- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Mike Mendez
A native to Los Angeles, Mike Mendez was in the backyard making movies since the age of 10. At the age of 23, Mike made his first feature film "Killers," which was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. The film was picked up by Alpine Pictures, who distributed the feature in the U.S. The film also received a worldwide theatrical release. He followed that up with the horror comedy "The Convent," which was also accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, as well as over 30 other film festivals worldwide. The film was released by Lionsgate in the U.S. In 2002, he produced a documentary for Universal Television and Showtime entitled "Masters of Horror," featuring interviews with some of the genre's most legendary filmmakers. In 2006, Mike's film "The Gravedancers" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in theaters nationally by Lionsgate & After Dark Film…
Filmography
movieDernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026 · Director
movieThe Devil’s Trap
2024 · , Director
movieSlotherhouse
2023 · Editor
movieSatanic Hispanics
2022 · Director, Editor, Producer
movieSan La Muerte
2022 · Director
movieThe Traveler
2022 · Director
movieToys of Terror
2021 · Editor
movieMalignant
2021 · Hospital Security Guard #1
movieDon't Look Back
2020 · Editor
movieCritters Attack!
2020 · Editor
movieTales of the Uncanny
2020 · Self
movieThe Horror Crowd
2020 · Self
movieA Mother Knows Worst
2020 · Editor
movieAcceleration
2019 · Editor
movieThe Shed
2019 · Editor, Co-Producer
movieHe Knows Your Every Move
2018 · Editor
movieNightmare Cinema
2018 · Editor
movieAll the Creatures Were Stirring
2018 · Theatre Patron
movieAgainst the Night
2017 · Co-Producer
movieBeyond Brotherhood
2017 · Joshua Bedi-Kid
movieDon't Kill It
2016 · Director
movieThe Last Heist
2016 · Director, Editor
movieTerror Toons 3
2015 · Police Chief
movieTales of Halloween
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieLavalantula
2015 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieSharknado: Feeding Frenzy
2015 · Himself
movieThe 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
2014 · Self
movieAll American Christmas Carol
2013 · Editor
movieBig Ass Spider!
2013 · Director, Editor
movieTales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve
2012 · Writer
movieChillerama
2011 · Drive in Patron / Xombie
FEARnet's Movies with More Brains
movieFEARnet's Movies with More Brains
2011 · Self
movieThe Black Box
2010 · Invisible Ninja
Timo Rose's Beast
movieTimo Rose's Beast
2009 · Hunter
movieDoggie Heaven
2008 · Producer
Strolling Into the Sunset
movieStrolling Into the Sunset
2008 · Editor
The Most Famous Man in the World!
movieThe Most Famous Man in the World!
2008 · Editor
Chaplin the Hero
movieChaplin the Hero
2008 · Editor
movieThe Cult of Ichi
2007 · Self
movieThe Gravedancers
2006 · Director, Associate Producer, Editor
movieMasters of Horror
2002 · Director
movieThe Convent
2000 · Director
movieBimbo Movie Bash
1997 · Director, Writer
movieKillers
1996 · Director, Screenplay
Fantastic Women
movieFantastic Women
— · Self