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Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Bite School 2 as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert

2024

Solvent as Nazi

2023

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

2022

2021

I Thought His Name Was Blarche as Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
The Devil's Tail as Metal Guitarist
Philia as Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
The Big Steep as Keeper of the kettle
Sitting Duck as Burglar

2020

Pride as Pentheus
7 Sins as Pentheus (segment: Pride)
Bloodhound as Renfield
Happy Horror Days as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)
Brides of Satan as Dewdrop

2019

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

2018

60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2 as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")
A Taste of Phobia as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")
Glossary of Broken Dreams as DeForest Schbeibi
2 Die For as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")
The Shackling as couch TV couple

2017

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

2016

Grindsploitation as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")
Weekend Vampire as Goth band drummer
El Loco Nihilismo as Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur

2015

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

2014

Ten as Subject of painting
Uncut as Self - Red Team Captain

2013

El Loco Ojo as Number 6 / Subject of Painting
Fat as Dinner party guest #1

2012

Los Locos Manos as Subject of Painting

2005

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

Editing

2025

Bite School 2 as Editor

2023

Kill Dolly Kill as Editor

2020

Pride as Editor
Disco Graveyard as Editor
7 Sins as Editor
Bloodhound as Editor

2017

Hipster Ghost as Editor

Sound

2025

2023

2022

Meat Friend as Sound
Memento Mori as Sound Designer
Reel Trouble as Sound

2020

Pride as Original Music Composer
Darling Pet Monkey as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Darling Pet Monkey as Sound Recordist
7 Sins as Music

2019

Clickbait as Original Music Composer
Clickbait as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Half-Cocked as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Re-Home as Boom Operator
Re-Home as Sound Recordist
Eagle Rock as Sound Mixer

2018

Manos Returns as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Conspiracy X as Music
Conspiracy X as Sound
Leopard (Part I) as Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2 Die For as Music

2015

Gay Jesus as Sound Mixer
Magnetic as Original Music Composer
The Ungovernable Force as Sound Editor
The Ungovernable Force as Boom Operator
The Ungovernable Force as Sound Mixer
Innsmouth as Boom Operator
Innsmouth as Sound Mixer
Planchette as Music
Planchette as Boom Operator
Planchette as Sound Recordist

2014

Honky Holocaust as Sound Editor

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Wake Not the Dead as Boom Operator
Wake Not the Dead as Sound Mixer
Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

2023

Fat Fleshy Fingers as Visual Effects

2022

Meat Friend as Visual Effects

2017

Hipster Ghost as Visual Effects

Directing

2024

Blender Memories as Director
Dear Diary as Director
Open Wide as Director

2020

Pride as Director
7 Sins as Director

2019

Dirty D: Jelly as Director
Clickbait as Director
Half-Cocked as Assistant Director
Umbilicus Desidero as Director
I Am an Addict as Director

2017

60 Seconds to Die as Director

2015

Magnetic as Director

2014

Ten as Director

Writing

2025

A Hard Place as Writer
Bite School 2 as Writer

2023

2020

Pride as Writer
7 Sins as Writer
Bloodhound as Writer

2019

Clickbait as Writer

2017

Hipster Ghost as Writer

2014

Ten as Writer

Production

2023

Fat Fleshy Fingers as Producer

2022

Reel Trouble as Producer

2020

Shiny Diamonds as Producer
Darling Pet Monkey as Producer

2019

Half-Cocked as Producer
Clickbait as Producer

2018

2 Die For as Producer

2017

Hipster Ghost as Producer

2016

Blood of the Tribades as Executive Producer

2015

Magnetic as Producer

2014

Ten as Producer

Camera

2024

American Terror Tales 3 as Director of Photography

2023

Craving as Camera Operator
Don't F**k with Anne Margaret as Assistant Camera

2020

Tea Time as Camera Operator

2019

Clickbait as Camera Operator

2018

2 Die For as Director of Photography
Trashsploitation as Director of Photography
Dept. of Reincarnation as Camera Operator
Glossary of Broken Dreams as Camera Operator

2017

The Streets Run Red as Camera Operator

2016

Blood of the Tribades as Director of Photography
The Blood Is the Life as Director of Photography

2015

For the Love of Metamorphosis as Director of Photography
Gay Jesus as Camera Operator
The Ungovernable Force as Assistant Camera
The Ungovernable Force as Camera Operator

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Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other as Camera Operator

Lighting

2023

Craving as Gaffer

2020

Tea Time as Gaffer

2019

Re-Home as Gaffer

Crew

2024

Slasher Fetish as Cinematography

2023

Fat Fleshy Fingers as Post Production Supervisor

2019

Dirty D: Jelly as Cinematography
The Dial Tone of Doom as Cinematography

2018

Conspiracy X as Cinematography

2017

Tales from the Grave as Cinematography

2016

Thirteen as Cinematography

2015

Planchette as Cinematography