund/x/29269334#/


Let’s support our indie filmmakers to get the movies made we want to see. Even if you only buy a pre-order, that goes a long way!


Also, our Carlos is on his second fundraiser for Duck and Cover, a zombedy! Click the link and help him out too! Every dollar helps. www.indiegogo.com/projects/duck-and-cover-production-fund/x/29269334#/


Find Robbie Lopez and his comics and releases here:

crudecomicsinc.com
Critters Instagram: instagram.com/critters2024?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

CrudeComicsCinema Instagram: instagram.com/crudecomicscinema?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==



And find the rest of us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Aug 29, 202352:11
Filmmaker Justin McConnell, director of Clapboard Jungle & The Lifechanger

Filmmaker Justin McConnell, director of Clapboard Jungle & The Lifechanger

Justin’s dad would sneak horror movies home for him to watch on his sick days and it sparked the dream. He started making movies at home, remaking horror film scenes complete with physical effects. He talks about meeting his former writing partner, Kevin Hutchison, who was an FX artist, they met as roommates and began collaborating on projects. But after 10 years, how was gone. Now, Justin has a new writing partner, Serena Whitney. And though he’s made horror and thrillers, he has made three documentaries (and a fourth in production), Working Class Rockstar, Skullworld and Clapboard Jungle which are excellent. I highly recommend, Clapboard Jungle is a must see for fledgling filmmakers. And get the Arrow Blu Ray if you like commentary, there’s 26 hours worth, on it. He explains his reasoning for making the documentaries and his format that he uses. Justin also explains that the business is completely different now after the pandemic. He talks his Arrow deal and it shows why it’s important to go to festivals and to submit your films to festivals. And how the right distribution can get your projects in front of the right eyes for future projects. Justin also explains how he filmed Broken Mile on a one day budget. And I wondered if he ever just wants to quit but he explains filmmaking is his calling. It’s tough but it’s all he wants to do. Even his work that pays the bills is still in the film industry for other entities. And in between, he works on his own stuff. And stay for valuable advice for new filmmakers and screenwriters plus his argument in support of shorts and the shorter, the better. And why Justin says they are so important. He also gives important notes for contracts so you still have some control over your work. Justin’s other features are Lifechanger and Broken Mile and check out other works, anthologies he was involved in like Blood, Sweat & Terrors, Minutes Past Midnight and Galaxy of Horrors, you can find them all on Tubi. Support independent filmmakers and keep your eyes open for Justin McConnell’s future releases: It Came From Within, Clapboard Jungle series, Feed The Dark and Mark of Kane. Find Justin McConnell at http://www.unstableground.net And find us: Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Jul 03, 202353:05
Duck And Cover by Filmmaker Carlos Ibarra

Duck And Cover by Filmmaker Carlos Ibarra

Duck And Cover by Filmmaker Carlos Ibarra


Our own Carlos Ibarra is making his 3rd project after the soon to be released anthology, Pendulum, directed by Mitch Wilson. He is half of the dynamic duo of Fill in the blanks productions with Christina Parker. Who’s also introduced in this episode. Carlos talks a little about how he got to this point and what’s next.

This project is a zombedy from the point of view of the zombie. He has a fundraiser live at
www.indiegogo.com/projects/duck-and-cover-post-production-and-distribution#/

Let’s support indie horror and support the films we want to see! Get yourself or a friend a blu ray, get a signed one, or do you want something a little different? Like your photo in the movie. Peruse the perks and help Carlos make it to his goal! Thanks so much for your help and please share!

Support indie filmmakers! We always say we want to see something different, so lets support something different!



And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christina Parker on IG @parkertown

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Jun 13, 202322:54
Scott Goldberg, Director of The Forest Hills

Scott Goldberg, Director of The Forest Hills

This is our first podcast on a train!

Scott Goldberg is a writer and the director of The Forest Hills! This feature is not released yet but will be shown at the Salem Horror Fest on April 30, 2023. It’s a werewolf film with an impressive line up of horror alum, including, Edward Furlong, Shelley Duvall, Dee Wallace, Felissa Rose and Debbie Rochon. With Chiko Mendez in the leading roll.

Scott talks about how he was able to get Shelley Duvall in the film who was originally supposed to just be a cameo but he got lucky and she’s in a few scenes.

Scott talks about the rough beginnings of this film and the falling out he had with a producer. The filming location had to change from Michigan to the Catskills. The film went from having a $20,000 budget to a $200,000 budget as the bigger names were attached.

He developed a love of film as a kid with a Vhs camera, filming family moments and recreating iconic horror moments. He was inspired by a Steven Spielberg and is a very technical filmmaker and just enjoys learning the ins and outs of filmmaking.

He’s always been an independent filmmaker because he never felt moved to move to New York or LA and work his way up from a P.A. He just wanted to direct.

Scott explains that it might be 8 to 10 months before it is seen outside of the festival rounds because it takes a while to secure deals with streamers plus determining if he’ll have to release it himself or sell to a distributor.

This will be a different kind of werewolf movie that is connected to mental health struggles.

Support indie filmmakers and put The Forest Hills on your watchlist!

Find Scott Goldberg:

www.imdb.com/name/nm1546298/

instagram.com/scottgoldbergofficial?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


And find us:

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Apr 29, 202324:22
William Watterson, director of Dave Made A Maze

William Watterson, director of Dave Made A Maze

This is part 2 with Dave Made A Maze filmmaker, William Watterson

He explains the ending of Dave Made A Maze and what he would change and why. How the ending credits was an homage to the end credits of Buckaroo Bonzai and it was animated and why.

His belief that our society is not encouraged to be creative and that people are far more creative than we think. And that people, especially horror fans, do not get nearly enough credit for their creative intelligence. And a lot of his work is about being creative as an adult and coming to terms with it.

Bill puts a premium on working in spaces where creativity is the point and creative intelligence is valued.

He pitched and was hired on by Universal to make a Tremors but it was not to be. He talks being of service and the struggle to be creative in corporate America.

I asked if he’s thought about fundraising and he explains his struggles with that option and i how it clashes with who he wants to be. Bill talks about the opportunities he’s had that fell apart. It’s just the nature of the business.

He’s currently working a job he loves with miniatures and stop motion with Mattel.

I think Chris and I successfully changed his mind about crowdfunding and we’re excited about what’s to come! Support indie filmmakers and watch Dave Made A Maze!!

Find William Watterson here:

www.williamwatterson.com

And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Apr 29, 202325:12
Dave Made A Maze director, William Watterson

Dave Made A Maze director, William Watterson

William had the idea that he’d go into advertising because he could be artistic and make a living. But after a conversation with his best friend’s dad, he decided to be in a band and pursue music. He was in a few bands and life took a different trajectory when he moved to L.A to start over. Because L.A. is where people get paid to be creative.

He talks about fighting through decades of disappointments and his insecurities in the entertainment industry. Three bands later, with the help of a friend, he lands a production assistant job.

One of Bill’s first jobs in LA was as a P.A. (Production Assistant) for the directors of American Splendor for another movie that was narrated by James Urbaniak. Then he got quite a bit of work as an actor, during all this he started to learn about the movie business.

He then made some short films, learning the lessons and thinking about who would be on his team if he made a feature film. But he really started directing and editing on Youtube and he produced, hosted and directed a vaudeville show. All the while he connected with the writer of what would become Dave Made A Maze, Steve Sears.

While Bill talks he connects how he played as a child, is how he directs films. It’s a great and fascinating story. He likes to make something cool with his friends, whether he’s directing or not. He just enjoys the act of collaboration and creation and you can tell in Dave Made A Maze!

Bill credits production designer, Trisha Gum, with much of the ‘mazification’ of things like blood and how it was presented. And he explains that John Sumner is responsible for making all the puppets and that the most imaginative parts of the film were conceived of when production was all but complete.

Bill had an opportunity with the Jim Henson Company and for a new Tremors film but those projects fell through. Let’s see if we can convince him to try for a Dave Sequel. Support indie filmmakers and watch Dave Made A Maze! This is Part 1, follow us for Part 2.


Find William Watterson here:

www.williamwatterson.com

And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Apr 25, 202301:00:29
Filmmakers, Don Thacker & Adrian Di Giovanni, Motivational Growth | Part 2

Filmmakers, Don Thacker & Adrian Di Giovanni, Motivational Growth | Part 2

Filmmakers, Don Thacker & Adrian Di Giovanni, Motivational Growth | Part 2 Part 2 Motivational Growth Director, Don Thacker and Lead, Adrian Di Giovanni, plus an amazing pep talk for aspiring filmmakers out there. Don Thacker grew up, not rich, in Detroit and escaped into films because for him, movies are places you go and experience. Adrian Di Giovanni never thought about why he liked movies, he just did and always has. The theater, for them, is like church. Adrian talks about giving up acting for a career in insurance. The one last part, he had no expectation because he already made up his mind to quit, so there was no pressure. He had one call back after another but still had no idea until he asked and one pivotal and hilarious moment got him that part. Don and Adrian talk about their company Imagos and what they do. Don gives Carlos an epic but eye opening pep talk about being a filmmaker, if you like Alec Baldwin’s speech in Glengarry Glen Ross, you might enjoy it. This episode is especially for all the aspiring filmmakers. This might be one of the most important monologues you ever hear. Don tells the story of how Motivational Growth was not meant to be a horror movie but he found out it is definitely a horror film after showing it in a horror film festival. Adrian explains the difference between the kind of director Don is and Kevin Smith is. And Don explains how much the business aspect of filmmaking impacts the process and the final result. He mentions the film Millenium based on the short story called Air Raid. He explains it’s a great concept but it was changed a ton by the director and they turned a great story into a mediocre film. He’d love to make Air Raid the movie but the business aspect of filmmaking makes the prospect probably unattainable. And how being a working director can also be an impediment to writing. Watch Motivational Growth, it won best foreign feature in The European Independent Film Festival!💥Support independent filmmakers💥 Find Don Thacker and Adrian Di Giovanni at Imagos Films: https://www.imagosfilms.com https://instagram.com/imagosfilms?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Apr 05, 202301:21:52
Motivational Growth Director, Don Thacker and Lead, Adrian Di Giovanni

Motivational Growth Director, Don Thacker and Lead, Adrian Di Giovanni

Carlos and I talked to Don Thacker and Adrian Di Giovanni from Motivation Growth. They became such good friends from working together on that film that they are now business partners at Imagos Films. Mr. Di Giovanni is from Philadelphia and was originally in theatre and comedy improv in Chicago and just before he was about to give up the entertainment business for a career in insurance, he took one last audition and read for Ian in the independent horror, Motivational Growth. We talk about what the inspiration was for them going into film. For Don it was tv as a little kid and the story is really intriguing! For Adrian, it was being in theatre, in school. Mr. Thacker originally made and shopped an entirely different script about physics that would have been much more expensive. Don talks about the very unique way he pitched the physics movie. That movie did not happen but the compromise was another much smaller film made of an amalgamation of ideas which turned into Motivational Growth. Don explains the effort it took to make the film and only masterful artistry of an incredible crew could have made that happen. He also explains his inspiration for The Mold and Ian. Don talks about his goal and philosophy about art and how being compelling is the most important thing, any reaction is a win. If you’re still thinking about it later, even if you hate it, it’s a win. It doesn’t matter what it compels. “Art should compel.” Support the arts and support indie films!! Find Don Thacker and Adrian Di Giovanni at Imagos Films: https://www.imagosfilms.com https://instagram.com/imagosfilms?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Apr 02, 202301:32:19
BTS of Erzulie with Filmmaker, Christine Chen
Feb 06, 202322:26
Christine W. Chen Director of Erzulie, Mermaid Horror Film

Christine W. Chen Director of Erzulie, Mermaid Horror Film

Christine Chen has always been in film in some capacity since college. She got her start in documentary filmmaking. Also making a lot of shorts, including A Bird’s Nest. She went to grad school at UT and started hustling in the Austin film scene. She then started making films and submitting them to a Louisiana film festival called Film Prize. All shorts have to be made in Louisiana and the big prize is $50,000. So from Austin, Christine moved to Shreveport for a year to work and submit to the festival. While there, she built her team and network. Christine talks about how she eased her parents into her wanting to be a filmmaker. She also has advice for college students who want to go into film. She talks about the difference between a director who earns their way and those who don’t. The reason she made her film, Erzulie (Er-zuh-lee), and how that went from distribution deal to funding. The pandemic has a lot to do with it, of course. She wrote a script in a month that spawned from a short, and it was accepted so now they were suddenly making a feature. It’s quite a wild ride. Plus how they were able to shoot in 11 days despite problems. This is part one… Find Christine everything, here: https://mothtoflamefilms.com https://www.erzuliefilm.com/director https://www.christinewchen.com Find Us: Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/
Jan 28, 202334:10
Bordello of Blood Producer/Writer A L Katz

Bordello of Blood Producer/Writer A L Katz

Part 2: Bordello of Blood came to be. Another movie was supposed to be made in it’s place but the machinations of Hollywood turned and suddenly everything changed.

They had a script called Fat Tuesday, a psychological thriller which was changed to Dead Easy. Gil had no interest in directing Demon Knight, so Ernest Dickerson was brought in. And Gil planned to direct Dead Easy afterward, set in Louisiana and got the green light from Universal and while scouting locations for weeks, the plug was pulled and it was decided that Bordello of Blood would be done in it’s place.

Then Steven Spielberg started Dreamworks and because of fear of losing Robert Zemeckis, the studio made a deal, which included buying a student script that Zemekis actually cowrote, for a ton of money and they ended up using that script that turned out to be Bordello of Blood. They had 3 weeks to rewrite and start shooting. With the making of this movie, they became pawns to everything.

And not in Louisiana but in Canada. And instead of Bridget Wilson they got Erika Eliniak as the female lead. Al and Gil they wanted Robin Givens as the villain but, the boss, Joel Silver, cast, then Sylvester Stallone’s soon to be ex fiancée, Angie Everhart instead. A part written for Daniel Baldwin was replaced with Dennis Miller by Joel, who improved all of his lines and didn’t even want to be in the movie. But he got a million bucks to do it.

Bordello was doomed from the very beginning. They were thwarted until the bitter end and by then, Al and Gil’s friendship and business partnership was over.

This story is a wild ride, you have to hear it!


Find A L Katz

howtolivebullshit-free.com/

On Mastodon:
lor.sh/@Alan

And his podcast, How Not To Make a Movie Podcast, is wherever you get your podcasts!

Remember on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 at NOON PACIFIC TIME, there is a table read of the movie that never was, Dead Easy, for the charity The Motion Picture Home (the MPTF). For retired entertainment industry artists who need help. mptf.com/ways-to-give/ Find out more at the link below…

how-not-to-make-a-movie.com/2022/11/26/the-dead-easy-table-read-for-charity/?amp=1




Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Dec 16, 202241:14
Tales From The Crypt Producer & Writer A L Katz

Tales From The Crypt Producer & Writer A L Katz

A L Katz’s love of film began as a child in Baltimore with Laurel & Hardy and Groucho Marx. He went to college in Vassar and really learned story telling there. After one audition, he decided he didn’t want to act but write. After a high school friend moved to L.A. to be an agent and Mr. Katz was trying to put together a play in New York, she convinced him to write a screenplay and go to L.A., which of course he thought was ridiculous but he was convinced, won over by the people and the weather, after a short visit. The first week, his agent set up a meeting with the first producer he ever met, Gilbert Adler, in 1985. Who was instrumental in Alan’s move to California and they were good friends for a decade. They co-produced and wrote together on the job of his dreams, Tales From The Crypt. But by the release of Bordello of Blood, their friendship was over. Alan and Gil reconnected 25 years later to create, How Not To Make a Movie Podcast. Where they talk about their work together and have guests they once worked with to tell their stories. Gil was hired by HBO to do something with More Stories, he worked on The Hitchhiker and the 3rd season of Tales From the Crypt that was struggling and was slated to end. Alan and Gil resurrected the concept of Tales from the Crypt. Alan reimagined the Cryptkeeper played by John Kassir and his role in the series. Plus balancing the show with the budget, which priorly was always in a deficit. They corrected it by hiring Gil. And Gil brought Alan on as a story editor. (“You manage the budget by managing the script!”) Alan’s first experience with the show was as a judge for the Cable Ace Awards and he viewed the first 3 episodes of the Tales from the Crypt and he loved them! Since Alan was a DC comic and Mad Magazine fan and he wanted the show to be more black comedy than horror. How it was working with Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver? How HBO’s ad slogan came out of a screening of Tales with HBO executives? Great stories about MeatLoaf, getting Kirk Douglas for Yellow. And how Bordello of Blood came to be. Another movie was supposed to be made in it’s place but the machinations of Hollywood turned and suddenly everything changed but this story is for part 2. This is a great story from a great story teller!! Find A L Katz https://howtolivebullshit-free.com/ On Mastodon: https://lor.sh/@Alan And his podcast, How Not To Make a Movie Podcast, is wherever you get your podcasts! Also on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 at NOON PACIFIC TIME, there is a table read of the movie that never was, Dead Easy, for the charity The Motion Picture Home (the MPTF). For retired entertainment industry artists who need help. Find out more at the link below… https://how-not-to-make-a-movie.com/2022/11/26/the-dead-easy-table-read-for-charity/?amp=1 Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and mastodon @https://mastodon.world/@WestReAnimated Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Dec 08, 202239:15
The Sawyer Massacre Filmmaker Steve Merlo|Making A Fan Film
Oct 31, 202255:43
Jason Pargin, Author of John Dies At The End & If This Book Exists You’re In The Wrong Universe

Jason Pargin, Author of John Dies At The End & If This Book Exists You’re In The Wrong Universe

Part 3! Jason gives us excellent incite and advice on our own projects. Carlos, the fledgeling filmmaker and his million dollar movie get’s solid info. His respect for filmmakers and the process of editing and reminiscing about Cracked’s youtube channel and all the effort it took. We talk NDA’s, in light if Chris’ secret project and how you know it’s the real deal and great news. The importance of doing what we live for its own sake and having that be enough. Plus he talks supporting small independent artists especially during this tough time. With a final reminder that it’s the indie artists who need our support not the giant corporations. Jason’s book, If This Book Exists You’re In The Wrong Universe, is out Tuesday, October, 18th 2022! Find all things related to him at https://johndiesattheend.com If you were a Cracked fan, he writes the same kind of articles here, sign up! https://jasonpargin.substack.com And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and Twitter, IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish Thanks for listening, support indie artists!!
Oct 17, 202231:21
Jason Pargin aka David Wong/Author of John Dies At The End

Jason Pargin aka David Wong/Author of John Dies At The End

Part 2 Jason Pargin’s thought’s about social media, the algorithm and it’s impact and how bizarre it all feels to him. He talks about the thinking behind some of his most famous Cracked articles. His ability to conceptualize what might not be obvious to the rest of us and asking tough but honest questions in list form. He answers the question if there will be another movie. Jason talks his writing process and how outlining the book takes as much time as the writing process. He talks his being amazed by Stephen King process, Breaking Bad, Sherlock Holmes and the breadth of George. R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones and how anxiety inducing it being incomplete, is. His thoughts on sex in stories, his approach and why. Quentin Tarantino comes up lol. There will be more books, find out how many more and why he’s not really a serial writer? There will be no book before he publishes a bad one. We talk about filmmaking and what a pain it can be. His experience with set work for Cracked’s youtube channel and how much effort it took. Books mentioned: This Is How You Lose The Time War, Game of Thrones Find all things related to him at https://johndiesattheend.com If you were a Cracked fan, he writes the same kind of articles here, sign up! https://jasonpargin.substack.com And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and Twitter, IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Sep 23, 202259:52
Jason Pargin aka David Wong| Author of John Dies At The End

Jason Pargin aka David Wong| Author of John Dies At The End

Jason Pargin aka David Wong began blogging his stories in the 90s and then made his stories, now enough to creat a book, via cafepress for fans who wanted physical copies. After years of working temp office jobs and writing on the side, he got an email from Don Coscarelli who had recently found a copy of his book. After ignoring the email thinking it was a scam, he sold the rights and John Dies At The End was created. Three weeks later he got an offer to write for Cracked. With a journalism degree, no connections, no pitching, no book deal, just 13 years of writing online. Then a publishing company contacted him to print the hard cover of John Dies At the End. By the time the film was complete, he was done with his second book, The Book is Full of Spiders which made the New York Times Best Seller List, while working at Cracked. He worked at Cracked for 13 years but wrote part time online, all told, for 22 years. Jason explain what Cracked was for those who don’t know, how it was resurrected and transformed with him and two other people to a staff of over 40, to how it ended for him. And what ultimately happened to Cracked? Why he wrote under the pseudonym, David Wong, for so many years? And how he came up with the name? How social media has changed writing for the worst? But why it’s a necessary evil to even be considered for a deal. Why he is thankful for success later, rather than in his 20s? Part 2 is coming up next!! Find all things related to him at https://johndiesattheend.com Plus his newest book releasing soon, at the time of this podcast 10/2022, If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe. If you were a Cracked fan, he writes the same kind of articles here, sign up! https://jasonpargin.substack.com And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and Twitter, IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Sep 20, 202201:04:11
Peter Atkins-Hellraiser & Wishmaster Screenwriter & Author | Part 2

Peter Atkins-Hellraiser & Wishmaster Screenwriter & Author | Part 2

Part 2 🚨Adult Language 🚨 Peter Atkins, screenwriter for Hellraiser 2, 3 and 4, The Wishmaster franchise plus acting credits in Hellraiser and Nightbreed and many more. Plus published author, his work includes Morningstar, Big Thunder and Moontown. Tired of the same questions interview after interview, so we had an hours long friendly chat. We start strong with Canadian food and geography. And end up talking about Video Nasties, the X rating and Video store/ direct to video era. Generational differences and their approaches to horror and cinema in general and consuming them. How the theaters were when Peter was a child and how movies worked. The 4K backlash online started by Chris. Remastering of movies, the complaints and the decay of films. How he came to write the screenplay with Clive Barker and what the process was. And the only other work he’s done concerning the Hellraiser mythos. How the name Inferno came to be. Where he thought Wishmaster was heading. Making movies the hard way with Clive Barker. Words about the horror author Ramsay Campbell. Plus His views on opinions about bad movies. I could listen to Peter talk about anything so here’s his youtube channel, follow him!! Rolling Darkness Revue https://youtube.com/channel/UCLZZMp6Y5GrOH9yqm-kvyWg And below are his other links. Peter Atkins - @PeterAtkins | Linktree And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and Twitter, IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Sep 18, 202241:03
Peter Atkins - Author & Screenwriter of Hellraiser & Wishmaster

Peter Atkins - Author & Screenwriter of Hellraiser & Wishmaster

🚨Swearing🚨. Peter Atkins, screenwriter for Hellraiser 2, 3 and 4, The Wishmaster franchise plus acting credits in Hellraiser and Nightbreed and many more. Plus published author, his work includes Morningstar, Big Thunder and Moontown. Tired of the same questions interview after interview, so we had an hours long friendly chat. We start strong with Canadian food and geography. And end up talking about Video Nasties, the X rating and Video store/ direct to video era. Generational differences and their approaches to horror and cinema in general and consuming them. How the theaters were when Peter was a child and how movies worked. The 4K backlash online started by Chris. Remastering of movies, the complaints and the decay of films. How he came to write the screenplay with Clive Barker and what the process was. And the only other work he’s done concerning the Hellraiser mythos. How the name Inferno came to be. Where he thought Wishmaster was heading. Making movies the hard way with Clive Barker. Words about the horror author Ramsay Campbell. Plus His views on opinions about bad movies. I could listen to Peter talk about anything so here’s his youtube channel, follow him!! Rolling Darkness Revue https://youtube.com/channel/UCLZZMp6Y5GrOH9yqm-kvyWg And below are his other links. Peter Atkins - @PeterAtkins | Linktree And find us: Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and Twitter, IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Sep 15, 202201:01:45
Martin Bats Bradford-Navigating The Film Industry & Film Fandom Part 2

Martin Bats Bradford-Navigating The Film Industry & Film Fandom Part 2


Part 2 with Martin Bats Bradford

We talk about what kind of movies we’d suggest to a person who’s not really into horror. We mention some works of John Carpenter, The Thing, The Fog, Halloween movies, Christine. All iterations of The Fly.

We talk about knowing a horror film is really good if you can remove the horror and the story is still entertaining. Like in the case of the Flemish language movie, Cub. Also why Tales From the Hood was a good movie and why Tales from the Crypt and Are You Afraid of the Dark were good anthologies.

How genre crossing can really elevate both genres in one movie or anthology. We talk about movies based on comic books like Constantine, V for Vendetta, 30 Days of Night, Blade etc.

During all of this conversation, Bats asks what is a comedy that would make a good horror.

It came up that someone is developing, Harriet Tubman, Demon Slayer. And how cool it would be for a crossover with Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer or frankly any other historical character in horror.

Well also talk about ethereal theft.

Bats is working on some scripts and we are impatiently waiting lol.

This is a continuation of a great conversation, if you haven’t listened to part 1, check it out, it’s the one just before this one.

Martin Bats Bradford has a lot of credits under his belt…Venom, Tales From the Hood 2, Night Teeth, NCIS: New Orleans, Panic, Queen Sugar, Green Book, Star Trek Continues, Containment, American Horror Story and so much more. He’s currently working on Killing It.




Youtube - GumboMonster504 - YouTube
Tiktok @misterbats_
Instagram @misterbats
Podcast - Fly With Bats
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flywithbats-network/id1125801818

And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Sep 01, 202252:44
Martin Bats Bradford, From Film Fan to Actor & Navigating The Business

Martin Bats Bradford, From Film Fan to Actor & Navigating The Business

You’ve seen him everywhere even though you might not know his name…


Meet Mr. Martin Bats Bradford, he’s known his entire life that he would be in the entertainment business and it started with church. He is classically trained in communications and theatre in Dillard. And his education and hard work is a testament to his popularity and extensive work history. Mr. Bradford explains what college does and doesn’t teach you about the entertainment industry.

He’s been in American Horror Story, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Containment, NCIS: New Orleans, Tales from the Hood 2, Venom, Night Teeth, Killing It and so many more. He also did quite a lot 48 Hour Film Project that you can see on his youtube channel.

We talk about representation in film, black people, poc and disabled people in horror and the Wakanda effect. The different ways different cultures tell stories and how important it is for those stories to be told.

We chat about his favorite performances and favorite people to work with. Samuel L. Jackson, Mikel Jenkins, Cathy Bates, Craig Robinson, Rell Battle etc.

What kind of character he would never play. Which actors and directors he’d love to work with. Who gets him star struck.

Martin talks about the economics and politics of filmmaking and how it impacts actors and their pay.

Stay tuned and follow so you don’t miss part 2


Find Martin Bats Bradford:

m.imdb.com/name/nm5243717/
Tiktok @misterbats_
IG @misterbats
Youtube: GumboMonster504 - YouTube


And find us:

Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/

Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Jun 21, 202241:25
Horror Author, Dennis Freeman: Fang Bangers: Nocturnal Emissions

Horror Author, Dennis Freeman: Fang Bangers: Nocturnal Emissions

Dennis is a horror fan and writer who has been writing since he was a kid and has published in publications such as Deadlights and Shotgun Horror Magazine. He has written Brother’s Last Call, The Terrorverse and Fang Bangers: Nocturnal Emissions (all available in audio book format) and is working on new shorts and installments and possibly screenplays. The trials and tribulations of not just writing but publishing and submitting works to publications and marketing as an independent horror author. Older works verses newer work reception and the mine field that are customer reviews. It’s not all book talk though, we talk a little Jordan Peele, a little Walking Dead and Demoni etc. Find Dennis on IG and tiktok @terrorversetv. Support horror authors and find him on Audible! https://www.audible.com/author/Dennis-Freeman/B074MGG47M?ref=a_pd_Fang-B_c1_author_1&pf_rd_p=df6bf89c-ab0c-4323-993a-2a046c7399f9&pf_rd_r=H8JYKXST0XTWFJZD5XXJ Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__ Kimberly at http://www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish And if you’re looking for solid, regular book reviews (not just horror but she reads plenty of horror) on IG look for @skuzaconniereads
May 30, 202258:08
A Prequel to The Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Sawyer Massacre
May 25, 202236:12
Cherokee Creek & Roseblood BTS with Filmmaker Todd Jenkins and Billy Blair

Cherokee Creek & Roseblood BTS with Filmmaker Todd Jenkins and Billy Blair


🚧Warning: Swearing, raunchy 🚧

Todd Jenkins and Billy Blair are veterans in the film industry but this is Todd’s directorial debut. Find out how Todd got into the movie business, where he and Billy met and why he decided wanted to make his own Bigfoot horror movie, how much of a head ache this film turned out to be and what it took to get it finished.

The nightmare wasn’t over after production though because after being number 3 on iTunes for weeks, the worst thing that could have happened, did. The reason he struggled to get the movie shown on streaming services and also why he went to blu ray and he explains that wild intro and exit on it. ( more detail on Part 1)

Billy and Todd talk about all of it, including why radio shows worry about having them on. It is a series of chaotic tangents about how they met, how they are in so many movies together and how Cherokee Creek came together. Todd’s talks about his work on his first fan film Roseblood - A Friday the 13th Fan Film (Directed by Peter Anthony), a sequel that begins 11 months after Friday the 13th Part 7. Check out the entire movie on youtube.

Look for them in Infamous, Apocalypse Road, Cherokee Creek and Todd is also in Knucklebones! Billy is also in Machete and beats up Sean Patrick Flanery in Mongolian Death Worms. And look for Billy’s band, Love Sick Drug!



You can find Todd on IG @todd_jenkins_official and on FB @
www.facebook.com/ToddJenkinsActor/. Find Billy on IG @billy_blair_official and www.billyblair.com

And as usual find us:

Carlos Ibarra at fillintheblanksproductions.ca and on IG @jekyl6669

Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor_ and

Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish
Apr 04, 202245:10
Cherokee Creek: Behind The Scenes with Filmmaker Todd Jenkins and Billy Blair
Apr 25, 202134:54
Knucklebones: Director Mitch Wilson. Why Make A Director’s Cut & Movie Rights. (Part 3)

Knucklebones: Director Mitch Wilson. Why Make A Director’s Cut & Movie Rights. (Part 3)

Part 3

He’s a native Texan and gamer that went off to LA and sold his first script a month later! He has written and sold quite a few scripts, some got made, some didn’t but you may recognize some of his work, like Wheelmen on Netflix.

Mitch almost got a horror icon on his film but illness got in the way and we talk about his all time favorite franchises and that he’d love to do a remake of one of them, plus his dream choices for leading man and lady in a feature. There’s also talk of a potential mashup between Knucklebones and another slasher that was released around the same time.


Mitch gives some tips for new filmmakers, plus what else he had going on. He explains why films are so different from streaming platforms to physical medium? The changing landscape of horror and viewers changing habits, especially during the pandemic.

As well as why a director may have no idea what the final cut may look like? We also talk about that one time he acted in a movie and it had Edward Furlong in it! Who sponsored the movie (Knucklebones) and which youtuber happened to be in it?

He talks about his FX team and what an asset many indie actors are because of the many hats they wear and why he works with many of the same people, such as Todd Jenkins and Tom Zembrod. There are so many more exciting projects to come!

Look for his Blu Ray release that includes all the good cuts that he originally wanted in but were left out of the streaming version. Expect more gore and faster pacing and don’t forget to watch the extras!

You can find Mitch Wilson on Instagram @knucklebonesmovie. Twitter @knucklebonez and get the director’s cut blu ray here ➡️
knucklebones.org.

You can find Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl669, Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor_ and me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish

As always, support the arts and watch movies!
Apr 24, 202131:45
Knucklebones: Filmmaker & Writer Mitch Wilson (Part 2)

Knucklebones: Filmmaker & Writer Mitch Wilson (Part 2)

He’s a native Texan that went off to LA and sold his first script a month later! He has written and sold quite a few scripts, some got made, some didn’t but you may recognize some of his work, like Wheelmen on Netflix. Mitch shares some movie making mishaps, how he funded Knucklebones and why indie film crews are so great! He also gives some tips for new filmmakers, plus what else he had going on. He explains why films are so different from streaming platforms to physical medium? As well as why a director may have no idea what the final cut may look like? We also talk about that one time he acted in a movie and it had Edward Furlong in it! Who sponsored the movie (Knucklebones) and which youtuber happened to be in it? Look for his Blu Ray release that includes all the good cuts that he originally wanted in but were left out of the streaming version. Expect more gore and faster pacing! You can find Mitch Wilson on Instagram @knucklebonesmovie. Twitter @knucklebonez and get the director’s cut blu ray here ➡️ knucklebones.org. You can find Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl669, Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor_ and me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG and Vero @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish As always, support the arts and watch movies! Film/Series Mentioned: Chopping Mall, Beetlejuice, Boggy Creek, The Final, Jimmy & Judy Note: ADR - Automated dialogue replacement (ADR) is the process of re-recording dialogue by the original actor (or a replacement actor) after the filming process to improve audio quality or make changes to the originally scripted dialog. (Dubbing) DP - Director of photography or cinematographer (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera and light crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image.
Apr 01, 202130:46
Knucklebones: Behind The Scenes with Writer and Filmmaker Mitch Wilson (Part 1)
Mar 24, 202126:58
Pandemic Productions, Shoe String Budgets & Nun-imosity/ BTS with Elaine Chu

Pandemic Productions, Shoe String Budgets & Nun-imosity/ BTS with Elaine Chu


Part 3 BTS (Behind The Scenes) with Elaine Chu

Interesting thoughts on where all these new productions came from during the pandemic. If Elaine could choose, which production company (MonkeyPaw, 824 or Blumhouse) who would she choose to work with and why?
What Elaine created during the pandemic. Why sometimes a shoe string budget is the best budget? How it’s different directing a film that you’ve written versus one written by someone else? Ideas for new filmmakers, the market and use for horror shorts, plus platforms for submitting them.

Oh and why has Elaine is been chastised by a nun.

Movies Mentioned: The Purgation, Birdemic, Sharknado



Elaine Chu is the director of The Purgation and also worked on Excision. She shares with us how she came to be a film maker and what that entailed. How long it took from start to finish and other than time, what it cost her and if it was worth it.

What else she’s been doing and working on and if there will be more horror films in the future. I also outed Carlos as a future film maker and she shares some valuable information. Do you make the movie to make yourself happy or the audience? Plus good ideas for future filmmakers and their work, short form film and why you should absolutely work for free when you’re just starting. And who Elaine would love to work with.

The difference between movies for horror fans and casual viewers, as well as horror film critics and general film critics. There are lots of Purgation spoilers in this series!


Find Elaine on tiktok and IG @helloelainechu and
m.imdb.com/name/nm4334949/

You can find Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl669, Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor_ and me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG and Vero @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish

As always, support the arts and watch movies!
Mar 08, 202128:39
Feature Sacrifices & Diversity in Film, BTS with Filmmaker, Elaine Chu (Part 2)

Feature Sacrifices & Diversity in Film, BTS with Filmmaker, Elaine Chu (Part 2)

Mar 03, 202127:49
Behind the Scenes with Filmmaker, Elaine Chu. Director of The Purgation
Mar 01, 202125:42
Filmmaker Patrick Johnson: BTS Staying True To Your Point of View & His Next Feature (Part 4)

Filmmaker Patrick Johnson: BTS Staying True To Your Point of View & His Next Feature (Part 4)

This is Part 4 and final episode with Patrick Johnson to wrap up our 2 hour chat: Carlos, Chris and I had the great pleasure of talking to Patrick Johnson, the director of 47 Hours To Live, She’s Crushed (Crushed) and Amber Heard’s first film SideFX. This was such a good conversation and he starts from the beginning, the winding road to filmmaking. From an offer to make 50 bucks from a man in a van to being inspired to distribute by a guy known as Half Head Fred. Taking films to festivals and how that went. Directors who lost their mind, entire crew walk out during projects, crazy producer and over ambitious projects with no budget. Plus what happened when Patrick finally got a good budget to make a feature film and the lessons he learned about culture and industry relationships. And why, for him, intent matters and why he’d rather offend you with his movies than get no response at all. This story was quite a ride! He also has something new in mind in the works and we hope to talk to him again! If you are a low budget horror fan, check out his flicks...She’s Crushed, 47 Hours to Live, SideFX and (comedy) The Highschooler’s Guide to College Parties. Note: Other movies that were mentioned was Excision, After Dark, Hereditary, Yummy, Uncut Gems As always, thank you for listening! And a massive thank you to out guest, Patrick Johnson, director of SideFX, The Highschoolers Guide to College Parties, She’s Crushed and 47 Hours to Live. You can find him here https://www.holditnow.com/phone/links.html. You can find Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669, https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor__ and me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG, Twitter & Tiktok @macabre_ish. https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish As always, support the arts and watch movies!
Feb 14, 202110:25
Crew Morale, Relationships in the Industry & Picking Your Battles BTS w/ Patrick Johnson

Crew Morale, Relationships in the Industry & Picking Your Battles BTS w/ Patrick Johnson

This is Part 3: (BTS is Behind The Scenes)

Carlos, Chris and I had the great pleasure of talking to Patrick Johnson, the director of 47 Hours To Live, She’s Crushed (Crushed) and Amber Heard’s first film SideFX.

This was such a good conversation and he starts from the beginning, the winding road to filmmaking. From an offer to make 50 bucks from a man in a van to being inspired to distribute by a guy known as Half Head Fred. Taking films to festivals and how that went. Directors who lost their mind, entire crew walk out during projects, crazy producer and over ambitious projects with no budget.

Plus what happened when Patrick finally got a good budget to make a feature film and the lessons he learned about culture and industry relationships. And why, for him, intent matters and why he’d rather offend you with his movies than get no response at all.

This story was quite a ride! He also has something new in mind in the works and we hope to talk to him again! If you are a low budget horror fan, check out his flicks...She’s Crushed, 47 Hours to Live, SideFX and (comedy) The Highschooler’s Guide to College Parties.


Note: Other movies that were mentioned was Excision, After Dark, Hereditary, Yummy, Uncut Gems



As always, thank you for listening! And a massive thank you to out guest, Patrick Johnson, director of SideFX, The Highschoolers Guide to College Parties, She’s Crushed and 47 Hours to Live. You can find him here
www.holditnow.com/phone/links.html.

You can find Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl669, Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor_ and me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG and Vero @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish

As always, support the arts and watch movies!
Feb 11, 202125:47
BTS w/Patrick Johnson Getting into Blockbuster & Making of 47 Hours (P2)

BTS w/Patrick Johnson Getting into Blockbuster & Making of 47 Hours (P2)

This is Part 2: Carlos, Chris and I had the great pleasure of talking to Patrick Johnson, the director of 47 Hours To Live, She’s Crushed (Crushed) and Amber Heard’s first film SideFX. This was such a good conversation and he starts from the beginning, the winding road to filmmaking. From an offer to make 50 bucks from a man in a van to being inspired to distribute by a guy known as Half Head Fred. Taking films to festivals and how that went. Directors who lost their mind, entire crew walk out during projects, crazy producer and over ambitious projects with no budget. Plus what happened when Patrick finally got a good budget to make a feature film and the lessons he learned about culture and industry relationships. And why, for him, intent matters and why he’d rather offend you with his movies than get no response at all. This story was quite a ride! He also has something new in mind in the works and we hope to talk to him again! If you are a low budget horror fan, check out his flicks...She’s Crushed, 47 Hours to Live, SideFX and (comedy) The Highschooler’s Guide to College Parties. Note: Other movies that were mentioned was Excision, After Dark, Hereditary, Yummy, Uncut Gems As always, thank you for listening! And a massive thank you to out guest, Patrick Johnson, director of SideFX, The Highschoolers Guide to College Parties, She’s Crushed and 47 Hours to Live. You can find him here https://www.holditnow.com/phone/links.html. You can find Carlos Ibarra on Twitter & IG @jekyl6669 and https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor__And me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG and Tiktok and https://linktr.ee/macabre_ish As always, support the arts and watch movies!
Feb 09, 202136:05
Behind The Scenes with Filmmaker Patrick Johnson

Behind The Scenes with Filmmaker Patrick Johnson


Carlos, Chris and I had the great pleasure of talking to Patrick Johnson, the director of 47 Hours To Live, She’s Crushed (Crushed) and Amber Heard’s first film SideFX.

This was such a good conversation and he starts from the beginning, the winding road to filmmaking. From an offer to make 50 bucks from a man in a van to being inspired to distribute by a guy known as Half Head Fred. Taking films to festivals and how that went. Directors who lost their mind, entire crew walk out during projects, crazy producer and over ambitious projects with no budget.

Plus what happened when Patrick finally got a good budget to make a feature film and the lessons he learned about culture and industry relationships. And why, for him, intent matters and why he’d rather offend you with his movies than get no response at all. 🎬This is only episode 1, stay tuned for the next one!🎬

This story was quite a ride! He also has something new in mind in the works and we hope to talk to him again! If you are a low budget horror fan, check out his flicks...She’s Crushed, 47 Hours to Live, SideFX and (comedy) The Highschooler’s Guide to College Parties.


Note: Other movies that were mentioned was Excision, After Dark, Hereditary, Yummy, Uncut Gems



As always, thank you for listening! And a massive thank you to out guest, Patrick Johnson, director of SideFX, The Highschoolers Guide to College Parties, She’s Crushed and 47 Hours to Live. You can find him here
www.holditnow.com/phone/links.html.

You can find Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl669, Chris Thompson on IG @theauthor_ and me, Kimberly at macabreish.com and IG and Vero @macabre_ish. linktr.ee/macabre_ish

As always, support the arts and watch movies! Even if I say I don’t like it.
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