Mike Mendez
Director·b. 1973·Los Angeles, California, USA
28 horror credits
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 Films as part of "8 Films To Die For".
Director10 films
The Devil’s Trap
Director
Satanic Hispanics
Director
Don't Kill It
Director
Tales of Halloween
Director
Lavalantula
Director
Big Ass Spider!
Director
The Gravedancers
Director
The Convent
Director
Bimbo Movie Bash
Director
Killers
Director
Writer5 films
Tales of Halloween
Writer
Lavalantula
Writer
Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve
Writer
Bimbo Movie Bash
Writer
Killers
Screenplay
Producer4 films
Satanic Hispanics
Producer
The Shed
Co-Producer
Against the Night
Co-Producer
Tales of Halloween
Producer
Editor10 films
Slotherhouse
Editor
Satanic Hispanics
Editor
Toys of Terror
Editor
Critters Attack!
Editor
Don't Look Back
Editor
The Shed
Editor
Nightmare Cinema
Editor
Lavalantula
Editor
Big Ass Spider!
Editor
The Gravedancers
Editor
Actor11 films
The Devil’s Trap
Malignant
Hospital Security Guard #1
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
The Horror Crowd
Self
All the Creatures Were Stirring
Theatre Patron
Terror Toons 3
Police Chief
Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy
Himself
The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
Self
Chillerama
Drive in Patron / Xombie
The Black Box
Invisible Ninja
Timo Rose's Beast
Hunter
Other Crew1 film
The Gravedancers
Associate Producer