Mike Mendez

Known for DirectingBorn 1973-01-01 (age 53)Los Angeles, California, USA

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". Along with producing short films for X-box and working on the television series "Beavis & Butthead", Mike's newest film is "Big Ass Spider!" for Epic Pictures, which premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Starring "Heroes" alumni Greg Grunberg, it had a limited theatrical worldwide.Read more

Movies & web series

Beyond Brotherhood

Masters of Horror

Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve

The Devil’s Trap

Tales of the Uncanny

Malignant

The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen

Toys of Terror

Critters Attack!

The Traveler

Don't Kill It

Satanic Hispanics

The Shed

Nightmare Cinema

The Horror Crowd

Tales of Halloween

The Gravedancers

Chillerama

A Mother Knows Worst

Big Ass Spider!

Acceleration

Doggie Heaven

The Convent

Terror Toons 3

All the Creatures Were Stirring

Killers

Lavalantula

Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy

He Knows Your Every Move

Slotherhouse

Don't Look Back

The Last Heist

All American Christmas Carol

Against the Night

Bimbo Movie Bash

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

San La Muerte

FEARnet's Movies with More Brains

The Black Box

Timo Rose's Beast

Strolling Into the Sunset

The Most Famous Man in the World!

Chaplin the Hero

The Cult of Ichi