A native to Los Angeles, Mike Mendez was in the backyard making movies since the age of 10. At the age of 23, Mike made his first feature film "Killers," which was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. The film was picked up by Alpine Pictures, who distributed the feature in the U.S. The film also received a worldwide theatrical release. He followed that up with the horror comedy "The Convent," which was also accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, as well as over 30 other film festivals worldwide. The film was released by Lionsgate in the U.S. In 2002, he produced a documentary for Universal Television and Showtime entitled "Masters of Horror," featuring interviews with some of the genre's most legendary filmmakers. In 2006, Mike's film "The Gravedancers" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in theaters nationally by Lionsgate & After Dark Films as part of "8 Films To Die For". Along with producing short films for X-box and working on the television series "Beavis & Butthead", Mike's newest film is "Big Ass Spider!" for Epic Pictures, which premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Starring "Heroes" alumni Greg Grunberg, it had a limited theatrical worldwide. Mike Mendez(1973년생, Los Angeles, California, USA) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 돈 킬 잇: 악마사냥꾼, The Last Heist, 테일즈 오브 할로윈이 있으며, 그 외에도 데스 스파이더, The Devil’s Trap, Killers, 메가 스파이더, Bimbo Movie Bash, Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern, 그레이브댄서, 콘벤트, 히스패닉 호러 스토리, Masters of Horror, San La Muerte, The Traveler 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. 특히 2026년에는 Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern 연출을 맡았다. 2024년 The Devil’s Trap에 출연했다. 2024년 The Devil’s Trap 연출을 맡았다.