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 movies at www.macabreish.com, as well as macabre_ish on IG .
Lowell Dean started making movies as a kid and so getting an education in film was a natural progression, he went into the film program at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan after returning from Calgary. He was so serious about filmmaking, he’d make three feature films before he went to film school. And the first film he was proud to actually let anyone watch was a zombie film called Doomed. It was the first film that wasn’t just done with friends with no money, he funded it and it had a screening.
Lowell went from making $500 short films to his first publicly released feature, 13 Eerie, which cost millions to make. The story of how he got to direct 13 Eerie is a great story because he started on the crew as the Assistant Director but things happened and he got a bout of good luck. After being tossed in the deep end of his first feature, it was tough but he learned a lot. Thankfully. Because just one year after 13 Eerie was complete, he started writing Wolf Cop.
It did make him question if he even wanted to make films though. And so Lowell and some industry friends made a concept trailer for Wolf Cop. The plan was to raise what money they could and make it, in a year. As luck would have it, Lowell entered the Canadian Cinecoup Film Competition and won! This was in 2013 and part of the prize was the film would be released in major movie theaters, the next year.
Lowell talks about the potential of a Wolf Cop franchise and how hard it was to make a sequel.
We talk about his film Dark Match, Die Alone and what he’s up to at the moment. Plus the heartbreak and loneliness of writing, the highs of directing films he cares about and the grind of the time in between movies. He tells us what the dream project would be, here’s a hint, it’s a sci fi trilogy. And finally, Lowell gives fledgling filmmakers advice at the end.
All of Lowell Dean’s films are streaming now, go watch them! And for all the media collectors most of his films have a physical release. Support indie film, Fam!
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Carlos Ibarra on IG https://www.instagram.com/jekyl6669 (https://www.instagram.com/jekyl6669)and
https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ (https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/)
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2 Jun 2026
Joe Miale, Director of Revolt
Joe Miale wanted to make movies since he was a kid and since it was important for him to learn and understand the process of filmmaking, he went to film school in NYU. He worked for 15 years in editing and making celebrity PSAs (You may remember them!) featuring Rhianna, The Jonas Brothers, Martin Sheen, just to name a few. Then he got a break when a production company was interested in one of his sci fi action concepts, and that was how Revolt came to be. And Joe had some of the best minds in the business to help with the creation of his aliens, including Cole Wertz and if you've seen Star Wars, Dune, Transformers or any other popular sci fi film from the last 20 years, you've seen and like his work. Even Revolt's soundtrack was designed and created by a veteran, Bear McCreary and you have to hear how the soundtrack was created for this film,
Joe not only wrote and directed Revolt, his film's distributor, Vertical Entertainment, let him design the poster! There is more on the horizon, sci fi and horror (follow him on IG for updates) and if you are a fledgling filmmaker or just a fan of film follow him for his really outstanding takes and breakdowns of his scene inspirations, script writing etc.
Check out Revolt, it is streaming and on physical media. Support indie films and all the great people who make them!
joemiale.com (http://joemiale.com)
And look for him on IG @joemiale
And find us:
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Carlos Ibarra on IG @jekyl6669 and
https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/ (https://www.fillintheblanksproductions.ca/)
Christopher Thompson on IG @theauthor__
Youtube playlist:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNblhfc6MVBMUe65EA-lWSzG_joW27ZSf (https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNblhfc6MVBMUe65EA-lWSzG_joW27ZSf)
1 Jan 2026
The Blade Cuts Deeper director Gene Dolders
Director Gene Dolders shares his journey into filmmaking and the creation of his feature "The Blade Cuts Deeper" in this interview.
Inside a recent episode
Lowell Dean, director of Die Alone & Wolfcop
Published 25 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] As you know, it's like, it's not really a horror film. Like, and I, I wouldn't even argue what the wolf cut movies are not horror films. So I always find it funny where I, my reputation is someone who makes horror films. I don't even know if I made a horror film. I made really high concept, weird things that have violence. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. I'd argue die alone. It's kind of a love story. It absolutely is. And that was the funny thing. We did a test screening as a telephone supporting film. And we did a test screening. At the end, they ask everybody in the audience what the genre is. And we literally sat down in the theater before it started. […]
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