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In case you're unfamiliar with Wood or the 1994 Tim Burton biopic starring Johnny Depp, in Plan 9, grave-robbing aliens raise an army of zombies to take over the Earth. The ultra-low-budget film featured cardboard tombstones, and when lead actor Bela Lugosi died four days into production, Wood replaced him with his wife's chiropractor.

In Glen or Glenda, Wood explores transvestitism, a personal obsession.

Some might doubt the Rev. Steve's credentials, but he's baptized more than 5,000 "Woodites" and has gone to elaborate lengths to show how Wood's alternative lifestyle and long list of failures should inspire us all to overcome our own shortcomings.

Woodism is not for everyone, but it's helping to ensure Ed Wood's immortality, and that alone is a miracle.

Buck Wolf is entertainment producer at ABCNEWS.com. The Wolf Files is published Tuesdays. If you want to receive weekly notice when a new column is published, join the e-mail list.