Darren & Josh Make a Movie

Author: Josh Stolberg

Filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Josh Stolberg offer a raw and unfiltered look at how a film gets made as they take listeners through the development, production and post-production of a brand-new film. No sugarcoating. No industry PR fluff. No spin. Just the messy, frustrating but often exhilarating truth about filmmaking... from idea to distribution.
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Mini-Pod: How to Kill Someone With a Curling Iron
Tuesday, 9 December, 2025

MINI-POD: HOW TO KILL SOMEONE WITH A CURLING IRON Darren and Josh try to keep the algorithm happy with a short episode this week. Darren breaks down how his next movie broke down… and he and Josh do an autopsy on one of Josh's kill scenes from his movie Crawlspace, breaking down how he shot a "curling iron through the head" on a low-budget film. SECRETS REVEALED!!! Join filmmakers Darren Lynn Bousman and Josh Stolberg as they pull back the curtain on the movie-making process. Whether you're a film junkie, an emerging filmmaker, a horror lover, or someone who dreams of one day having ANY career in the entertainment industry… this is for YOU! For more information, along with ways to "join the crew", please visit www.DJMakeAMovie.com. Would you like to be involved with the making of this show? You can't make a movie (or a podcast) without an army… come say hi and shout at us! To stay up to date with the latest, follow along on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube at: @DJMakeAMovie. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. MINI-POD | Credits Produced | ……Addison Marshall Host | ………………………Darren Lynn Bousman Host | …………….……..…Josh Stolberg Editor | ………….Josh Stolberg Jack of All Trades/ Still Photographer | …Morgan Rooms Discord Guru | ……...Chase Bellows Instagram Guru | …….Brannigan Wilson YouTube Guru | …………Brandon Nieto X Guru | …………Taylor Parmeter Squarespace Website Guru | …………Cyrus Soliman TikTok Guru | …………Madeline Rounds Graphics & Art | …………Shay Harmon Original Music | ………….Andrew Scott Bell VO | ………………………..Scott Marshall Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Will Cherico Filmmaker Toolkit (coming soon) | …..Alina Brem Rotating Editing Team | ………….Addison Marshall, Thomas Bryant, Brandon Bruno, Jackson Avery Steele, Vance Westerdale, Sasha Blore SPECIAL GUESTS: No LIVE guests, but we break down a scene that stars the actors Paul James and Steven Weber from Josh's film Crawlspace! TITLE SEQUENCE | Credits Narration | ………………...Tobin Bell Sequence Designer | ……Jason Ragosta Music by | ……………...….Andrew Scott Bell Editor | …………….…….…Daniel Tong Logo Animation | …………Brian Chow Sound Mix | ……………..…Nick Bozzone SOCIAL TAGS | Follow the Team (we don't bite, unless it's in the script) Darren & Josh Make a Movie | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/BlueSky/YouTube - @DJMakeAMovie Email – DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com Website – www.DJMakeAMovie.com Darren Lynn Bousman | X – Darren_Bousman Instagram - @DarrenBousman Facebook - @DarrenLynnBousman Josh Stolberg | X/Instagram/Facebook/Tik Tok/Threads/Bluesky - @JoshStolberg Website: www.JoshStolberg.com Addison Marshall | Instagram - @atmarshall2004 @atmproductions4 Chase Bellows | Tik Tok - @KrazyHauntzillaOfficial Instagram - @ChaseBellows YouTube - @Hauntzilla Brannigan Wilson | Instagram - @DreamPendulum Thomas Bryant | Instagram - @ThomasBryant96 Cyrus Soliman | Instagram - @CyrusSoliman Taylor Parmeter | Instagram - @TaylorRParmeter Madeline Rounds | Instagram - @LetTheSoulsWonder Morgan Rooms | X/Instagram/Tik Tok - @RKDM111 Steve Barton | Instagram - @unclecreepysb X - @unclecreepy Sasha Blore | Instagram - @sasha_blore_portfolio X - @sashafusion Brandon Bruno | X/Instagram - @BrandonCBruno Will Cherico | Instagram - @WillChericoWrites Bluesky - @WillCherico.bsky.social Vance Westerdale | Instagram/TikTok - @VanceTHxT Jason Ragosta | X/Instagram/Facebook - @JasonRagosta Andrew Scott Bell | X/Instagram/Facebook - @andrewscottbell Daniel Tong | X - @DanielTong17 Instagram - @danieltongeditor Facebook - @DanielTong Brian Chow | X/Instagram - @chowb321 Facebook - @BrianC Nick Bozzone | X/Instagram - @Bozz1Sound Facebook - @NickBozzone Brandon Nieto | Instagram - @B_Neats X - @TheBrandonNieto Shay Harmon | Website - https://wizardofloneliness.com Jackson Avery Steele | Instagram - @A_Ducks_Quack YouTube - @A-Ducks-Quack/ Website – https://www.aducksquack.com DISCLAIMER: This podcast may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of film and media for educational and commentary purposes. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. The material is used for non-commercial, educational, and critical purposes, and no copyright infringement is intended. Please reach out to DJMakeAMovie@gmail.com if you have a concern.