Screenwriter, novelist, and musician Josh Malerman (BIRD BOX, TV’s CREEPSHOW) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey and creative process. Jumping right in with a discussion about Josh’s song “The Luck You’ve Got” (performed by his band THE HIGH STRUNG and used for the iconic opening credits sequence of TV’s SHAMELESS) the conversation quickly moves into Josh’s writing process and the pressures that came once the 2018 Netflix film BIRD BOX (an adaptation of his 2014 novel) turn...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 442
Filmmaker Christopher Smith (CREEP, SEVERANCE, BLACK DEATH, TRIANGLE) shares his career journey with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. From a child collecting film magazines with a belief that he could someday make his own films… to having that belief confirmed during his time in film school… to the realization that he’d have the best chance of getting a feature off the ground if he made something in the horror genre… to the terrific reception of his debut film CREEP and the string of terrific films that ha...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 441
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmakers Philip Gelatt (LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS, EUROPA REPORT) and Morgan Galen King discuss their new animated feature THE SPINE OF NIGHT with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. Starting with an in-depth look at their painstaking decade long process of shooting live action reference and then rotoscoping beautiful 2D animation to create the fantastic look of THE SPINE OF NIGHT (now available!)… to their separate origin stories that got them started in the industry and ultimately working toget...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 440
PUBLIC VERSION. In this special 2.5 hour episode ( for our Patrons ) filmmaker Adam Marcus (JASON GOES TO HELL: The Final Friday, CONSPIRACY, SECRET SANTA, co-writer TEXAS CHAINSAW 2013) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope studio for a conversion about his career journey that winds up being one of the very best episodes of this podcast that you’ll hear this year. From Adam’s childhood growing up around the industry… to the pros and cons of attending NYU… to Adam’s personal relationship w...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 439
Filmmaker Lowell Dean (WOLF COP, ANOTHER WOLFCOP, 13 EERIE, SUPERGRID) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey to date. From graduating film school and starting out at a local Canadian TV station… to making the frightening choice of stepping away from the financial security of his full time local TV station gig in order to gamble on himself and shoot his first short film on 16mm short ends… to freelancing as a production assistant whenever and wherever he could find work… to one...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 438
PUBLIC VERSION. Known by many as “Jill Sixx,” filmmaker Jill Gervargizian (THE STYLIST) has one of the most relatable and encouraging career stories that aspiring artists could hope to hear. Much like the majority of up and coming filmmakers who listen to THE MOVIE CRYPT religiously, Jill doesn’t live near Los Angeles or NYC… she didn’t go to film school… and she had to hold down a “real” job (she worked as a hair stylist for 10 years) to make ends meet while simultaneously getting her career as...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 437
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Elza Kephart (SLAXX, GRAVEYARD ALIVE) joins Adam Joe, and Arwen to discuss her career journey and the making of her latest feature film SLAXX. From realizing that she wanted to be a filmmaker at age 10… to leaving Canada to attend Emerson College in Massachusetts… to returning to Canada and writing/directing her first feature film GRAVEYARD ALIVE (2003)… to assisting in the art department, serving as a location coordinator, or providing research on major studio films li...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 436
PUBLIC VERSION. Comedy writer Mike Scollins (LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey so far. From his post-college days taking sketch and improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)… to the importance of finding his “people” and how those early relationships ultimately provided him with an opportunity to prove himself… to his very first paid gig writing jokes for a conservative talk show… to working as a guest writer on SNL ...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 435
PUBLIC VERSION. Actor, writer, director, and #1 best selling author William Butler (FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD, LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990), MADHOUSE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey so far. From his early exposure to show business growing up working at a venue that hosted huge concerts like PRINCE and massive events like the circus… to following his childhood friend and beloved FX artist the late John Vulich out to ...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 434
PUBLIC VERSION. Director Marcos Siega (CHAOS THEORY, PRETTY PERSUASION, TV’s DEXTER, THE FOLLOWING, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, THE PASSAGE, BATWOMAN) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey so far. From breaking in as a music video director and working with acts like WEEZER, PAPA ROACH, BLINK 182, and SYSTEM OF A DOWN… to becoming one of the most in-demand TV directors working today starting with series like FASTLANE, VERONICA MARS, THE NINE, TRUE BLOOD, and COLD CASE… to taking the ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 433
PUBLIC VERSION. Editor Fred Raskin (ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE SUICIDE SQUAD) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey so far. From an NYU student considering directing as a career… to his realization that his love of editing was a better and more realistic fit… to paying his dues (like many of this podcast’s previous guests) at the school of Troma… to working his way up as an assistant editor to some of the industry’s titans o...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 432
PUBLIC VERSION. Writer, producer, and creator Ryan Silbert (Stan Lee’s ALLIANCES: A TRICK OF LIGHT, ALLIANCES: A NEW REALITY, THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE, the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey so far. From his start producing, writing, and directing countless short films… to producing features like the Wilmer Valderrama starring THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE… to bringing the late Stan Lee’s ALLIANCES to vivid aura...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 431
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Alex Proyas (THE CROW, DARK CITY, I ROBOT, KNOWING, GODS OF EGYPT) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen for this extra special super-sized episode! From Alex’s early days as part of the talent lineup at Propaganda Films directing music videos for acts like INXS, FLEETWOOD MAC, and CROWDED HOUSE… to his fateful step into studio feature films with the beautifully haunting THE CROW (1994) which underwent the devastating and well documented tragedy of the accidental death of star Bra...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 430
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond (CENSOR) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen from across the pond to share her career journey. From originally wanting to be an actress… to discovering that directing encompassed all of the aspects of story telling that she loved… to putting on an original theater production inspired by THE EVIL DEAD and THE COMPANY OF WOLVES that incorporated cameras on stage… to learning how to edit her own footage linearly (tape to tape) and absorbing the disciplines that ca...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 429
PUBLIC VERSION. Writer Grady Hendrix (SATANIC PANIC, MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM, PAPERBACKS FROM HELL, THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES, HORRORSTÖR, WE SOLD OUR SOULS) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey as a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. From originally wanting to be a director… to realizing that writing was the only outlet where he would only have to count on himself… to writing about Hong Kong cinema for fan magazines and websites… to learning fro...
Aug 16, 2021•55 min•Ep. 428
PUBLIC VERSION. In episode 35 of THE MOVIE CRYPT (January 27, 2014) filmmaker Brea Grant shared her journey as an actress (TV’s DEXTER and HEROES, Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN 2, and more). Now, 7 years later and just 48 hours before starting principal photography on her latest directorial effort TATTERED HEARTS, Brea returns to discuss her experiences writing and directing with Adam, Joe, and Arwen! From her daily writing regiment… to the long wait that she endured between her first feature BEST FRIE...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 427
PUBLIC VERSION. Actor Emile Hirsch (INTO THE WILD, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, SPEED RACER, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey. From a child actor that couldn’t take commercial auditions seriously… to guest star roles on TV series like KINDRED: THE EMBRACED, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN, and NYPD BLUE… to his break out roles in THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR… to how he has chosen such interesting roles and wound up working with some o...
Aug 02, 2021•58 min•Ep. 426
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Chad Ferrin (H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE DEEP ONES, UNSPEAKABLE, THE GHOULS, EASTER BUNNY KILL KILL!) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From growing up on a farm… to his move out West where he worked as a PA on films like HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS and HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE… to his brief time with Troma Entertainment… to selling his house to finance his first feature film UNSPEAKABLE… to his incredible 20 year run of making films happen his w...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 425
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Martin Wilson (GREAT WHITE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen all the way from Australia to discuss his career journey. From changing his major to film studies while at University… to becoming a runner/PA for a commercial production company… to his twenty years of experience directing commercials and short films… to finally having his feature filmmaking moment arrive in the form of GREAT WHITE and the unbelievably difficult process he went through making his very own shark mov...
Jul 19, 2021•59 min•Ep. 424
PUBLIC VERSION. Actor Devon Sawa (FINAL DESTINATION, IDLE HANDS, HUNTER HUNTER) joined Adam, Joe, and Arwen for a full interview in the final hours of last Christmas’ YORKIETHON 5. Since we’re now over halfway to YORKIETHON 6 (July is usually when we start putting together each year’s 48-hour marathon charity event) we figured now is the perfect time to make this terrific conversation available as its very own episode for the first time. The last half-hour has all of the best stuff, Patrons! Lik...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 423
PUBLIC VERSION. Writer Clark Collis (Entertainment Weekly Magazine, YOU’VE GOT RED ON YOU: HOW SHAUN OF THE DEAD WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From writing reviews for money while pursuing his dream of becoming a famous rock star… to his realization that the combination of writing and his passion for film amounted to his true career path… to all of the various publications he contributed to before ultimately landing at Entertainment Weekly… to how...
Jul 05, 2021•59 min•Ep. 422
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Justin G. Dyck (ANYTHING FOR JACKSON, A CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From starting out as a cinematographer… to directing 30 different “made for television” Christmas movies… to the making of his satanic exorcism horror ANYTHING FOR JACKSON (now available)… Justin’s path has been as unique as it has been incredible. Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” for two writers with their creative hearts set on IPs that they don’...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 421
PUBLIC VERSION. Actor and filmmaker Matt Mercer (BLISS, CONTRACTED, DEMENTIA: PART II) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From feeling like an outcast being in film school and wanting to make genre films… to making the move from NYC to LA and building his “film family”… to the importance of continuing to make short films around the bigger feature film projects… to the absolutely extraordinary process of co-directing, writing, producing, editing, and starring in DEMENTIA: P...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 420
PUBLIC VERSION. Actor and filmmaker Josh Ruben (SCARE ME, WEREWOLVES WITHIN) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From making a name for himself with his hilarious COLLEGE HUMOR videos and dozens and dozens of short films… to his debut feature film with last year’s SCARE ME… to helming the adaptation of a video game with his latest WEREWOLVES WITHIN… to navigating the horror/comedy sub-genre and how to make a film that straddles the line between laughs and scares effectively...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 419
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Craig Brewer (COMING 2 AMERICA, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN, FOOTLOOSE 2011, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen IN STUDIO to discuss his career journey. In this fascinating conversation Craig discusses everything from John Singleton mentoring him… to the many lessons he’s learned from directing both feature films and episodic television… to which of his many incredible films he truly feels is his best (you may be surprised!)… to how he added a “sale mak...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 418
PUBLIC VERSION. Legendary actor Alfred Molina (PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SPIDER-MAN 2, MAGNOLIA, FRIDA, BOOGIE NIGHTS) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his craft and share his career journey! From the improv moment on stage that set him on his way… to his transition from the stage to the big screen… to shooting the classic opening sequence to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK… to the joy and perils of table reads… to shooting sitcoms before a live studio audience… to working wit...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 417
PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker William Brent Bell (THE DEVIL INSIDE, STAY ALIVE, THE BOY) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From getting hip pocketed by an agent at ICM off of his first short film… to focusing on writing the kinds of movies he wanted to see without the safety net of a fallback… to the joy of making his first major script sale (SPARKLE AND CHARM) right when things were seeming their most dire… to making STAY ALIVE with McG… to the real story behind the polarizi...
May 24, 2021•58 min•Ep. 416
PUBLIC VERSION. Actress, icon, and legend of cult cinema Debbie Rochon (AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, TROMEO & JULIET, POULTRYGEIST, EXHUMED) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss her inspiring journey from a homeless teenager to one of the most beloved heroes of cinema with well over 260 film credits. From working as a featured extra in Lou Adler’s LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982) and finding her calling in front of the camera… to becoming one of the hardest working actors in cult cinema ...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 415
PUBLIC VERSION. Former WWE champion, actor, mixed martial artist, and writer CM Punk (JAKOB’S WIFE, THE GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR, RABID 2019) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his incredible career journey so far. From his personal choice to be “straight edge” and abstain from drugs and alcohol at a young age… to his days in the ring… to holding one of the longest reins in history as a WWE champion… to writing for Marvel Comics (DRAX, MASTER OF KUNG FU)… to his acting roles in film, his appea...
May 10, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 414
PUBLIC VERSION. Hear the full 2.5 hour long version - and the full versions of every new episode - by supporting THE MOVIE CRYPT podcast for just $1 a month on www.Patreon.com/TheMovieCrypt . Filmmaker and MOVIE CRYPT favorite Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW 2-4, REPO THE GENETIC OPERA, ABATTOIR) makes his third appearance on the podcast to discuss highlights of his last three years and the making of his latest entry to the SAW franchise: SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW. The guest that Adam and Joe attrib...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 413
