Draft:Christopher R. Mihm

Christopher R. Mihm (born April 25, 1976) is an independent film producer and director based in Minneapolis, MN. He specializes in retro-style movies that pay homage to the “B-Movies” of the American Drive-In Era. These movies exist in a common universe, collectively known as The Mihmiverse, where characters (or their relatives or descendants) appear in multiple stories, and which span the genres of Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy.

Career
Mihm completed a degree in audio engineering, but went on to become a video editor at a community-access television station. Inspired by the his father's passion for low budget,1950s science-fiction, Mihm’s produced The Monster of Phantom Lake, in 2006. Described as "a B-movie valentine" it premiered that year at the historic Highway 18 Drive-in theater in Jefferson, Wisconsin.

The film had been intended as a one-off but, encouraged by a cult following, Mihm began producing a series of interconnected movies, as a homage to Eisenhower-era, drive-in films. Shot in black and white, his filmed characters resemble archetypal 1950s suburban figures, such as June and Ward Cleaver. Over time, the films have moved from creature-based horror, such as The Giant Spider in 2013; to more complex ideas, like the parallel universe in Demon with the Atomic Brain in 2018. Mihm's films often screened in historic theaters, such as Farr Best Theater in Mansfield, Texas and the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

His filmmaking company, All For George Productions, is itself a tribute to his father, who died in 2000. While other fathers surrounded their children with sport, Mihm says, "He would tell me cool stories of seeing movies at the local drive-in."

Personal Life
Mihm lives in Minneapolis, MN, with his wife, Stephanie Mihm, and his children (all of whom have appeared in multiple Mihmiverse features).

Filmography

 * The Monster of Phantom Lake (2006)
 * It Came From Another World (2007)
 * Cave Women on Mars (2008)
 * Terror From Beneath The Earth (2009)
 * Destination: Outer Space (2010)
 * Attack of the Moon Zombies (2011)
 * House of Ghosts (2012)
 * The Giant Spider (2013)
 * The Late Night Double Feature (2014)
 * Danny Johnson Saves the World (2015)
 * Weresquito: Nazi Hunter (2016)
 * The Monster of Phantom Lake: The Musical (2017)
 * Demon with the Atomic Brain (2017)
 * Guns of the Apocalypse (2018)
 * Queen of Snakes (2019)
 * The Unseen Invasion (2020)
 * The Beast Walks Among Us (2021)
 * The Mihmiverse Holiday Special (2021)
 * The Day The Earth Abruptly Almost Ended (2022)
 * Annihilate All Humans (2023)
 * The Wad (2024)
 * Three Bad Girls Who Find A Gun and Become Vampires (2025)

The Extended Mihmiverse
In addition to the growing list of cinematic entries, the Mihmiverse has expanded into other media as well:

Canoe Cops Vs. The Mummy (2016) by Stephen D.Sullivan and Christopher R. Mihm. In this novel, fan-favorite characters the Canoe Cops face off against an Egyptian mummy which rises from the depths to wreak havoc upon the sleepy Wisconsin town of Phantom Lake.

That Which Lurks In the Dark (2023) by Greg Mitchell and Christopher R Mihm. The Phantom Lake Lonely Hearts Club is holding its annual New Year’s Eve celebration when the night's festivities are interrupted by cosmic horror in a Lovecraftian vein. This novel is based on Chris Mihm’s unproduced screenplay of the same name, which was sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards
House of Ghosts beat out several big budget films to win the coveted Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Independent Feature in 2012.

The Giant Spider won the Forrest J. Ackerman Film Award at the Famous Monsters of Filmland Film Festival in 2013 and the Best Action/Horror Feature Award at the Highway 61 Film Festival, also in 2013.