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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

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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00:41:24

Martin Bats Bradford, From Film Fan to Actor &...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/06/21

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

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00:58:08

Horror Author, Dennis Freeman: Fang Bangers:...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/05/30

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

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00:36:12

A Prequel to The Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre:...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/05/25

With Musician and Filmmaker, Steve Merlo who decided to create a fan film prequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Being a fan of just the original, he wanted to see more story in that vein and with the feel of that time period. After years of working on the screenplay and finally working on the film, it will be complete this summer, August 2022. He explains to us the rules of making a fan film. Find out the struggle and pitfalls of making a movie today that is set in the 1960s and why

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00:45:09

Cherokee Creek & Roseblood BTS with Filmmaker Todd...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2022/04/04

🚧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,

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00:34:54

Cherokee Creek: Behind The Scenes with Filmmaker Todd...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/04/25

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

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00:31:45

Knucklebones: Director Mitch Wilson. Why Make A...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/04/24

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

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00:30:46

Knucklebones: Filmmaker & Writer Mitch Wilson (Part 2)

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/04/01

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

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00:26:58

Knucklebones: Behind The Scenes with Writer and...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/03/24

Behind The Scenes with Writer and Filmmaker Mitch Wilson (Part 1) 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. Why Mitch transitioned to filmmaking (still writing!) and which Academy Award winning special effects artist made it possible for him to make Knucklebones?! He is responsible for the practical effects in

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00:28:39

Pandemic Productions, Shoe String Budgets &...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/03/08

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

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00:27:49

Feature Sacrifices & Diversity in Film, BTS with...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/03/03

This is Part 2, Behind The Scenes (BTS) with Film maker Elaine Chu. Exactly what it took, timeline to make the movie, commitment and sacrifices. If film school is necessary and what you’re trading by not going. Diversity in film and filmmaking and how it makes movies better. 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

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00:25:41

Behind the Scenes with Filmmaker, Elaine Chu....

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/03/01

This is Part 1, Behind The Scenes with Filmmaker Elaine Chu. 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

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00:10:25

Filmmaker Patrick Johnson: BTS Staying True To Your...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/02/14

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

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00:25:47

Crew Morale, Relationships in the Industry & Picking...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/02/11

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

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00:36:05

BTS w/Patrick Johnson Getting into Blockbuster &...

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/02/09

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

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00:26:48

Behind The Scenes with Filmmaker Patrick Johnson

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/02/08

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,

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00:28:04

Discussing Indie Horror and How We Rate Movies

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/02/01

I watched a movie called 47 Hours To Live and considered it a one watch and said I didn’t care for it. The filmmaker, Patrick Johnson then commented on that post. Yep. (So what do you do when you embarrass yourself and tell a filmmaker you don’t care for his movie?) Chris and Carlos also watched the film after I posted my synopsis and part of today’s episode is our discussion about that film. And we wondered if that filmmaker would come have a chat with us. Mr. Johnson also offered another cut of

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00:46:28

Hellraiser Everything with Christopher Thompson

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2021/01/05

This is the summary of all summaries about the Hellraiser franchise. The characters, actors, creator, concepts and more. If you weren’t really interested in Hellraiser before, then Chris may change your mind. And as usual you can find him @theauthor_and @talesfromchristopherthompson on IG and find me, Kimberly at www.macabreish.com and on IG @macabre_ish. Thanks for listening!

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00:21:52

Name These Horror flicks!

Macabre...ish Cults, Classics & Horrors ·

2020/12/30

Name These Horror flicks! Today we are trying to figure out some movie titles based on clues on two different posts on Instagram...Describe A Movie You’ve Been Struggling To Name, Maybe We Can Help.. So I figured out about half of them but was stumped on others, so I thought I’d bring the questions to Carlos and Chris to see if we could work it out. And if anyone listening is struggling to find movie names, head to the website or IG listed below. Also if any of these clues sound familiar to you

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