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Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors

Here we chat with the people who make the movies we love. Old and new, big budget and small. We celebrate the classics, cults and horrors. Find more movie at www.macabreish.com, as well as macabre_ish on IG and tiktok.

tv & film film interviews

All Episodes

00:35:43

Jill Sixx, director of The Stylist

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/10/23

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

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00:52:10

Critters All You Can Eat Director, Robbie Lopez

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/08/29

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

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00:53:05

Filmmaker Justin McConnell, director of Clapboard...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/07/03

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

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00:22:54

Duck And Cover by Filmmaker Carlos Ibarra

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/06/13

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

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00:24:22

Scott Goldberg, Director of The Forest Hills

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/04/29

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

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00:25:12

William Watterson, director of Dave Made A Maze

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/04/29

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

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01:00:29

Dave Made A Maze director, William Watterson

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/04/25

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,

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01:21:52

Filmmakers, Don Thacker & Adrian Di Giovanni,...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/04/05

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

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01:32:18

Motivational Growth Director, Don Thacker and Lead,...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/04/02

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

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00:22:26

BTS of Erzulie with Filmmaker, Christine Chen

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/02/06

This is Part 2, Behind the scenes of Erzulie with filmmaker Christine Chen. Christine talks about the making of the film, the pitfalls and struggles, the changes that had to be made and what the cast had to suffer because of the weather/flooding. Erzulie was filmed in a swamp and there was constant flooding, freezing water and cold nights. Christine worker on three other features on the same property. The script was written with this location in mind which had it’s pros and cons. Almost all leads

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00:34:10

Christine W. Chen Director of Erzulie, Mermaid Horror...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2023/01/28

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

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00:41:14

Bordello of Blood Producer/Writer A L Katz

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/12/16

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

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00:39:15

Tales From The Crypt Producer & Writer A L Katz

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/12/08

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,

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00:55:43

The Sawyer Massacre Filmmaker Steve Merlo|Making A...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/10/31

Steve Merlo is here for a second time with the completion his first full feature a fan film and prequel to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Sawyer Massacre. It takes place 8 years before the original. It was filmed in the Bastrop/Bartlett area of Texas. How long it took for concept to completion? How long it took to film? And the subtleties, set backs and the effort it all took. Steve’s next project and when he’d like to begin marketing and filming. It will likely be based on one of his short films

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00:31:21

Jason Pargin, Author of John Dies At The End & If...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/10/17

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

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00:59:52

Jason Pargin aka David Wong/Author of John Dies At...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/09/23

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

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01:04:10

Jason Pargin aka David Wong| Author of John Dies At...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/09/20

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

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00:41:02

Peter Atkins-Hellraiser & Wishmaster Screenwriter &...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/09/18

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

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01:01:45

Peter Atkins - Author & Screenwriter of Hellraiser &...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/09/15

🚨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

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00:52:44

Martin Bats Bradford-Navigating The Film Industry &...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/09/01

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

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