Who is Ted V. Mikels?

American filmmaker Ted V. Mikels holds a unique position as one of the most unconventional directors of exploitation cinema. Famous for his eccentric home life (he once lived with a harem in a castle with secret passageways) and promotional gimmicks (he was known for having nurses and ambulances on hand to assist "scared-to-death" moviegoers), Mikels is now considered a pioneering master of low-budget movie making.

Examples of Mikels' influence can be seen everywhere: from music (punk band The Misfits wrote a tribute song called "The Astro-Zombies"), to Mikels' film The Doll Squad being the template for the television series Charlie's Angels, to inspiring the look of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.

Advertisement

Return to Ted V. Mikels filmography

Demon Haunt

DVD release date: October 26, 2010

Synopsis from press materials

Evil entities have occupied a residence newly acquired by a lovely school-teacher and her handicapped younger sister, to wreak havoc and terror, and bring bloodshed to any who may occupy the dwelling. Called upon to cleanse the home of the demonic entities is Raymond LeCleur, an expert in the use of ESP and the paranormal, who is extremely reluctant to come out of self-imposed retirement to aid the women, but feels compelled to battle the demons on their behalf. With the assistance of his estranged father, now a priest, Raymond battles fiercely for his own life in the cleansing.

More information

IMDB listing

Stills and CGI statistics from TedVMikels.com

Article by scriptwriter Cory Udler

Official trailer

Where to buy

Autographed copy (director's cut pre-release version) from Ted V. Mikels

Now available for pre-order from Alpha New Cinema, shipping October 26, 2010!

Advertisement