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

DR1-V3N
Final Transmissions
2026
Witchcraft
Eidolon
My Shadow
Barfuss, Homicide
2023
Padre Morte
Backwoods Blood Feud
2025
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
All for Tomorrow
Our Man Funk
Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s
2019

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
78
Directing
31
Writing
25
Producing
28
Camera
26
Editing
36
Sound
83
Art
1
Visual Effects
6
Lighting
8
Crew
11
2026
Robot Dracula
as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock
2026
Final Transmissions
as Alien
2025
OnlyFangs
as Monster Hunter
2025
Bite School 2
as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert
2025
Spandexorcist
as Rick Rockwell
2024
Hacking at Leaves
as Self
2024
Solvent
as Nazi
2024
Psycho Ape!! Part II: The Wrath of Kong
as Michael J. Epstein
2024
The Pillow Fright Halloween Special
2024
Mother Goose's Scary Tales
as Burglar (segment: Sitting Duck)
2024
Mother Goose's Scary Tales
as Hooligan (segment: Half-Cocked)
2023
Fat Fleshy Fingers
as Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")
2023
Bloody Bridget
as Attacker
2022
The Once and Future Smash
as Repo Man
2022
Salomé: Do Not Dance, My Daughter
as Bill
2022
In the Dark
2021
I Thought His Name Was Blarche
as Juxtapositional Orienting Dimension
2021
The Devil's Tail
as Metal Guitarist (segment 'What Metal Girls Are Into')
2021
Micro-Budget Marauders: Micro-Budget Mentality
as Himself
2021
Philia
as Dave (segment: Mythophilia)
2021
The Big Steep
as Keeper of the kettle
2021
The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins
as Dr. Jenkins / Dr. Jenkins / Self
2021
Microbudget Marauders 3
as Self
2021
Sitting Duck
as Burglar
2020
Micro-Budget Marauders 3: Marketing and Distribution
as Himself
2020
Pride
as Pentheus
2020
7 Sins
as Pentheus (segment: Pride)
2020
Bloodhound
as Renfield
2020
Happy Horror Days
as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)
2020
Brides of Satan
as Dewdrop
2020
Dinogore
2019
Clickbait
as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump
2019
I Am an Addict
as The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")
2019
Half-Cocked
as Hooligan
2019
Sugar Off The Button
2019
Merde
as Inmate Harvey
2018
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2
as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")
2018
A Taste of Phobia
as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")
2018
Leopard (Part II)
as Dave
2018
Glossary of Broken Dreams
as DeForest Schbeibi
2018
2 Die For
as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")
2018
Dept. of Reincarnation
as Urinator
2018
The Shackling
as couch TV couple
2018
Behind the Force: Making the Streets Run Red
as Self
2017
Hipster Ghost
as Michael
2017
What Metal Girls Are Into
as Metal Guitarist
2017
Swipe Right
as Bill
2016
Idioms Origins Volume 1
as Store Clerk
2016
Grindsploitation
as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")
2016
Chainsaw Maidens from Hell
as Party Band
2016
The Blood Is the Life
as Self
2016
The Blood Is the Life
as music
2016
Weekend Vampire
as Goth band drummer
2016
El Loco Nihilismo
as Pierre Kubiak, Paper Connoisseur
2016
Magnetostatic Systems Training Video No. 108: The Making of Magnetic
as Self
2015
Bring Us Your Women
as King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba")
2015
Planchette
as Killer
2015
For the Love of Metamorphosis
2015
Magnetic
as Subject of painting (uncredited)
2015
Los Locos Dientes
as Patients
2014
Ten
as Subject of painting
2014
A Trip to Spektor Island: Behind-the-Scenes of TEN
as Self
2014
Uncut
as Self - Red Team Captain
2013
El Loco Ojo
as Number 6 / Subject of Painting
2013
Fat
as Dinner party guest #1
2013
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library: Amylee
as Animated band member
2012
Los Locos Manos
as Subject of Painting
2012
Darling Pet Munkee Presents: Creature Double Feature
as Dirt Thief
2005
Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth
as Alien Horde
1970
End Zone 2
as Smash-Mouth
Wake Not the Dead
as You Guys
An LA Christmas Story
as Felix Finklestein
Worthless
as Gary
Padre Morte
as Iron Spine
Microwave Massacre 2: Undead Leftovers!
as V
The Ringing
as Jack
All for Tomorrow
as Pete Harlan Double
Our Man Funk
as Manny