Portrait of Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein

Directing

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.

Filmography

2025
OnlyFangs

as Monster Hunter

2025
Bite School 2

as Reynolds/RoboCock/Bobby Zombert

2024
Mother Goose's Scary Tales

as Burglar (segment: Sitting Duck)

2024
Mother Goose's Scary Tales

as Hooligan (segment: Half-Cocked)

2024
Solvent

as Nazi

2023
Bloody Bridget

as Attacker

2023
Fat Fleshy Fingers

as Young Grandfather (segment: "The King of Carrot Flowers")

2021
The Devil's Tail

as Metal Guitarist

2021
Philia

as Dave (segment: Mythophilia)

2021
Sitting Duck

as Burglar

2020
Happy Horror Days

as Mr. Keane (St. Patrick's Day)

2020
Brides of Satan

as Dewdrop

2020
Bloodhound

as Renfield

2020
7 Sins

as Pentheus (segment: Pride)

2020
Pride

as Pentheus

2019
I Am an Addict

as The Pyromaniac (Segment: "Pyromania")

2019
Half-Cocked

as Hooligan

2019
Clickbait

as Hollywood Juggler, Donald Trump

2018
60 Seconds 2 Die: 60 Seconds to Die 2

as safe cracker (segment: "Poisoned")

2018
2018
A Taste of Phobia

as Elijah (segment "Somniphobia")

2018
2018
2 Die For

as Barista (segment: "With Whip"), Murderer (segment: "Witness")

2018
Glossary of Broken Dreams

as DeForest Schbeibi

2017
2017
What Metal Girls Are Into

as Metal Guitarist

2017
Hipster Ghost

as Michael

2016
Grindsploitation

as Bad Guy #1 (segment "John Smith")

2016
Weekend Vampire

as Goth band drummer

2015
Planchette

as Killer

2015
Magnetic

as Subject of painting (uncredited)

2015
Bring Us Your Women

as King Solomon (segment "Queen of Sheba")

2014
Ten

as Subject of painting

2013
Fat

as Dinner party guest #1

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Robot Dracula

as Reynolds / Bobby Zombert / RoboCock