Ted V. Mikels

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Ted V. Mikels (born 29 April 1929) is an American filmmaker of independent cult films. His work is very campy and sometimes outrageous. 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.

In 2008, a documentary on Mikels called The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels was produced by Kevin Sean Michaels. Also in 2008, a book profiled Mikels called Film Alchemy: The Independent Cinema of Ted V. Mikels by Christopher Wayne Curry McFarland & Company

[edit] Selected filmography

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels - documentary (2008)
Demon Haunt (2008)
Heart of a Boy (2005)
Mark of the Astro-Zombies (2002)
The Doll Squad (1974)
The Corpse Grinders (1972)
Blood Orgy of the She Devils (1972)
The Astro-Zombies (1969)
Girl in Gold Boots (1969)

[edit] Release of Ted V. Mikels' Catalog on DVD

In 2007, Alpha Video released the catalog of filmmaker Ted V. Mikels, many titles of which had previously been available from Image Entertainment, under the Alpha New Cinema imprint. Titles released include 10 Violent Women, The Doll Squad, The Corpse Grinders, The Corpse Grinders II, Girl in Gold Boots and Blood Orgy of the She Devils. Later that year, Alpha released the Ted V. Mikel's Signature Collection, a 6-DVD boxset which contains those six titles and is autographed by Mikels.