James L. Edwards

James L. Edwards

Born: November 26, 1972
in Akron, Ohio
James L. Edwards began his acting career at the age of 12 when he answered an ad in his local newspaper about a casting call for zombie extras in the low budget horror film "The Dead Next Door". At the time, he was interested in coming aboard as a special effects make-up artist. Edwards soon learned that although he did not have the artistic knack for effects, he enjoyed acting and many other facets of production work. Hired on to the film as a production assistant and featured in multiple roles in zombie or victims roles, Edwards soon became a stable actor and production team member for Tempe Entertainment.

While working with Tempe, Edwards was also head review writer on their Alternative Cinema magazine, as well as writing freelance for Blackest Heart. During this time, Edwards also served as co-screenwriter on Pete Jacelone's Psycho Sisters, a film in which he ironically got the job because he wrote a scathing review of Jacelone's original. Also, during this time, Edwards turned in his most memorable performance as a serial killer in the Matthew Jason Walsh horror film "Bloodletting".

Shortly after the Tempe split, Edwards took time off to get married and have kids, living a "normal" life until he was approached by filmmaker T. Michael Conway, director of the gritty cop drama "PiG". Conway was getting ready to go into pre-production on a reality horror film entitled "June 9". Edwards, excited to get back to film, came aboard as producer and actor.

Edwards followed up "June 9" with a string of independent features such as "The Spook Show", "Poison Sweethearts", "Wrestlemassacre" and "Killer Campout" , which he also co-wrote.

In February of 2020, Edwards released his directorial debut, the romantic drama/horror hybrid HER NAME WAS CHRISTA starring Shianne Daye, Drew Fortier, Rick Jermain, Kaylee Williams and Edwards. In 2021, Edwards released his follow-up directing effort, the horror anthology BRIMSTONE INCORPORATED.

Movies for James L. Edwards...

Side Effects May Vary
Title: Side Effects May Vary
Character: Glenn Rollins
Released: January 27, 2024
Type: Movie
With the world gripped by a deadly pandemic, science denier Glenn Rollins turns to an experimental vaccine as treatment for a lingering sickness. Much to the surprise of his doctor, wife, and friends, the remedy immediately fixes what ails him. But Glenn will soon discover the only thing more fatal than the virus... is the cure.
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Wake The Dead
Title: Wake The Dead
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 2023
Type: Movie
A feature length documentary about the making of Gorotica, a shot on video horror film by Hugh Gallagher. Includes new interviews with a lot of the cast, crew, and other filmmakers and never before seen behind the scenes footage from on the set of Gorotica.
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Hell Van
Title: Hell Van
Character: Ball-Blaster Cop
Released: April 15, 2022
Type: Movie
Enthralled by his demon-possessed van, a volunteer firefighter opens the gates of Hell as a dying town is powerless to stop him.
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Dwellers
Title: Dwellers
Character: James
Released: October 12, 2021
Type: Movie
While shooting a documentary on the suspicious disappearances within the homeless community, a filmmaker and his crew go missing while uncovering a terrifying and vicious secret below the city's surface.
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Brimstone Incorporated
Title: Brimstone Incorporated
Character: Richard Hackett {First Date}
Released: April 13, 2021
Type: Movie
Brimstone Incorporated features three ghoulish tales of terror and a wraparound, the latter centering around a law firm that serves as the gateway to Hell. Stories include Mama's Boy, First Date and Skunk Weed,
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Frames of Fear III
Title: Frames of Fear III
Character: (segment 'The Impersonator') / Terry (segment 'Back Again')
Released: April 18, 2020
Type: Movie
The "Frames of Fear" series continues with five new tales of blood-soaked video violence that are sure to give you analog nightmares! A crazed alcoholic doctor and his hapless assistant reanimate the corpse of a notorious serial killer in "Back Again". While searching for his missing friend, a man discovers a book with a dark secret in "Demon Eyes". Next, Tabbi becomes "The Weredog Shewolf" after a mad scientist performs a bizarre experiment on her. Then, a married couple have a "Happy Anniversary" and celebrate with the gift of murder. Finally, an artist discovers a new medium for her gruesome paintings in "Slashed Portrait".
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Her Name Was Christa
Title: Her Name Was Christa
Character: Stephen Booth
Released: February 14, 2020
Type: Movie
Stephen is a socially awkward, middle-aged telemarketer and is desperately alone. At the suggestion of a co-worker, he goes out into the night to find a prostitute for "The Girlfriend Experience." He meets Christa, a streetwise call girl who's happy to fulfill his needs, and something unexpected happens. What starts as a business agreement blossoms into true love. But what happens when death enters the picture? How far would you go to keep the one person you've always wanted?
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Pharisee
Title: Pharisee
Released: September 30, 2018
Type: Movie
Terror and death plague a gloomy, coastal metropolis, as a vampiric entity known as 'Pharisee' feeds on the blood of the city's populous. As the police struggle to find the blood-thirsty maniac, a deranged escort named Zoe is unwillingly brought into his world in this bloody rock and roll fueled nightmare.
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WrestleMassacre
Title: WrestleMassacre
Character: Reverend Nathan Ashberry
Released: August 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Randy is an awkward groundskeeper who is obsessed with professional wrestling. Longing for a sense of belonging with grandiose dreams of becoming a wrestling superstar, Randy is only met with abject humiliation and alienation. A brutal shaming at a local wrestling school pushes Randy over the edge and lights the spark for his blood lust. Donned in wrestling gear and armed with homicidal rage, Randy sets out on a blood soaked rampage to punish those who wronged him. With each ghastly kill, Randy takes a trophy from his tormentors to add to a wrestling title belt crafted from human flesh. The only hope of putting an end to his reign of carnage lies with Becky, an understanding client who is one of the only few to ever show him kindness.
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Killer Campout
Title: Killer Campout
Character: Samson Del Marr
Released: July 21, 2017
Type: Movie
Two youth counselors bring a group of emotionally troubled teens deep into the woods for a weekend of solitude and confrontational therapy. The trip turns deadly when they are terrorized by a cannibalistic hermit with a thirst for blood.
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Milfs vs. Zombies
Title: Milfs vs. Zombies
Character: Reverend Nathan Ashberry
Released: October 2, 2015
Type: Movie
A group of moms celebrating ladys night are forced to fight for their lives when their quiet town is overrun by a ravenous horde of flesh eating corpses. Will they be able to meet up with their husbands, save their children who are away at summer camp and make it home in time for dinner? Watch Milfs Vs. Zombies and find out!
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The Spookshow
Title: The Spookshow
Character: Marshall
Released: June 7, 2009
Type: Movie
The ghost of a murdered fan returns from beyond to take revenge on the rock star who killed her.
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June 9
Title: June 9
Character: The Stranger
Released: June 9, 2008
Type: Movie
Terror strikes teenage pranksters armed with a video camera.
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Bloodletting
Title: Bloodletting
Character: Butch Harlow / Walt Lipsky
Released: May 6, 1997
Type: Movie
Serena Stalin wanted to learn from the best. So she tracked down Butch Harlow, one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, and blackmailed him into teaching her the fine art of murder. Now, as the lessons begin, teacher and bloodthirsty student unleash an unspeakable passion that forces them to kill over and over again, leaving a trail of horribly mutilated victims in their wake...
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Polymorph
Title: Polymorph
Character: Ted
Released: May 24, 1996
Type: Movie
Alien ship crash-lands on Earth and the creature inside starts taking over people's bodies.
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The Sandman
Title: The Sandman
Character: Gerald Rivers
Released: December 5, 1995
Type: Movie
Gary is a trailer park romance novelist who can't seem to sleep at night. He also thinks that he saw a monster assaulting his girlfriend while she was sleeping. People is his trailer park begin to die in their sleep. Soon, Gary's friends begin to think that he has gone crazy with all his ranting and raving and that all he needs is a good night's sleep. Gary is afraid to sleep...
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I've Killed Before
Title: I've Killed Before
Character: Del Griffith/ Omar Quist
Released: February 5, 1995
Type: Movie
A woman coerces a serial killer to take her under his wing.
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Ozone
Title: Ozone
Character: Sam DeBartolo / The Drug Lord
Released: January 4, 1994
Type: Movie
While on a stakeout, hardboiled cop Eddie Boone gets injected with a dangerous new designer drug causing nightmarish side effects. As he searches for his missing partner, Eddie discovers the urban streets full of mutants, monsters, and mayhem orchestrated by the mastermind behind the lethal narcotic.
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Humanoids from Atlantis
Title: Humanoids from Atlantis
Character: Ken Adams
Released: October 10, 1992
Type: Movie
It's either about some humanoids that came from Atlantis, or something else.
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Galaxy of the Dinosaurs
Title: Galaxy of the Dinosaurs
Character: Graft/Gurtorius Gonimus
Released: October 10, 1992
Type: Movie
A group of aliens (who look a lot like humans) get stranded on a planet covered with prehistoric monsters.
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Maximum Impact
Title: Maximum Impact
Character: Richie
Released: July 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A small town insurance salesman is terrorized by the corrupt men behind Huntsacker Industries after he witnesses the filming of a snuff movie.
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Chickboxer
Title: Chickboxer
Character: Billy Anderson
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Inspired by a television show featuring a kickboxing heroine, a woman named Kathy (Julie Suscinski) enrolls at a martial arts school in this low-budget action-comedy. When Kathy learns that the school is a front for drugs, prostitution, and blackmail, she uses her new skills to take the bad guys down.
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Zombie Cop
Title: Zombie Cop
Character: Sculley
Released: October 10, 1991
Type: Movie
During a drug raid, a narcotics officer confronts a strange Voodoo priest named Dr. Death, who is chanting. The officer and the priest shoot it out and they both wind up dead. Later, the two rise from their graves and return to the land of the living as zombies. Dr. Death is resurrected with a new mission in mind, to take over the world. The "zombie" cop enlists the aid of his old police buddies to stop the mad priest.
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Skinned Alive
Title: Skinned Alive
Character: The Walkman Victim
Released: February 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Crawldaddy and her two kids are travelling across the country on the search for victims. The dysfunctional family has the disturbing habit of skinning people alive before killing them. When their van breaks down, they are put up by a friendly couple.
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Robot Ninja
Title: Robot Ninja
Character: Sculley
Released: December 4, 1989
Type: Movie
A scientist helps a comic-book artist to become the superhero he has created in order to battle a vicious gang of rapists.
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The Dead Next Door
Title: The Dead Next Door
Character: Dead Kid in Farmhouse / Zombie Squad Unit 319 zombie
Released: November 10, 1989
Type: Movie
The government sets up a zombie squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses. The team head off to Ohio to try and find a cure but soon run into a crazy cult of zombie lovers who are set on preserving the walking dead as they believe it's God's will.
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Trivial
Title: Trivial
Character: Dean Mathers
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Revenge horror film written and directed by James L. Edwards.
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Bunker Heights
Title: Bunker Heights
Character: Bellini
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Citizens of a troubled city must navigate through an unforeseen crisis that threatens every walk of life.