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The Clay Theatre Returns to the Grindhouse: A Celebration of the Films of Ted V. Mikels
With Ted V. Mikels, documentarian Kevin Sean Michaels and Shanti in person!
Thursday September 18: The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils at 9:15 PM with your hostess Peaches Christ!
Friday September 19: The Corpse Grinders and The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels at midnight. New! Also appearing for a special live performance: Thee Merry Widows!
Saturday September 20: The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils at midnight
Ted V. Mikels is an American filmmaker and has been producing
independent films for over half a century. Famous for his eccentric
home life (he once lived with a harem in a castle with secret
passageways), promotional gimmicks (he was known for having nurses and
ambulances on hand to assist "scared-to-death" moviegoers), and
creating The Astro-Zombies, one of the first slasher films, Mikels is
now considered a pioneering master of low-budget movie making. Mikels'
film The Doll Squad not only inspired the television series Charlie's
Angels, but many years later was cited by Quentin Tarantino as one of the
many influences for Kill Bill. Mikels is the subject of a new
biography called Film Alchemy: The Independent Cinema of Ted V. Mikels
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Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 20, 2008
SHOOTING STARS: Return of the 'Astro-Zombies'
by Carol Cling
You can’t keep a good astro-zombie down.
The same goes for grindhouse auteur Ted V. Mikels, at right, who recently premiered his latest horrorfest, "Demon Haunt," at the Clark County Library. (The debut was accompanied by a preview of the documentary "The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels," narrated by another cult fave, John Waters.)
Mikels, a longtime Las Vegan, begins production this week on "Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned" as a "sprawling ranch" in the southeast valley, where he can indulge his Area 51 fantasies to his heart’s content.