Brian Sepanzyk joins the show to discuss his short film Defile and the way empathy can curdle into survival horror.

The conversation explores remote cabin dread, moral gray zones, relationship collapse, and the fear that begins when your alarm bells go off too late.

Brian talks about building unease before violence, using the woods as a boundary between the ordinary and the monstrous, and deciding what to leave unexplained.

We also get into his other films, including Compulsion and In the Shadow of God, along with his work developing Into the Abyss.

Along the way, Brian discusses indie filmmaking, VFX work, writing under pressure, editing painful cuts, horror influences, and the creative outlet he finds in his band Waingro.

Website and professional profile:
https://image-engine.com/crew/brian-sepanzyk/

IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1559870/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/briantologist/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BSepanzyk/

Defile coverage and interview pages:
https://www.leagueoffilmmakers.com/defile-when-horror-becomes-a-mirror-for-modern-anxiety/

https://readrange.com/brian-sepanzyk-in-the-shadow-of-god/

YouTube interview and short-film pages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nUFupbEKFk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX9R-IBvfLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpaAr5HhB2k

To watch or stream his short films and related work, these are the verified platform pages I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX9R-IBvfLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpaAr5HhB2k

https://letterboxd.com/film/defile-2025/

I did not find verified Amazon or Barnes & Noble purchase pages for Brian Sepanzyk’s films or books in the current search results, so I’m not listing unverified storefront links here.

Waingro official music pages:
https://waingro.bandcamp.com/music

https://waingro.bandcamp.com/album/sports

https://waingro.bandcamp.com/album/iii

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1tqsK5Px4s5tH6Mkehw6Dk

Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/waingro/935148728

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/waingrovancouver/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/waingro_van/

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