Quotes from Michael appear in Free Lunch: a quarterly memo on the state of global affairs!
Free Lunch! A quarterly MEMO on the state of global affairs. An experimental magazine. Covering, uncovering & colliding.
Chimera
https://writers.coverfly.com/projects/view/ee2b3e8e-925a-4f83-a75f-2d68df9b256f/Chimera Chimera Television (Half-hour) · Horror · 32 pages After the accidental death of his twin sister, a guilt-ridden teen and his friends use lucid dreaming to free her captive spirit, but unwittingly open a gateway for malevolent forces. Written by Michael J. … Read More
Michael is a guest on the You Don’t Have to Yell podcast – Bigfoot Does Not Exist | A Scientific Approach to the Issue of Voter Fraud | YDHTY, Ep. 78
Michael joined You Don’t Have to Yell on Thursday 1/21 to talk about how we can apply scientific thought to the topic of voter fraud and election outcome based on the concepts discussed in his book, Bigfoot Does Not Exist. … Read More
Michael talks about the scientific method and his book, Bigfoot Does Not Exist, on the Haunts and Hops podcast
Haunts and Hops This week we chat with Michael J Epstein, Filmmaker, Writer, Podcaster and author of the very insightful book, BIGFOOT DOES NOT EXIST!: An introduction to the fundamental principles of statistics, science, and logic.
50 Most Recent | Books | Crowdfunding | Film | Michael | Non-Fiction | Podcasts / Interviews | Writing
Michael talks to J. Horton about his crowdfunding book “Learn to Market Indie Films Better through Crowdfunding”
Check out the whole channel Crowdfunding book: https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/2020/06/pre-order-michaels-book-crowdfunding-basics-in-30-minutes-rel-march-13th-2017/ Learn to Market Indie Films Better through Crowdfunding | with Michael J. Epstein Today I’m talking crowdfunding with filmmaker/author/musician/man-about-town Michael J. Epstein. He gives some great crowdfunding tips and we talk … Read More
Michael interviewed for The Horror Anthology Handbook out on October 27th! Pre-orders now
I am honored to be included in the “words of wisdom” section of this fantastic guide to horror anthologies! We’ve done quite a lot of microbudget anthology work in the past few years and I’m definitely excited to see the … Read More
Michael’s book: Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes: How to use Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowdfunding platforms to support your entrepreneurial and creative dreams
Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes Crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and GoFundMe can not only help you raise money to fund your idea or cause, they can also help you establish a community of enthusiastic supporters. This crowdfunding book … Read More
Bigfoot Does Not Exist! An introduction to the fundamental principles of statistics, science, and logic by Michael J. Epstein and Elana Reiser
This introduction to statistics, logic, and the scientific method gives simple, plain-language examples to help anyone interested in learning more about the fundamental structures of building arguments and evidence. It will also explain why we know that, according to the … Read More
Sophia contributes horror movie list to ’31 Days of Terror’ book!
Sophia was honored to contribute a list of her favorite 31 horror films to this book and dice game, 31 Days of Terror by Steve Hutchison! This book includes a total of 35 lists sorted by themes, as well as … Read More
Michael co-authors book, How to Talk to People with Hearing Loss: what you can do to communicate better and why it really works
How to Talk to People with Hearing Loss: what you can do to communicate better and why it really works by Mary Florentine, Julia B. Florentine, Michael J. Epstein Kindle Edition The purpose of this book is to tell you what people … Read More
50 Most Recent | Acting | Anthologies | Books | Clickbait | Film | Film Fests | Michael | Music | Screenplays | Sophia | Women of Rock | Writing
Sophia and Michael’s 2018 in Review
What was 2018? Who knows? We shaved the sides of our heads. We had a busy year; probably our biggest news this year was finishing Clickbait, bringing it to festivals, and signing a distribution deal for it to come out … Read More
Look Away review and interview with Jason Isaacs, India Eisley, and Assaf Bernstein for Without Your Head
We had the honor of conducting an interview with Jason Isaacs, India Eisley, and Assaf Bernstein in anticipation of their film, Look Away, for Without Your Head! “Eisley is absolutely stellar at portraying mirror twins Maria and Airam, who are … Read More
Sophia wins Les Femmes Du Genre wrestling belt award at GenreBlast! (and Sophia and Michael win “Nuclear Pens” for having multiple screenplays place as finalists)
Sophia was honored at GenreBlast Film Festival 2018 (where we also had Clickbait and Leopard premiere) with the wrestling belt for Les Femmes Du Genre! The Les Femmes award recognizes “an outstanding woman in genre filmmaking,” and during the awards, … Read More
The Caul: screenplay finalist Crimson Screen, GenreBlast, Women in Horror (Winner: Honorable Mention), and Nightmares film festivals!
Pitch site: http://thecaul.launchover.com/ – IMDb The Caul has been selected as a screenplay finalist at: Women in Horror Film Festival (Winner: Honorable Mention), Nightmares Film Festival, and GenreBlast Film Festival! Genre: 1970s-style folk horror Logline: The balance of light and darkness is disrupted as … Read More
Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes is a finalist in the Foreword INDIES competition
Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes has been named a finalist in the Foreword INDIES competition, in the Careers category, chosen from over 2000 entries. The competition is run by Foreword Reviews, a major publisher of reviews of independent books.INDIES finalists are moved on to final … Read More
Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes is a finalist in the Independent Publishers of New England’s 4th Annual Book Awards!!!
Very happy to announce that my book, Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes is a finalist in the Independent Publishers of New England’s 4th Annual Book Awards!!! About the book – Crowdcrux Podcast Interview – Take the Lead Radio with Dr. Diane … Read More
Crowdfunding Basics in 30 Minutes named one of The 100 Best Books for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs by Proven.
“Crowdfunding has rapidly become a viable way to start a small business. This book walks you through the pros and cons of crowd funding and how to do it successfully.” Check out the whole list of books below or … Read More
Michael’s film reveiws for Without Your Head
http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=110692 http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=110331 http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=110313 http://withoutyourhead.com/viewnews.php?autoid=109602 We also did a Phantasm mini-doc, an interview with the cast and director of Look Away, and had interviews of our own for Blood of the Tribades, Special Needs Revolt, and Clickbait … Read More
Michael interviewed about Crowdfunding Basics on Take the Lead Radio With Dr. Diane Hamilton
I have the wonderful pleasure of speaking with Dr. Diane Hamilton for Take the Lead radio about crowdfunding and various creative and academic pursuits! (Facebook / Twitter) My segment is about 30 minutes into the show. Listen to / download … Read More
Michael’s Twitter story “The Frog Soldiers” published in Deadman’s Tome Trumpocalypse
My tweet-based flash-fiction story about the rise of “The Frog Soldiers” soon after Donald Trump’s inauguration is included in the special “Trumpocalypse” edition of the Deadman’s Tome. About Deadman’s Tome: A home for dark demented horror and scary stories that … Read More
Michael co-authors journal article on “hidden hearing loss”
PLOS ONE published the findings (full text available, open access) Additional Press: Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, ABC Action News, ASHA, Medical Daily, Science Daily, Neuroscience News, Pubniche, EurekAlert, Agein, Psypost, Ooyuz, Audiology World News, The Herald (UK), Express (UK), Hearing Like Me, … Read More
“The Unnaturals” short story published in the anthology Dystopian Express by Hydra Publications
My short Story, “The Unnaturals” has been published in Hydra Publications‘ anthology Dystopian Express! It is a prose rewrite of the opening segment of a screenplay that we are writing/developing. In it, I tell the story of citizen Serug … Read More
Novelization of the Film TEN by Jade Sylvan
written by Jade Sylvan art by Frank Germano/Man on Fire Design layout by Sophia Cacciola Kindle Edition Print Edition The TEN film companion novel tells the story of TEN from the perspectives of the ten characters. Each of the ten … Read More