Ted V. Mikels Archives

Addicted to Murder: Tainted Blood (1998)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 6, 2001Modern Vampires

This was the second in Kevin J. Lindenmuth's trilogy of modern vampire films, which comes with much subtle effect and a strong character-driven story, a kitchen sink tale about a newborn vampire

Director: Kevin J. Lindenmuth

Actors: Sasha Graham, Mick McCleery, Ted V. Mikels

Category: Horror

6 June 20016 November 2025 by Roog

American Grindhouse (2010)

Rating: ★★★

Oct 9, 2010Exploitation Cinema Documentary

A documentary that charts the history of exploitation cinema and covers much ground generally informatively despite the odd omission of some key works and players

Director: Elijah Drenner

Actors: Robert Forster, Allison Anders, Larry Cohen, Joe Dante, …

Category: Horror

9 October 201026 December 2019 by Roog

Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead (2015)

Rating: ★

Sep 3, 2019Girl Discovers Abilities as a Medium

The second-to-last film from legendary Z-budget filmmaker Ted V. Mikels. The title is a misnomer and the film is more about a woman discovering her abilities as a medium. Despite having been making films since the 1960s, Mikels has improved none in quality

Director: Ted V. Mikels

Actors: Colie Knoke, Josef Niznik, Volmar Franz, Drew Marvick, …

Category: Horror

3 September 201921 January 2023 by Roog