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Michael J. Epstein

Directing

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Known For

Bloodhound

as Renfield

60 Seconds to Die

60 Seconds to Die

Director

Happy Horror Days

Happy Horror Days

as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)

Re-Home

Boom Operator

For a Good Time, Call...

For a Good Time, Call...

Boom Operator

The Devil's Tail

The Devil's Tail

as Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into')

Horror Career Stats

47

Horror Films

2014-2025

Career Span

12 years in horror

26

As Actor

21

Editor

Peak Era

2020s24 films

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Biography

Michael J. Epstein is a Los Angeles filmmaker known for social-satire-horror Clickbait (2019), 70s-Euro-vampire Blood of the Tribades (2016), psychotronic-sci-fi Magnetic (2015), and the avant-mystery Ten (2014). He often co-writes, co-directs, and co-produces with his wife, Sophia Cacciola, with their production company, Launch Over.

Michael J. Epstein Filmography

as Monster Hunter

as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert

Writer

as Nazi

Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong

Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong

Mother Goose's Scary Tales

Mother Goose's Scary Tales

as Hooligan (segment: Half-Cocked)

American Terror Tales 3

American Terror Tales 3

Director of Photography, Editor, Writer

Fat Fleshy Fingers

Fat Fleshy Fingers

as Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")

as Attacker

Camera Operator, Gaffer

Kill Dolly Kill

Kill Dolly Kill

Editor

The Once and Future Smash

The Once and Future Smash

as Repo Man

13 Minutes of Horror: Sci-Fi Horror

13 Minutes of Horror: Sci-Fi Horror

Editor

The Devil's Tail

The Devil's Tail

as Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into')

The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins

as Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self

as Pentheus

as Pentheus (segment: Pride)

as Renfield

Happy Horror Days

Happy Horror Days

as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)

Brides of Satan

Brides of Satan

as Dewdrop

Producer

Disco Graveyard

Disco Graveyard

Editor

Camera Operator, Gaffer

as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump

Boom Operator, Sound Recordist, Gaffer

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s

Camera Operator, Sound

60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2

60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2

as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")

A Taste of Phobia

A Taste of Phobia

as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")

as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")

Trashsploitation

Trashsploitation

Director of Photography, Director, Music

Director, Music, Cinematography, Editor, Sound

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

What Metal Girls Are Into

What Metal Girls Are Into

as Metal Guitarist

The Streets Run Red

The Streets Run Red

Camera Operator

60 Seconds to Die

60 Seconds to Die

Director

For a Good Time, Call...

For a Good Time, Call...

Boom Operator, Sound Mixer

Grindsploitation

Grindsploitation

as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")

Chainsaw Maidens from Hell

Chainsaw Maidens from Hell

as Party Band

Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels

Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels

Director

Blood of the Tribades

Blood of the Tribades

Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Producer, Editor, Sound

as Killer

Sound Mixer, Camera Operator

Boom Operator, Sound Mixer

as Subject of painting

Honky Holocaust

Honky Holocaust

Sound Editor

as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock

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Michael J. Epstein - Horror Filmography • Living-Dead