Michael Gingold

Acting

Michael Gingold

Known for

Acting

Credits

43 titles

Known for

Horror's Greatest poster
6.4

A deep dive into everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast.

Horror's Greatest

2024

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau poster
6.7

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

In Search of Darkness poster
7.5

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

In Search of Darkness

2019

The Suckling poster
4.7

A woman goes to a back alley abortion clinic, only to have her aborted fetus attack her, her boyfriend, and everyone else at the clinic.

The Suckling

1990

Ring of Darkness poster
4.1

When a popular rock star disappears under mysterious circumstances, a contest to find a replacement soon turns from dream-come-true to waking nightmare for the young hopeful.

Ring of Darkness

2004

Experiment 7 poster
4.0

Dr. Felix Copper is on a quest to find a solution to purifying radiation from water in the year 2022, ten years after the fall of humankind. He has to travel to the far outreaches of every known city known, trying to make his way to an underground lab and try to avoid mutants in the process.

Experiment 7

2009

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

2010s · 11 titles

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau poster
6.7

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

In Search of Darkness poster
7.5

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

In Search of Darkness

2019

No artwork available
1.7

It was the summer after graduation when a small circle of friends set off into the woods on a dare and made their way to the creek where a series of ritualistic animal murders had been discovered. When they returned from they woods they were not alone. When the son of the town mafia boss is murdered, it sets off a chain of events that leads to the discovery of a new threat forged by the most sinister evil Fairview Falls has ever seen

Fairview Falls

2011

Under the Scares poster
NR

Cheap scares. Extreme Gore. Loads of nudity. These have been the three staples of low budget independent horror films since the 60's. But what's a filmmaker to do when, thanks to technology, ANYONE can make a film these days? Under The Scares offers an inside look into the production and promotion of an independent, ultra low-budget horror film, while combining interviews and insights from some of the genre's biggest legends - Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Frank Henenlotter, Gary Jones, and many many more.

Under the Scares

2010

Vindication poster
2.5

Fangoria Magazine's OCT. issue 267, introduced this upcoming independent horror movie. Vindication is an independent horror movie striving to raise the bar within the low budget financing of filmmaking. Still in post-production as of April 2008 and using the Panasonic's DVX100B mini-DV camera for production, Vindication is Bart Mastronardi's feature length psychological horror movie, based on his short of the same title. A morality tale about a young man whose attempt at suicide fails causing his guilt to manifest into reality. Vindication is due out in the fall of 2008. Guilt Shows No Mercy!

Vindication

2011

The Psycho Legacy poster
6.5

The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what the movies stirred in them.

The Psycho Legacy

2010

Mail Order Murder: The Story Of W.A.V.E. Productions poster
7.8

The uncensored story of the infamous New Jersey based horror and custom video company W.A.V.E. Productions, who allows its fans to script and finance custom features tailored specifically to satiate their own unorthodox video obsessions.

Mail Order Murder: The Story Of W.A.V.E. Productions

2019

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story poster
10.0

Feature-length documentary about the early history of American International Pictures.

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story

2015

Beyond Blood poster
NR

High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.

Beyond Blood

2019

Lost & Found: The True Hollywood Story of Silver Screen Cinema Pictures International poster
6.0

In 1984, a massive fire destroyed the entire 17-year output of an exploitation movie studio. But the recent discovery of eleven lost trailers sheds a light on this disrespected, long-forgotten B-movie factory, and the mogul at its center.

Lost & Found: The True Hollywood Story of Silver Screen Cinema Pictures International

2017

No artwork available
NR

Author and critic Michael Gingold looks back at Hallmark Releasing, the controversial and confrontational distributor that introduced Mark of the Devil to American cinemas.

Hallmark of the Devil

2015

2000s · 4 titles

1990s · 5 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Ring of Darkness poster
4.1

When a popular rock star disappears under mysterious circumstances, a contest to find a replacement soon turns from dream-come-true to waking nightmare for the young hopeful.

Ring of Darkness

2004

Halloween Night poster
3.7

A horribly burned man escapes from a mental institution and terrorizes teenagers at a party.

Halloween Night

2006

Slasher Trash poster
NR

From no-budget backyard productions to endearing cult favorites, SLASHER TRASH will dive into the campy, DIY spirit that made slashers both shocking and irresistibly fun, celebrating their over-the-top villains, fearless storytelling, and unending gore!

Slasher Trash

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Slasher Trash poster
NR

From no-budget backyard productions to endearing cult favorites, SLASHER TRASH will dive into the campy, DIY spirit that made slashers both shocking and irresistibly fun, celebrating their over-the-top villains, fearless storytelling, and unending gore!

Slasher Trash

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Shadow: Dead Riot poster
3.8

Evil voodoo-practicing serial killer Shadow gets executed for murdering pregnant women. Twenty years later the prison Shadow was put to death at has been turned into an experimental women's penitentiary. Tough and fiercely autonomous new inmate Solitaire has some kind of link with Shadow. When Shadow and his lethal shambling zombie minions are resurrected, it's up to Solitaire to stop them.

Shadow: Dead Riot

2006

Leeches! poster
3.6

When a crop of doped-up athletes from the Lakecrest College swim team dive into the campus lake, the bloodsucking leeches below undergo a stunning transformation. Ingesting small amounts of the swimmers' steroid-laced blood, the slimy creatures grow to unusual size and set out to sink their teeth into an unsuspecting student population.

Leeches!

2003

Dreaming Up a Nightmare poster
9.0

Documentary about the production and distribution of notorious 1981 slasher "Nightmare".

Dreaming Up a Nightmare

2023

Dreaming Up a Nightmare poster
9.0

Documentary about the production and distribution of notorious 1981 slasher "Nightmare".

Dreaming Up a Nightmare

2023

Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja' poster
5.8

A profile on martial artist John Liu and the making of his "lost" U.S. directorial debut, 'New York Ninja'.

Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja'

2021

Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja' poster
5.8

A profile on martial artist John Liu and the making of his "lost" U.S. directorial debut, 'New York Ninja'.

Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja'

2021

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies poster
7.5

A feature-length, retrospective documentary about the troubled production of 1985's SPOOKIES, which began its life under the title TWISTED SOULS.

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

2019

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies poster
7.5

A feature-length, retrospective documentary about the troubled production of 1985's SPOOKIES, which began its life under the title TWISTED SOULS.

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

2019

New York Ninja: Locations Unmasked poster
NR

Producer Michael Gingold discusses the locations where 'New York Ninja' was filmed.

New York Ninja: Locations Unmasked

2021

Shock Festival poster
7.5

A cult, exploitation, and horror trailer compilation compile by Stephen Romano which also features a few fake trailers specifically created for the release

Shock Festival

2010