Cast & Crew
Director
Eric Eichelberger
Eric S. Eichelberger is a filmmaker and documentarian renowned for his contributions to cult and exploitation cinema. Hailing from Northwest Indiana, Eric’s passion for filmmaking ignited at the age of eight when he received his first camera, leading him to create horror films inspired by the classics of the genre.
After graduating from Columbia College Chicago, Eric embarked on a career that blends homage and innovation. In 2001, He learned from filmmaker, artist, and author, Clive Barker, working as his assistant. He went on to form a prestigious bi-coastal film festival that features cult and horror films-Shock-a-go-go Film Festival.
In 2002, he directed indie horror film Caress of the Vampire: The Return of Billy the Vampire, an homage to the vampire films of the 1980s. His next feature, Ghoul Scout Zombie Massacre (2018), is a comedic horror film that pays tribute to ’70s grindhouse and ’80s Italian zombie flicks, further cementing his status in the indie horror scene.
Currently, Eric is developing Exploit This! The Fantastic History of Exploitation Cinema in America, a documentary that delves into the evolution of exploitation films from their inception to their modern resurgence. The project features interviews with key figures in the genre (Clive Barker, Quentin Tarantino, Larry Cohen, Roger Corman, George A. Romero, Frank Henenlotter, H.G. Lewis et al), as well as experts on the subject and aims to provide a comprehensive look at this influential facet of American cinema.
Producer
Adam Tamberg
Adam Tamberg (aka: Adam Trash) is a filmmaker and American film archivist, projectionist, production designer, and erotic cinematologist. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Adam’s passion for cinema began at early age when he and his family would go to discount movie houses and
video stores, leading him to learn more about the history of cinema.
After running a three screen theatre in his home state, He moved In late 2002 to Hollywood, CA where his passion for movie making exploded, meeting filmmakers and actors from some of his favorite films. He attended a film festival that features cult and horror films, the Shock-a-go-go Film Festival at the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and talked with the runner of the event, a year later outside the New Beverly Cinema. Together, Adam met Eric S. Eichelberger over a mutual love of Ed Wood, and they collaborated on the festival and continued to collaborate on film projects. Adam met countless heroes on horror and exploitation working the festival, including Roger Corman, David F. Friedman, Ted V. Mikels and others, and this spiked an interest in collaborating with Eric on the series Exploit This! Adam produced the series and is currently working with archival footage, shooting interviews, and ensuring historical accuracy.
Currently, Adam works in film preservation and has brought many rare movie prints back into existence, and to home video, DVD, and Blu-ray. He is also a screen actor, performing in a wide range of cinema.
Editors
Tyler Jensen
Ben Shirai
Consultant
Ben Wilson
Cast
Interviews
David F. Friedman (Blood Trilogy, She Freak)
George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead)
Ted V. Mikels (Astro Zombies, Corpse Grinders)
Stuart Gordon (Re-animator)
Ray Dennis Steckler (The Thrill Killers)
Roger Corman (Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race 2000)
Larry Cohen (The Stuff, Its Alive)
Jack Hill (Foxy Brown, Coffee, Spider Baby)
Fred “The Hammer Williamson” (Blaxploitation actor)
Herschel Gordon Lewis (Blood Trilogy, Wizard of Gore)
Mary Woronov (Eating Raoul, Warhol films)
Fred Olen Ray (Evil Toons, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers)
Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall)
Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead)
Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre)
Rhonda Shear (USA Up all Night)
Debra DeLiso (Slumber Party Massacre)
Erik Caiden (Hollywood Book and Poster)
David Gregory (Severin Films)
Joe Reuben (Vinegar Syndrome)
Brian Yuzna (Re-animator)
Erica Gavin (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Vixen)
Belinda Belaski (The Howling, Piranha)
Harrison Paige (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Vixen)
Ted Nicolai (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Terrorvision)
Wiliam Lustig (Maniac, Maniac Cop 1-3)
Frank Hennelotter (Frankenhooker, Basket Case)
Miles Flannigan (Film expert and Distributor)
Sham Ibrahim (Film expert)
John Dugan (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Kitten Natividad (Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens)
William Crain (Blacula)
Larry Fessenden (Habit, Wendigo)
Patrick Jankiewicz (Fangoria)
Peggy Sarno (Partner of Joe Sarno)
Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger, Troma Films)
Dave the Rock Nelson (Monster filmmaker)
Ed Hulse (Film historian and author)
Michael Bowen (Doris Wishman biographer)
Mike Raso (EI Independent Cinema, Pop Cinema)
Tina Krause (Cannibal Doctor, Vampire’s Seduction)
Willam Hellfire (Duck: the Carbine High Massacre, Caress of the Vampire 2)
Allan Kolman (Shivers)
Daniel Pearl (DP, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
David DelValle (Film expert)
Erik Edwards (Adult film star)
Jamie Gillis (Adult film star)
Jackie Kong (Blood Diner)
Paul Lynch (Prom Night)
Tommy McLoughlin (Friday the 13th part 6)
42nd St Pete (Film historian)
Andy Romanoff (DP, Blood Feast)
Bill Rebane (Monster-a-Go-Go, The Giant Spider Invasion)
Debbie Rochon (Tromeo and Juliet)
Joel M. Reed (Bloodsucking Freaks)
Lisa Pertucci (Something Weird Video)
Jimmy Maslon (Something Weird Video)
Lynn Lowry (Shivers)
Mark Pirro (A Polish Vampire in Burbank, Curse of the Queerwolf)
Max Hengsen (Film Expert)
Charles Lincoln (Bishop’s Cove, Son of Fred Lincoln)
Jim VanBebber (Deadbeat at Dawn, The Manson Family)
William Grefe (Mako: The Jaws of Death, Stanley)
Sarah Lyons (Film historian, Influencer)
Greydon Clark (Black Shampoo, Without Warning, Uninvited)
Radley Metzger (Score, The Lickerish Quartet)
William Margold (Adult film actor and writer)
Rusty Condieff (Tales From the Hood)
Doris Wishman (Archival interview)
Russ Meyer (Archival interview)
Al Adamson (Archival interview)