James L. Edwards

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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.

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2026
Bunker Heights
Movie Bellini
2025
Camp Blood Christmas
Movie Jackson Pid
2024
Trivial
Movie Dean Mathers
2024
Side Effects May Vary
Movie Glenn Rollins
2023
Wake The Dead
Movie Self
2022
Hell Van
Movie Ball-Blaster Cop
2021
Dwellers
Movie James
2021
Brimstone Incorporated
Movie Richard Hackett {First Date}
2020
Frames of Fear III
Movie (segment 'The Impersonator') / Terry (segment 'Back Again')
2020
Her Name Was Christa
Movie Stephen Booth
2018
Pharisee
Movie
2018
WrestleMassacre
Movie Reverend Nathan Ashberry
2017
Killer Campout
Movie Samson Del Marr
2015
Milfs vs. Zombies
Movie Reverend Nathan Ashberry
2009
The Spookshow
Movie Marshall
2008
Poison Sweethearts
Movie Boss

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2008
June 9
Movie The Stranger
1998
Psycho Sisters
Movie Writer
1997
Bloodletting
Movie Butch Harlow / Walt Lipsky
1996
Polymorph
Movie Ted
1995
The Sandman
Movie Gerald Rivers
1995
I've Killed Before
Movie Del Griffith/ Omar Quist
1993
Ozone
Movie Sam DeBartolo / The Drug Lord
1992
Humanoids from Atlantis
Movie Ken Adams
1992
Galaxy of the Dinosaurs
Movie Graft/Gurtorius Gonimus
1992
Maximum Impact
Movie Richie
1992
Chickboxer
Movie Billy Anderson
1991
Zombie Cop
Movie Sculley
1990
Skinned Alive
Movie The Walkman Victim
1989
Robot Ninja
Movie Sculley
1989
The Dead Next Door
Movie Dead Kid in Farmhouse / Zombie Squad Unit 319 zombie
1987
Interzone
Movie Writer
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Ludella
Movie
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Satan's Peak
Movie Director
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Cagey
Movie Mark