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.

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Meet director Kevin Sean Michaels at Monster-Mania

The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels will have a booth at Monster-Mania, so be sure to stop by and meet Kevin Sean Michaels in person. The convention takes place September 17 - 19 in Hunt Valley, Maryland (near Baltimore). If you don't have fun at this convention, you're already dead! Monster-Mania provides horror film fans an opportunity to meet the biggest names in horror history, get autographs, participate in Q&A sessions with the stars, shop their large dealers' area and watch films until 2AM.

Convention guests this year include Robert Englund, Linda Blair, Kane Hodder, and too many others to list here. Be sure to check out the official website for the full guest and events lists.

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