
Mike Mendez
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1973
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Fantastic Women
Fantastic Women TBA
as Self

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern 2026
Director

The Devil’s Trap 2024
Actor, Director

Slotherhouse 2023
Editor

Satanic Hispanics 2022
Director, Editor, Producer

San La Muerte 2022
Director

The Traveler 2022
Director

Toys of Terror 2021
Editor

Malignant 2021
as Hospital Security Guard #1

Critters Attack! 2020
Editor

Don't Look Back 2020
Editor

Tales of the Uncanny 2020
as Self

The Horror Crowd 2020
as Self

A Mother Knows Worst 2020
Editor

Acceleration 2019
Editor

The Shed 2019
Editor, Co-Producer

He Knows Your Every Move 2018
Editor

Nightmare Cinema 2018
Editor

All the Creatures Were Stirring 2018
as Theatre Patron

Against the Night 2017
Co-Producer

Beyond Brotherhood 2017
as Joshua Bedi-Kid

Don't Kill It 2016
Director

The Last Heist 2016
Director, Editor

Terror Toons 3 2015
as Police Chief

Tales of Halloween 2015
Writer, Director, Producer

Lavalantula 2015
Director, Editor, Writer

Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy 2015
as Himself

The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen 2014
as Self

All American Christmas Carol 2013
Editor

Big Ass Spider! 2013
Director, Editor

Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve 2012
Writer

Chillerama 2011
as Drive in Patron / Xombie

FEARnet's Movies with More Brains 2011
as Self

The Black Box 2010
as Invisible Ninja
- Timo Rose's Beast
Timo Rose's Beast 2009
as Hunter

Doggie Heaven 2008
Producer
- Chaplin the Hero
Chaplin the Hero 2008
Editor
- The Most Famous Man in the World!
The Most Famous Man in the World! 2008
Editor
- Strolling Into the Sunset
Strolling Into the Sunset 2008
Editor

The Cult of Ichi 2007
as Self

The Gravedancers 2006
Director, Associate Producer, Editor

Masters of Horror 2002
Director

The Convent 2000
Director

Bimbo Movie Bash 1997
Director, Writer

Killers 1996
Director, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.