Joshua Maley

About Me

Writer. Geek. Filmmaker. Gamer. I wear many hats.

I love media in all its forms: music, film, television, and the classic written word. When I'm not watching, listening, or reading I am probably writing or creating.

My mind is always working. I'm always working on a story, a character, a scene, an idea. I have to write, direct, create. I am compelled by a force I have never seen and do not understand. My muse is relentless, but she's good to me.

I'm an indy film maker from the Pittsburgh area. I've been creating in some form my entire life, though my first real taste was writing and directing a stage play at my alma mater the year after I graduated. A passion for screenplays soon followed and in 2004 I directed my first short film. I've written well over twenty screen and teleplays, and I'm now focusing on the craft of directing. I've completed three shorts and a Proof of Concept trailer for a more ambitious project that I'm trying to get off the ground for next year.

I enjoy writing horror/thriller films with a supernatural bent and complicated, flawed characters driving the story. I tend to be more cerebral, a bit more "Hitchcock" in my approach to this genre. I don't mind the gorey stuff, I just get bored to tears writing it.

I've dabbled in other genres, including sci-fi, comedy, and even a few "epic" historically-driven pieces. To that end, I have a big trilogy I'd love to get out there some day, that's been sitting on the shelf since before trilogies were hip, and the only real trilogy was Star Wars.

Professionally, I am extremely passionate about my work; I can't imagine doing anything else. I'm good at communicating what I want from my talent, and the atmosphere on my sets is focused, yet relaxed. It's not just about making a great film; it's about great people having a great experience.


Interests and Activities
Film making, writing, golf, working out, and the "Good 3" (friends, food, drinks!)

Favorite Movies
Psycho, The Dirty Dozen, Citizen Kane, Unforgiven, Ashes and Diamonds, Gran Torino, The Conversation, Pather Panchali, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man, Clerks, Clerks II, Dogma, Back to the Future, 300, Casablanca, Braveheart, Transformers, Friday the 13th, Mallrats, The Devils Rejects, Serenity, Zack and Miri, Dead Silence, REC, The Lion King, Collateral, The Station Agent, Children of Men, Night of the Living Dead, Galaxy Quest, Sullivan's Travels, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Iron Man, Star Wars, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween II, L.A. Confidential, Sherlock, Jr., The Maltese Falcon, Gangs of New York, Jaws, Sunset Boulevard, Star Trek, and many, many more.

Favorite TV Shows
Caprica, Battlestar Galactica, Dead Like Me, Smallville, Supernatural, Charmed, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, American Dad , Firefly, Ghost Whisperer, Farscape, Star Trek, Beavis and Butt-head, Scrubs, Lost, The Simpsons, Futurama, True Blood, 30 Rock, ARCHER, Star Trek, Mama's Family, Animaniacs, Phineas and Ferb, The Office, Robin Hood (BBC)

Favorite Books
Anything by Stephen King, Philip K. Dick, Tolkein, or Lawhead

Favorite Music
Epic rock (Evanescence, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil), and lots of orchestral stuff. John Williams, John Frizzell, Tyler Bates, and many more.

Favorite Directors
Martin Scorsese, Satyajit Ray, Ingmar Bergman, George Romero, John Carpenter, classic Tim Burton, Wes Craven, Rob Zombie, Kevin Smith

Favorite Quotes
The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

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