Michael J. Epstein
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.
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Acting History
2025
OnlyFangs as Monster Hunter
2025Bite School 2 as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert
2024Mother Goose's Scary Tales as Burglar (segment: Sitting Duck)
2024Mother Goose's Scary Tales as Hooligan (segment: Half-Cocked)
2024The Pillow Fright Halloween Special
2024Solvent as Nazi
2024Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
2024Hacking at Leaves as Self
2023Bloody Bridget as Attacker
2023Fat Fleshy Fingers as Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")
2022Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter as Bill
2022The Once and Future Smash as Repo Man
2022In the Dark
2021The Devil's Tail as Metal Guitarist
2021I Thought His Name Was Blarche as Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
2021Philia as Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
2021The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins as Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self
2021Sitting Duck as Burglar
2021Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality as Himself
2021Microbudget Marauders 3 as Self
2021The Big Steep as Keeper of the kettle
2020Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution as Himself
2020Happy Horror Days as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)
2020Brides of Satan as Dewdrop
2020Bloodhound as Renfield
20207 Sins as Pentheus (segment: Pride)
2020Dinogore
2020Pride as Pentheus
2019I Am an Addict as The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")
2019Half-Cocked as Hooligan
2019Merde as Inmate Harvey
2019Sugar Off The Button
2019Clickbait as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump
2018Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Red as Self
201860 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")
2018Leopard (Part II) as Dave
2018The Shackling as couch TV couple
2018Leopard (Part I) as Dave
2018A Taste of Phobia as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")
2018Dept. of Reincarnation as Urinator
20182 Die For as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")
2018Glossary of Broken Dreams as DeForest Schbeibi
2017Swipe Right as Bill
2017What Metal Girls Are Into as Metal Guitarist
2017Hipster Ghost as Michael
2016Grindsploitation as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")
2016Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic as Self
2016Weekend Vampire as Goth band drummer
2016The Blood Is the Life as Self
2016The Blood Is the Life as music
2016El Loco Nihilismo as Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur
2016PATCH POLYESTER ~ EVIL CLOWN EVIL
2016Idioms Origins Volume 1 as Store Clerk
2016Chainsaw Maidens from Hell as Party Band
2015Planchette as Killer
2015Los Locos Dientes as Patients
2015Magnetic as Subject of painting (uncredited)
2015Bring Us Your Women as King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba")
2015For the Love of Metamorphosis
2014A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN as Self
2014Uncut as Self - Red Team Captain
2014Ten as Subject of painting
2013Fat as Dinner party guest #1
2013The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amylee as Animated band member
2013El Loco Ojo as Number 6 / Subject of Painting
2012Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Feature as Dirt Thief
2012Los Locos Manos as Subject of Painting
2005Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth as Alien Horde
—Robot Dracula as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock
—An LA Christmas Story as Felix Finklestein
—Worthless as Gary
—Wake Not the Dead as You Guys