Welcome to Hollywood Hell the unfiltered side show where Darren and Josh air out their frustrations about the film industry. In this first episode, they talk about getting AI responses instead of real humans, the annoyance of trying to protect their cast and crew when projects don’t get the promotion they deserve, and the emotional toll of watching hard work get sidelined. Josh also opens up about his time writing the pilot episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Darren and Josh come back for Season 2 (the very start of pre-production), with special guest, Robert Englund. They talk acting, horror, all things Freddy, and the guys try to harpoon their white whale for their upcoming film.

Darren and Josh fumble through a first pitch of the Killer Con idea and Saw producer Mark Burg has thoughts!

While Darren and Josh are off sinning it up in Las Vegas, we’ve got a special takeover episode. Addison joins us to share firsthand advice from taking her first real steps into the film industry in her first few months fresh out of film school including what it’s actually like to take the leap and move to Hollywood. Plus, Uncle Creepy returns with another wild Page One Rewrite.

Two films. Similar Concept. WHAT DO YOU DO!?!? Darren and Josh chat about the film Horrified that was announced this week… they talk about horror at the Oscars… casting Red Wedding… and Darren’s new film Twisted (trailer just dropped).

Josh and Darren do more research at Days of the Dead in Las Vegas, Nevada and chat with fans and filmmakers alike. From the Soska Sisters to the Exorcist’s Pazuzu’s Eileen Dietz to CJ Graham (Jason Vorhees) all the way to Art the Clown himself, David Howard Thorton. Team members Brannigan Wilson and Cyrus Soliman take the mic to interview horror fanatics as the guys move closer to locking down their new horror pitch.

The release of Darren's new horror film TWISTED (starring Lauren LaVera and Djimon Hounsou) is the occasion, as Darren and Josh discuss the dynamic tension between studio/producer notes and the director's vision, the urgency of promoting your own film, and how to edit under a deadline.

Think your job is hard? Try making an exposed brain that doesn't look like a conehead. (Warning: exposed brain ahead.)

And check out TWISTED on VOD everywhere!

Welcome to “Darren & Josh Make a Movie”. Here’s our two minute trailer that started it all!

Pre-Pre-Pre-Production. This first episode finds Darren and Josh sharing their break-in stories and share some of their blunders while trying to build a career in Hollywood.

Guests James A. Janisse (aka Dead Meat James), horror influencer Chelsea Rebecca & actress Hana Mae Lee (The Babysitter/Pitch Perfect), join Darren and Josh at the amazing Mystic Museum to talk horror subgenres as the guys work to figure out just what kind of movie they want to make.

Our third episode finds Josh pitching four new movie ideas to a small writer’s room (featuring Lara Olsen, Bobby Florsheim & Scott Milam). Meanwhile, Darren mixes his new film in Toronto and chats with producers Lee Nelson and Mark Gingras.

Darren & Josh trade their “best” reviews and read them live.

The New Face of Horror talks Fame, Fear, and her Love of Jackie Chan

Darren & Josh chat with producers David Tish and Joshua Dietz and answer listener mail. Oh! And Darren pitches what MIGHT become their new movie!

Darren and Josh trade reading their “best” reviews.

Filmmaker Mike Mendez sits down with the guys to talk cult films and Beavis & Butt-Head. The gloves come off as the guys discuss the meat grinder that is the Hollywood machine.

Darren and Josh crash Adam Green and Joe Lynch’s annual Yorkiethon with a special cross-over episode with special guest Kane Hodder!

Darren and Josh invite their equally unfiltered wives, Laura & Leila, to pull back the curtain on the not-so-glamorous side of “living the dream.”

Actors Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung reveal how they pulled off the whirlwind challenge of filming their feature Extremely Unique Dynamic in just a few days. The coming-of-age story mirrors their own lives, and they open up about their careers, their creative process, and how the idea for the film first came to life.

Darren and Josh answer listener questions in the Mail Room and Josh pitches out a couple of new movie ideas. Darren tells a film set story about the legendary Paul Sorvino. Josh talks Indie filmmaking and what his first film cost per second of Jurassic Park: Hidden Kingdom. And FINALLY… producer Addison Marshall steps from behind the camera to grill Josh about screenwriting as she begins her own Hollywood break-in story!

Darren and Josh take the show to Las Vegas for a special live recording in front of an audience at the Saraha Casino. They’re joined by actress Marisol Nichols to talk about the making of Spiral and her experiences navigating the industry as a woman in film and television. Horror legend Steve Barton also debuts a brand-new segment, Uncle Creepy’s Corner, and, of course, Darren and Josh can’t resist pitching another wild movie idea.

Darren and Josh take to Vegas for a special live episode at the Saraha Casino. Cosplay legend Thunderwolf joins the guys on stage to talk about fan engagement and why he loves movies so much. After that, magician Danny Garcia talks magic and immersive theater and we all discover just how similar stage and street magic is to filmmaking and creating a narrative for the audience.

Darren and Josh take the whiteboard to break down some of the movie ideas they’ve been juggling. But it’s getting to be about that time…shoot or get off the pot! They narrow things down to four or five… to be voted on by YOU, our crew on this crazy adventure. Is it going to be Josh’s Zombie submarine? Darren’s new NSFW batshit crazy idea? It’s time to kill our Darlings and pitch a movie. There can only be one… or two?!? Oh!!!! And Steve “Uncle Creepy” Barton joins us for another “Page One Rewrite” segment. Chucky vs Buzz Lightyear?!? FUN!

Darren and Josh are joined by Producer Addison Marshall and Vegas native Brannigan Wilson as they nearly DIE in the Las Vegas Escape Room. Both Darren and Josh sound like 4-year-old boys screaming through most of the episode. But before they test their mettle (or is medal, this is Josh and I'm too lazy to look it up) in the death trap, Darren and Josh talk about the listener poll (after all, YOU are helping us choose the movie we make) and they also breakdown some of the producers they want to approach to lead the charge!

Darren and Josh sit down with producer Sean E. DeMott to talk about what a producer does. Apparently, it involves everything from finding a live goat at 3AM to understanding what Gap Financing is. But seriously, Sean is a DIFFERENT is the kind of producer… the kind you WANT on your side and in your corner. And Darren and Josh sat down to chat with him to talk about making movies!

This week Darren & Josh sit down with Saw LEGEND Shawnee Smith (Amanda)!

Darren and Josh sift through the brimming mail bag to answer questions about everything from music rights to Saw spoilers to how the hell Jessica Biel caught Darren in his underwear. Plus, the guys decide on not ONE but TWO movie ideas that they want to make and discuss how they plan to move forward on BOTH.

Now that Darren and Josh have decided to package the “Killer Con” idea and spec out “The Privilege”… the team moves from idea “inception” to story creation. And who better to talk through how the Horror Convention/Comicon circuit really works than Danielle Harris, who has been in the horror game since age 10! The guys pick her brain in order to find story beats for their new film. AND they decide that Danielle must be in the film as well!

The Maestro… The Conductor… the wonderfully talented thespian Tobin Bell joins Darren and Josh to talk about his incredible career, how the role of John Kramer changed his life, and some of his secrets about how to create memorable characters. AND Tobin weighs in on Darren and Josh’s two film ideas.

Darren and Josh take the show on the road to Los Angeles’ new industry convention HorrorCon! They take the stage with several of the key BTS creatives of the Saw franchise to do a deep dive into all things Saw. Panelists include Kevin Gruetert, Peter Spierig, Patrick Melton, Nick Matthews and session is moderated by Joe Russo.

Producer Addison Marshall joins Darren & Josh as they brainstorm the two final ideas… The Privilege and Killer Con (we’re looking for a new name if anyone has any good titles). We attempt to narrow down the ideas to set up a few future writer’s rooms / writer’s group episodes. We also asked all our crew/team/family members to send in “intro videos” and they’re so awesome they upstage the actual episode.

While Josh spends time on story, Darren travels to Orlando Florida for the Spooky Empire Convention to sign autographs (and more importantly) research the Killer Con movie. He sees some friends and hears some stories before returning to Los Angeles and grabbing drinks and pizza with Josh and Hana Mae Lee at Residuals Tavern. And Steve Barton returns for another “Page One Rewrite” segment!

As they prepare to take their new ideas to the town, Darren and Josh talk about different types of video pitching… from sizzle reels to spec trailers to documentary pitches to full-on immersive video project pitches. This is an episode not to be missed on YouTube as they are showing all the assets they’ve used to sell their projects to Hollywood.

Josh takes a break in Florida with his family for Thanksgiving… Darren is annoyed (but then again… when ISN’T he?!?). So this week, we jump into the way-back machine and visit HorrorCon and the Sorority Row panel with a few special guests: director Stewart Hendler, producer Mike Karz, the writer/director of the original House on Sorority Row Mark Rosman, star of the House on Sorority Row Eileen Davidson and co-screenwriter Josh Stolberg.

Darren and Josh sit down to discuss the path forward and talk about the upcoming relaunch for “Season Two: Casting, Funding & Preproduction”. Many exciting things on the way as the filmmakers take the NEXT STEP toward getting their movie/movies made!