Michael J. Epstein

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Popular Genres
Horror Comedy Fantasy
Career Span
– Present

Michael J. Epstein

52 nominations
70 credits

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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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

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52
Nominations

Complete Filmography

2025

Bite School 2 as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert

2024

Hacking at Leaves as Self Award
Solvent as Nazi Award
Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
The Pillow Fright Halloween Special

2023

Bloody Bridget as Attacker
Fat Fleshy Fingers as Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")

2022

The Once and Future Smash as Repo Man Award
In the Dark
Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter as Bill

2021

The Devil's Tail as Metal Guitarist Award
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins as Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self
Philia as Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality as Himself
I Thought His Name Was Blarche as Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
Microbudget Marauders 3 as Self
Sitting Duck as Burglar
The Big Steep as Keeper of the kettle

2020

Happy Horror Days as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day) Award
Brides of Satan as Dewdrop Award
7 Sins as Pentheus (segment: Pride) Award
Dinogore
Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution as Himself
Pride as Pentheus
Bloodhound as Renfield

2019

Clickbait as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump Award
I Am an Addict as The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania") Award
Half-Cocked as Hooligan
Sugar Off The Button
Merde as Inmate Harvey

2018

A Taste of Phobia as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia") Award
Glossary of Broken Dreams as DeForest Schbeibi Award
Dept. of Reincarnation as Urinator
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")
2 Die For as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")
Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Red as Self
Leopard (Part II) as Dave
Leopard (Part I) as Dave
The Shackling as couch TV couple

2017

What Metal Girls Are Into as Metal Guitarist
Swipe Right as Bill
Hipster Ghost as Michael

2016

Grindsploitation as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith") Award
Chainsaw Maidens from Hell as Party Band
The Blood Is the Life as Self
The Blood Is the Life as music
Weekend Vampire as Goth band drummer
Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic as Self
Idioms Origins Volume 1 as Store Clerk
PATCH POLYESTER ~ EVIL CLOWN EVIL
El Loco Nihilismo as Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur

2015

Magnetic as Subject of painting (uncredited) Award
Bring Us Your Women as King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba") Award
For the Love of Metamorphosis
Planchette as Killer
Los Locos Dientes as Patients

2014

Ten as Subject of painting Award
Uncut as Self - Red Team Captain
A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN as Self

2013

Fat as Dinner party guest #1 Award
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amylee as Animated band member
El Loco Ojo as Number 6 / Subject of Painting

2012

Los Locos Manos as Subject of Painting
Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Feature as Dirt Thief

2005

Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth as Alien Horde

Robot Dracula as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock
An LA Christmas Story as Felix Finklestein Award
OnlyFangs as Monster Hunter Award
Wake Not the Dead as You Guys
Worthless as Gary

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Magnetic
Ten
Clickbait
Bring Us Your Women
A Taste of Phobia
The Devil's Tail

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