Cast & creator
Mike Mendez
Best known for Malignant, Nightmare Cinema, Don't Kill It
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.
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1996–2026 · acting roles
5.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
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Malignant
Hospital Security Guard #1
2021
Nightmare Cinema
Editor
2018
Don't Kill It
Director
2016
Tales of Halloween
Director
2015Tales of Halloween
Writer
2015Tales of Halloween
Producer
2015
Critters Attack!
Editor
2020
Slotherhouse
Editor
2023
Big Ass Spider!
Director
2013Big Ass Spider!
Editor
2013
The Devil’s Trap
2024The Devil’s Trap
Director
2024
Acceleration
Editor
2019
The Shed
Editor
2019The Shed
Co-Producer
2019
Chillerama
Drive in Patron / Xombie
2011
The Last Heist
Editor
2016The Last Heist
Director
2016
Lavalantula
Director
2015Lavalantula
Editor
2015Lavalantula
Writer
2015
The Gravedancers
Director
2006The Gravedancers
Associate Producer
2006The Gravedancers
Editor
2006
Don't Look Back
Editor
2020
Toys of Terror
Editor
2021
A Mother Knows Worst
Editor
2020
The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
Self
2014
All American Christmas Carol
Editor
2013
He Knows Your Every Move
Editor
2018
Killers
Director
1996Killers
Screenplay
1996
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
2020
All the Creatures Were Stirring
Theatre Patron
2018
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Director
2026
The Convent
Director
2000
Bimbo Movie Bash
Director
1997Bimbo Movie Bash
Writer
1997FEARnet's Movies with More Brains
Self
2011
The Cult of Ichi
Self
2007
Satanic Hispanics
Director
2022Satanic Hispanics
Editor
2022Satanic Hispanics
Producer
2022
The Horror Crowd
Self
2020
Against the Night
Co-Producer
2017Fantastic Women
Self
Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy
Himself
2015
Doggie Heaven
Producer
2008
Masters of Horror
Director
2002Timo Rose's Beast
Hunter
2009
Beyond Brotherhood
Joshua Bedi-Kid
2017The Most Famous Man in the World!
Editor
2008
Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve
Writer
2012
Terror Toons 3
Police Chief
2015Strolling Into the Sunset
Editor
2008
The Traveler
Director
2022Chaplin the Hero
Editor
2008
The Black Box
Invisible Ninja
2010
San La Muerte
Director
2022