Meet Carlos Tkacz, the filmmaker who turned five years of van life, a love of climbing, and a crisis of faith into the horror short COW. It’s blood, symbolism, and DIY madness — all mixed with the kind of off-the-rails honesty and heart that only happens when life refuses to follow a script.

Join Dimples and The Beard for a conversation that goes everywhere: from van life to filmmaking, from religion to psychedelics, from climbing cliffs to creating gore effects out of pool noodles and pork. Carlos opens up about how COW came to life, why horror is the perfect place to explore belief and fear, and how living outside the norm helped him find his creative voice.

This episode is deep, weird, and wildly entertaining — the perfect mix of chaos, curiosity, and cocktails.

🍸 In this episode:

* The real-life story behind COW

* Turning van life into horror

* Growing up evangelical and finding meaning beyond religion

* Mushrooms, philosophy, and creative freedom

* DIY horror effects: pool noodles, pork, and gallons of blood

* Climbing, teaching, and living outside the norm

🎧 Grab a drink, sit back, and enjoy another unpredictable episode of Cocktails with Dimples & The Beard.

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