THE WAD IS COMING!
Now that "
Annihilate All Humans!" has officially arrived, writer/ director Christopher R. Mihm is spending all his free time working on his
NEXT film, "
The Wad: The True Story Behind the Phantom Lake County Chewing Gum Disaster!"
As of mid-last month, the script is complete and the pre-production stage is well underway. Costumes are being acquired, cast members are being procured, locations are being secured, and props are being built!
Mr. Mihm has put together a preliminary schedule for parts of the script which have to be shot outside and, should everything fall into place, principal photography should begin within a few weeks of the publication of this newsletter!
We plan to have
A LOT more information about this unique Mihmiverse project next month!
STAY TUNED!
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In writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's first faux-documentary, KPHL Channel 6 Nightly News anchor Daniel Johnson (Elliott Mihm) hosts a "look back" at one of the most shocking events ever to transpire in Mihmiverse history. Through interviews with survivors and major players involved in the crisis, re-enactments, and never-before-seen archival footage, Mr. Johnson presents the complete and unabridged story of the wad of chewing gum that mutated, became sentient, grew to gargantuan proportions, and threatened the lives of every man, woman, and child in Phantom Lake County!
As has been reiterated many, many times, the Mihmiverse is only made possible by
contributions from fans like you. And, with a new project in the beginning stages, now is the time when the Mihmiverse needs your
contributions the most!
For each $20.00 donation, all
contributors will be entitled to having a single name
* of their choosing listed in the
contributors section of the closing credits of the film and a customized, frame-able document certifying their
contribution!
IMPORTANT! Physical media copies of the finished film are
NOT automatically included with a basic
contribution. If you would like to be guaranteed a DVD or Blu-Ray of the film when it is released, you
MUST order it separately (with the purchase of at least one credit)!
Credits can even be given as gifts! Imagine the looks on the faces of your loved ones when they find out their names will be immortalized on the silver screen!
"THE WAD"
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Separate credits by commas, & or "and."
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DVDS (+$10 each)
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NOTE: If you purchase one of the following credits, writer/director Christopher R. Mihm will contact you shortly after to discuss your purchase!
*A single credit is defined as the name of one (1) person or corporate entity. Any credit requiring the word "and," an ampersand (&), and/or a comma (except when part of a legal company name) will constitute multiple credits and MUST BE paid for separately.
NOTE: The contributor program is an "equal exchange" program, which means specifically that those participating have NO SAY in the decisions or actions taken by anyone involved in the actual production of the film and are NOT entitled to ANY possible future profits earned by the film, derivative works, and/or merchandise created for or featuring elements from the film. Becoming an contributor does not entitle the participant to ANY ownership WHATSOEVER of the finished film or associated elements.
BUY A FULL SET OF MIHMIVERSE MOVIES!
After
MANY years, the entire catalog of Mihmiverse DVDs is
FINALLY available again!
AND, the full set of 19 Mihmiverse DVDs is currently available for a special price of only $119.99—a savings of almost $70 compared to buying them individually!
From the first Mihmiverse movie, "
The Monster of Phantom Lake," through the newest film, "
Annihilate All Humans!," this exclusive set includes everything ever released by writer/director Christopher R. Mihm, including the 2017 performance DVD of "
The Monster of Phantom Lake: The Musical!"
THE MIHMIVERSE MONTHLY AUDIOCAST
The latest episode of the
Mihmiverse Monthly Audiocast has arrived!
This month, host writer/director Christopher R. Mihm explains why he made sure to release the
Mihmiverse Monthly before the big world premiere of "
Annihilate All Humans!," talks about the craziness that is the time period right before a big event, and reminds everyone that now is the time to
contribute to the next movie, "
The Wad!"
Also included: The next installment in "
An Oral History of the Mihmiverse," and more "
Atomic Tales," a monthly short story from the author of "
The Canoe Cops vs. The Mummy," Stephen D. Sullivan!
To download an .mp3 of the audiocast, click
HERE, visit
archive.org where the file is stored or download it free from
Apple Podcasts!
Otherwise, if you'd like to listen to the episode right from this browser window, click the play button on the player below!
The
Mihmiverse Monthly Audiocast is hosted by writer/director Christopher R. Mihm and is focused specifically on what's going on
RIGHT NOW in the Mihmiverse. In addition, Mr. Mihm will discuss the monster movie-making process, touch briefly on the future of the 'verse, pontificate on random subjects, and be joined by guests from within and without the Mihmiverse.
PLUS, each episode will include something unique you won't find anywhere else!
Out For Blood!
According to the Internet Movie Database, there are well over 200 movies with the word "
Blood" in the title—most of which were filmed after 1960.
There's a clot—I mean a
LOT—of cheese on the list, but I was able to find some choice "cuts" for this month's quiz. List one: Titles and Years. List Two: plots and tidbits.
As always, your job is to match them up with a minimum of bloodshed. On your mark...Get set...
BLEED!
1. "Blood and Roses" (1960)
2. "Blood Feast" (1963)
3. "Castle of Blood" (1964)
4. "Blood Bath" (1966)
5. "Queen of Blood" (1966)
6. "
The Blood Beast Terror" (1968)
A. A scientist creates a creature that can change from a giant moth into a beautiful woman, and back again. Unfortunately, she's also a vampire. Peter Cushing stars.
B. The year is 1990. A team of astronauts answer an alien distress call and find a lone green-skinned woman. Of course, she's a vampire. Basil Rathbone and John Saxon lead the cast.
C. A crazed artist, who believes he's a vampire, kills a number of young women and sets the stove to "simmer."
D. A journalist agrees to spend the night in a haunted house and witnesses a number of gruesome acts, while falling in love with a ghost.(Sort of a serious version of "The Ghost & Mr. Chicken.")
E. In Miami, an Egyptian caterer kills various women so he can use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess.
F. A young heiress, jealous of her cousin's engagement to another woman, becomes obsessed with the legend of a vampire ancestor who murdered the brides of the man she loved. Mel Ferrer is the cousin, and Roger Vadim directed.
Scroll to the bottom of the Mihmiverse Monthly for the answers.
— Mike Cook
In this new column, we'll be digging through old issues of the
Mihmiverse Monthly and
Phantom Lake Almanac (which was the original name of this newsletter!) and presenting interesting bits and pieces from the past! After all, this newsletter has been around since the release of "
The Monster of Phantom Lake" back in 2006, so there's a
LOT to choose from!
This month, we go back to April 2012 for a column called
From the Mihmiverse Test Kitchens, where the first lady of the Mihmiverse, Stephanie Mihm, shared some of her favorite recipes!
Need a light yummy cake for the upcoming holiday? This scrumptious, fruity cake will have your holiday guests asking for a guilt-free second piece!
Ingredients- 1 package (9 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 1-1/2 cups cold fat-free milk
- 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
- 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 20 maraschino cherries, well drained
Directions
Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions; pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in pudding mixture until blended. Spread evenly over cake. Sprinkle with pineapple; spread with whipped topping. Sprinkle with walnuts and garnish with cherries. Refrigerate until serving.
Yield: 20 servings.
1 piece equals 131 calories. My monster crowd gives this fabulous dessert 5 out of 5 "roars."
You can find this recipe (and many more like it) and its corresponding nutrition information on the
Taste of Home website!
— Stephanie Mihm
War of the Worlds (1953)
Directed by
Byron HaskinStarring
Ann Robinson and
Gene Barry
Probably the best known adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi story, 1953's "
War of the Worlds" can confidently be held up as a perfect example of what makes "Atomic Age" sci-fi cinema so great. For those few who are unaware, the plot is as straightforward as it gets: after a series of meteors crash to Earth, Martian spaceships appear and start destroying everything in their path using white-hot death rays. A pair of scientists race against the clock to find some way to defeat the alien horde, but ultimately, the solution is far simpler than they ever imagined! If you really don't know how the story ends, I refuse to spoil it. Everything about this Academy Award-winning film is superb. The acting, direction, mood, cinematography, beautiful Technicolor presentation, and especially the special effects are as good as they get in a 1950s-era genre film. Sure, if you look closely you can see the strings, but with a movie this exciting (surprisingly, by today's standards), you will not care! If you've never seen this retro special effects extravaganza, you need to see it
RIGHT NOW!
— Christopher R. Mihm
If you're like most people these days, you tend to stream your favorite TV shows and movies, particularly because it's way more convenient and you have access to them in more places! Did you know there are now several places to stream the entire Mihmiverse catalog?
From the movie that started it all, "
The Monster of Phantom Lake," to its musical offshoot, "
The Monster of Phantom Lake: The Musical!," and "
Annihilate All Humans!," everything you need to "visit" the denizens of Phantom Lake County is available for your streaming pleasure!
The
ENTIRE filmography of writer/director Christopher R. Mihm (including "
Annihilate All Humans!") is available through the Mihmiverse
Vimeo VOD portal!
Every film is presented using the same ultra high-quality renders used for the official Blu-Ray releases and actually feeds video content to the
Drive-in Monsters Roku channel. Most importantly, the Mihmiverse
Vimeo VOD portal is the
ONLY PLACE to legally own the films digitally!
Retro-style monster movies from the wild & weird imagination of cult filmmaker Christopher R. Mihm! From giant, rampaging spiders to alien invasions and bug-eyed horrors, the
Drive-in Monsters channel includes the entire catalog of Mr. Mihm's films, exclusive extras, and long lost special features originally released on currently out-of-print physical media! Explore the worldwide underground cult phenomenon known as the "Mihmiverse" and enjoy the rebirth of the golden age of "drive-in cinema" with the
Drive-in Monsters channel!
As of right now, the channel is free... but, that most likely will not last forever! So make sure to enjoy the
Drive-in Monsters Roku channel while it's still completely free of charge!
Most of the films of the Mihmiverse are available on Amazon Video. Sadly, as Amazon continues to revise and rewrite its policies, they have downgraded the entire Mihmiverse catalog from "available with Prime" to rental only. Though this wasn't entirely unexpected—given the way the service has been slowly ridding itself of the films of Christopher R. Mihm—we
CANNOT guarantee they will still be there on any given day! So, if Amazon is your preferred place to watch the Mihmiverse, enjoy it while it lasts!
NOTE: Amazon has barred writer/director Christopher R. Mihm (and
MANY other independent filmmakers) from adding any new films to their service. As far as we have been able to figure out, the service is taking a more "curated" approach to its catalog and, unfortunately, does not have any more room for the cheesy goodness of the Mihmiverse! Therefore, if you're interested in watching the newest films of the Mihmiverse, we highly recommend checking out the Mihmiverse Roku channel,
Drive-in Monsters!