Michael J. Epstein

Directing

Michael J. Epstein

92 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.

Known For

Robot Dracula

Robot Dracula

Movie

2026

Spandexorcist

Spandexorcist

Movie

2025

OnlyFangs

OnlyFangs

Movie

2025

Bite School 2

Bite School 2

Movie

2025

A Hard Place
3.0

A Hard Place

Movie

2025

Mother Goose's Scary Tales

Mother Goose's Scary Tales

Movie

2024

Filmography

Robot Dracula
2026Robot Draculaas Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCockMovie
Spandexorcist
2025Spandexorcistas Rick RockwellMovie
OnlyFangs
2025OnlyFangsas Monster HunterMovie
Bite School 2
2025Bite School 2as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby ZombertMovie
A Hard Place
2025A Hard PlaceWriterMovie
Mother Goose's Scary Tales
2024Mother Goose's Scary Talesas Burglar (segment: Sitting Duck)Movie
The Pillow Fright Halloween Special
2024The Pillow Fright Halloween SpecialMovie
Solvent
2024Solventas NaziMovie
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2024Fly Route on the WallDirectorMovie
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2024Blender MemoriesDirectorMovie
Dear Diary
2024Dear DiaryDirectorMovie
Aerospace Engineering
2024Aerospace EngineeringDirectorMovie
Smash the Competition
2024Smash the CompetitionDirectorMovie
Open Wide
2024Open WideDirectorMovie
Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
2024Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of KongMovie
Hacking at Leaves
2024Hacking at Leavesas SelfMovie
American Terror Tales 3
2024American Terror Tales 3WriterMovie
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2023The Ballad of Little Jo - interview with Suzy AmisDirectorMovie
Bloody Bridget
2023Bloody Bridgetas AttackerMovie
Fat Fleshy Fingers
2023Fat Fleshy Fingersas Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")Movie
Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
2022Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughteras BillMovie
The Once and Future Smash
2022The Once and Future Smashas Repo ManMovie
In the Dark
2022In the DarkMovie
The Devil's Tail
2021The Devil's Tailas Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into')Movie
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2021I Thought His Name Was Blarcheas Juxtapositional Orienting DimensionMovie
Philia
2021Philiaas Dave (segment: Mythophilia)Movie
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
2021The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkinsas Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / SelfMovie
Sitting Duck
2021Sitting Duckas BurglarMovie
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2021Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentalityas HimselfMovie
Microbudget Marauders 3
2021Microbudget Marauders 3as SelfMovie
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2021The Big Steepas Keeper of the kettleMovie
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2020Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distributionas HimselfMovie
Happy Horror Days
2020Happy Horror Daysas Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)Movie
Brides of Satan
2020Brides of Satanas DewdropMovie
Bloodhound
2020Bloodhoundas RenfieldMovie
7 Sins
20207 Sinsas Pentheus (segment: Pride)Movie
Dinogore
2020DinogoreMovie
Pride
2020Prideas PentheusMovie
I Am an Addict
2019I Am an Addictas The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")Movie
The Dial Tone of Doom
2019The Dial Tone of DoomDirectorMovie
Half-Cocked
2019Half-Cockedas HooliganMovie
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2019Merdeas Inmate HarveyMovie
Sugar Off The Button
2019Sugar Off The ButtonMovie
Umbilicus Desidero
2019Umbilicus DesideroDirectorMovie
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2019Dirty D: JellyDirectorMovie
Clickbait
2019Clickbaitas Hollywood Juggler, Donald TrumpMovie
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2018Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Redas SelfMovie
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
201860 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")Movie
Conspiracy X
2018Conspiracy XDirectorMovie
Leopard (Part I)
2018Leopard (Part I)as DaveMovie
Leopard (Part II)
2018Leopard (Part II)as DaveMovie
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2018The Shacklingas couch TV coupleMovie
A Taste of Phobia
2018A Taste of Phobiaas Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")Movie
Dept. of Reincarnation
2018Dept. of Reincarnationas UrinatorMovie
2 Die For
20182 Die Foras Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")Movie
Glossary of Broken Dreams
2018Glossary of Broken Dreamsas DeForest SchbeibiMovie
Trashsploitation
2018TrashsploitationDirectorMovie
60 Seconds to Die
201760 Seconds to DieDirectorMovie
Swipe Right
2017Swipe Rightas BillMovie
What Metal Girls Are Into
2017What Metal Girls Are Intoas Metal GuitaristMovie
Hipster Ghost
2017Hipster Ghostas MichaelMovie
T
2017Tales from the GraveDirectorTV
Grindsploitation 2: The Lost Reels
2016Grindsploitation 2: The Lost ReelsDirectorMovie
Grindsploitation
2016Grindsploitationas Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")Movie
M
2016Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magneticas SelfMovie
Weekend Vampire
2016Weekend Vampireas Goth band drummerMovie
The Blood Is the Life
2016The Blood Is the Lifeas SelfMovie
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2016El Loco Nihilismoas Pierre Kubiak, Paper ConnoisseurMovie
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2016PATCH POLYESTER ~ EVIL CLOWN EVILMovie
Blood of the Tribades
2016Blood of the TribadesExecutive ProducerMovie
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2016Idioms Origins Volume 1as Store ClerkMovie
Chainsaw Maidens from Hell
2016Chainsaw Maidens from Hellas Party BandMovie
Planchette
2015Planchetteas KillerMovie
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2015Los Locos Dientesas PatientsMovie
Magnetic
2015Magneticas Subject of painting (uncredited)Movie
Bring Us Your Women
2015Bring Us Your Womenas King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba")Movie
For the Love of Metamorphosis
2015For the Love of MetamorphosisMovie
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2014A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TENas SelfMovie
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2014Uncutas Self - Red Team CaptainMovie
Ten
2014Tenas Subject of paintingMovie
Fat
2013Fatas Dinner party guest #1Movie
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2013The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amyleeas Animated band memberMovie
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2013El Loco Ojoas Number 6 / Subject of PaintingMovie
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2012Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Featureas Dirt ThiefMovie
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2012Los Locos Manosas Subject of PaintingMovie
Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth
2005Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truthas Alien HordeMovie
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—Wake Not the Deadas You GuysMovie
A
—An LA Christmas Storyas Felix FinklesteinMovie
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—Worthlessas GaryMovie
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—Padre Morteas Iron SpineMovie
M
—Microwave Massacre 2: Undead Leftovers!as VMovie
The Ringing
—The Ringingas JackMovie