Exciting stuff is happening in the Mihmiverse, with the most thrilling being the beginning of principal photography of writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's next film, "
Revenge of the Monster," last month!
The production has been chugging along "full-steam ahead," and, as of the publication date of this newsletter, a full
HALF of the script is already "in the can!" The weather has (so far) cooperated and, according to Mr. Mihm, everything is coming together beautifully, with proof being the first still from the new film seen below!
The image doesn't show us
MUCH, but we can see someone fishing in a very familiar lake! Since the synopsis of the film specifically mentions Phantom Lake, we're not entirely surprised that the first official still includes a shot of the well-known location.
Principal photography is slated to continue through the end of the year and, as we get more information and images, we will bring it all to you!
When Sheriff Hayes (Michael Kaiser) gets wind of strange sightings near Phantom Lake, his investigation into the matter turns up more than he bargained for in the form of a horrific creature that melts its victims on contact... with nothing left but bones! Will his new, unwanted partner help or hinder his ability to stop it before it destroys everything in its path?
AND, could this monster be related to previous otherworldly goings-on, and possibly, the lawman's own family history? Find out in "
Revenge of the Monster!"
Don't forget that the Mihmiverse is only made possible by
contributions from fans like you. With this next film in its beginning stages, now is the time when the production needs your
contributions the most!
For each $25.00 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!
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!
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. Contributors 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 a contributor does not entitle the participant to
ANY ownership
WHATSOEVER of the finished film or associated elements.
NOTE: Physical media copies of the finished film are
NOT included with
contributions. If you would like to receive DVDs and/or Blu-Rays of the film when it is released, you
MUST pre-order them separately. We reserve the right to refuse any credit we deem inappropriate. All refused credits will be refunded.
If you would like to
contribute to "
Revenge of the Monster," go
HERE!
JOIN US FOR A MIHMIVERSE EVENT THIS MONTH!
Traditionally, this time of year is a busy one for Mihmiverse-related events—and this year is no exception! We hope to see you at one (or more) of the events listed below!
October 16-17, 2026
7:00PM
In what has been a long-standing tradition since the "
The Monster of Phantom Lake," the latest Mihmiverse movie, "
The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)," will screen at this year's
Jack-o-Lantern Jaunt in Mukwonago, WI, home of the actual Phantom Lake. This great family-friendly event will be in Field Park (essentially the town's "Central Park"), which will be decorated with hundreds of carved, lit pumpkins placed along the walking path that runs through it.
Field Park, corner of Highway 83 and County Road NN, Mukwonago, WI
October 23-24, 2026 — 7:30PM
October 25, 2026 — 2:30PM
The Zane Trace Players mount a production of "
The Monster of Phantom Lake: The Musical!" in Zanesville, Ohio!
Purchase tickets
HERE!
The Renner Theatre, 148 North 7th Street, Zanesville, OH
October 30, 20266:00PM — FREE!
Celebrate Halloween with a
FREE screening of "
The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)" at the lovingly restored
Miner Theatre in Ladysmith, WI as part of the Downtown Halloween Night Out festivities! Writer/director Christopher R. Mihm and a handful of Mihmiverse stars will personally present the film and be on-hand to sell and sign Mihmiverse merchandise!
Miner Theatre, 116 Miner Avenue East, Ladysmith, WI
"
The Late Night Double Feature" screens at Friday Fright Night at the
Time Community Theater!
Time Community Theater, 445 North Main Street, Oshkosh, WI
October 30-31, 2026 — 7:30PM
November 1, 2026 — 2:30PM
Second weekend of the Zane Trace Players' production of "
The Monster of Phantom Lake: The Musical!" in Zanesville, Ohio!
Purchase tickets
HERE!
The Renner Theatre, 148 North 7th Street, Zanesville, OH
November 7, 2026
2:00PM-10:00PM — FREE!
Join us at the
Time Community Theater for the 4th annual Mihmiverse Movie Marathon, which climaxes with the latest Mihm-movie, "
The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)!" Writer/director Christopher R. Mihm and several Mihmiverse stars will be in attendance to sell and sign DVDs, Blu-Rays, and other Mihmiverse merchandise!
AND, best of all, this event is 100%
FREE!
Time Community Theater, 445 North Main Street, Oshkosh, WI
Writer/director Christopher R. Mihm will be hanging out at
GEEKCon 2026 to sell & sign merchandise and show a movie or two!
UWEC Davies Student Center, 77 Roosevelt Avenue, Eau Claire, WI
ORDER "THE WANDERING CREATURE" TODAY!
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Writer/director Christopher R. Mihm takes a stab (pun intended) at an anthology movie in the vein of "Twilight Zone: The Movie," "Trilogy of Terror," and "Creepshow," albeit in his signature retro-B-movie style! In a series of linked, short tales-of-horror, an unmanned spacecraft returning from the asteroid Vesta breaks-up upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere and scatters sample containers across Phantom Lake County! Not-so-unexpectedly (particularly for a Mihmiverse movie), contact with the mysterious, otherworldly contents of these canisters creates a whole host of terrifying creatures, like mushroom monsters, killer garden gnomes, and more! Can the local population survive such shocking encounters, or will this be the end of all life in Phantom Lake County!?
The disc contains a high quality digital transfer of the film and several exclusive special features, including a blooper reel, two photo galleries, feature-length commentary with writer/director Christopher R. Mihm, English subtitles, and more!
Feature Run Time: 1 hour, 12 minutes. Black & White, Widescreen, NOT RATED.
WATCH "THE WANDERING CREATURE" ONLINE!
Don't forget that in addition to being able to purchase the newly-released Mihmiverse film, "
The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)," on
DVD and
Blu-Ray, it's also available to watch (and own) on both
Vimeo and
Patreon!
In fact, the entire Mihmiverse catalog is available digitally for rent and/or own at the Mihmiverse's
Video On-Demand portal at
Vimeo and through the Mihmiverse
Patreon!
AND, as a special bonus, every paying
member of the Mihmiverse
Patreon is given
FREE access to the entire catalog (except, for a limited time, the latest release) as one of the perks!
To check out the "
The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)" digital release page on
Vimeo, go
HERE!
To check out the
Mihmiverse Patreon, go
HERE!
JOIN THE MIHMIVERSE PATREON
Do you love the films of writer/director Christopher R. Mihm? Do you want to help ensure that the Mihmiverse continues to survive and thrive into the foreseeable future?
AND do you want to experience exclusive Mihmiverse content? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you absolutely
MUST join the
Mihmiverse Patreon!
The
Mihmiverse Patreon is fully sanctioned and personally curated by writer/director Christopher R. Mihm. Every
Basic Monster Member is granted access to a treasure trove of Mihmiverse-related stuff, including recurring audio content like
An Oral History of the Mihmiverse,
Mihmiverse Cheese & Chit-Chat, and
Bad Poetry Wednesdays, as well as behind-the-scenes photos and video, first-look news, the ability to watch the entire Mihmiverse catalog (including the colorized, 20th anniversary edition of "
The Monster of Phantom Lake"), and hosted content like live interviews and film watch-alongs—with more being added all the time!
PLUS,
members will have opportunities to have their voices heard with online surveys, live chats, and interactive events!
The "indie movie biz" is a tough one, and it's getting more difficult to maintain every year. Thankfully,
Patreon is the answer to helping alleviate some of the strain modern filmmakers and artists find themselves under in this increasingly chaotic creative environment. If you're a true fan of the cinematic world writer/director Christopher R. Mihm has created, we highly recommend you join the
Mihmiverse Patreon today!
MONSTROUS MUSINGS WITH CHRISTOPHER R. MIHM
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In this new podcast, Monstrous Musings with Christopher R. Mihm, the titular host takes listeners on an aural roller coaster ride through his own mind! Every episode promises to be a little bit different, as Mr. Mihm opines on whatever subject may enter his head, interviews interesting people, and makes a point of updating listeners on what's going on in the ever-expanding world of creative projects he may be developing, be they cinematic or musical!
This month, writer/director Christopher R. Mihm breaks down what made filming his most recent release, "The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)," so difficult, and how that relates to a movie idea he's had for years that, to date, has remained elusive.
He also digs into the status of his current production, "Revenge of the Monster," how it's all coming together, why YOU should contribute to it, and how it all relates to immortality!
All episodes of Monstrous Musings with Christopher R. Mihm are hosted, free to the public, at the Mihmiverse Patreon!
To download a copy of this episode or to listen online, go HERE!
Hunting for Hauntings!
This month—for Halloween—we're Hunting for Hauntings!
There are two lists below. List one provides titles from films featuring paranormal activity. List two gives you plot points.
NOTE: Some of the plots are similar, which—on a difficulty scale of 1-10—puts this quiz at about a 9. So Good Luck...Happy Haunting..and Happy Halloween!
TITLES & YEARS:
1. "The Uninvited" (1944)
2. "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)
3. "The Innocents" (1961)
4. "The Haunting" (1963)
5. "
The Legend of Hell House" (1973)
PLOTS:
A. A governess experiences physical hauntings and more in a secluded estate.
B. Levitating objects,cold spots and other supernatural events in a seaside cottage.
C. Unseen forces plague paranormal researchers at a haunted house.
D. Doors slam and phantoms attack—directed by William Castle.
E. Investigators experience violent poltergeist activity of all kinds—including object attacks.
Scroll to the bottom of the Mihmiverse Monthly for the answers.
— Mike Cook
In this column, we dig through old issues of the
Mihmiverse Monthly and
Phantom Lake Almanac (which was the original name of this newsletter!) and present 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 flash back to July of 2009 and bring you the
Current News section of the old
Phantom Lake Almanac!
Here we are in the middle of a "weather roller-coaster" of a summer and writer/director Christopher R. Mihm just doesn't seem to want to stop! Even though he premiered the critically adored "
Terror from Beneath the Earth" only six weeks ago, he, along with his merry band o' troublemakers, has already begun to film his next movie, "
Destination: Outer Space!" Full principal photography on the sci-fi epic began just days ago (June 28th) at Carver Lake in Woodbury, Minnesota. In the past, Carver Lake has played a very important role in the Mihmiverse as the body of water that stood in as Phantom Lake in "
The Monster of Phantom Lake" and the "edge of the Deadlands" in "
It Came From Another World!" According to credible sources, the scene filmed does, in fact, take place at Phantom Lake. How, what or why... we don't know. But as soon as we do, we'll scream it from the hilltops!
In other news, due to personal circumstances, one of the producers of "
Destination: Outer Space" was forced to pull their support, leaving the production temporarily on shaky ground.
BUT, never being ones to shy away from a challenge, co-producers Christopher R. Mihm and Josh Craig (Professor Jackson/Captain Jackson) decided to try something new and ask the fans for help—and help they have! In conjunction with
All for George Productions,
SaintEuphoria.com, the online home of the films of Christopher R. Mihm, is offering an "
Associate Producer" package directly to you, the fans. For a miniscule monetary investment, all associate producers will have their name listed in the end credits of next year's "
Destination: Outer Space" and receive a pair of collector's ticket packages to the premiere, five copies of the film on DVD and a framed certificate with their name and title—perfect for your own "wall of fame!"
If you're interested in the associate producer program, visit the
merchandise page at
SaintEuphoria.com, the online home of the films of Christopher R. Mihm, for more information.
Lastly, if want to see "
Terror from Beneath the Earth," meet writer/director Christopher R. Mihm, support a great event
AND you'll be in the Omaha area on July 18th, come on down to the
Omaha Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival! In addition to a screening of the new film, most of the cast and crew will be on hand to sell merchandise, sign autographs, share stories, take photos and participate in several panel discussions. Don't miss it!
"Destination: Outer Space" was the first of writer/director Christopher R. Mihm's films to be crowd funded. The "Associate Producer" program eventually evolved into contributor credits. As such, contribution credits are the "life-blood" of the Mihmiverse, and without them, there would be no more movies! Thank you, contributors, for keeping the Mihmiverse alive all these years!
The bat monster costume from "Terror from Beneath the Earth" won "Best in Class" in the Masquerade Costume Contest at the Omaha Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival mentioned above!
CLASSIC MOVIE OF THE MONTH
Queen of Blood (1966)
Directed by
Curtis HarringtonStarring
Basil Rathbone,
Dennis Hopper and
Judi Meredith
First contact with an alien species is made and while the alien envoy is en route to Earth, its spacecraft crashes on Mars. A rescue mission is launched and, upon locating the wreckage, scans indicate no signs of life...
EXCEPT, an intact escape pod is found on the Martian moon Phobos and the crew finds something
DID survive: a green, humanoid female! As they escort the mysterious woman back to Earth, members of the crew start turning up dead, with their bodies drained entirely of blood! Retro sci-fi thrills, chills, and scares ensue! The film is pure mid-1960s science fiction and is vaguely reminiscent of the "king" of that particular era: the original "
Star Trek" series. Oversaturated candy-colored lighting and costumes create a distinct look and feel, with some of the special effects footage taken from a couple of Soviet films. All things considered, "
Queen of Blood" is an entertainingly cheeseball experience. Highly recommended!
— 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 the most recent release, "
The Wandering Creature (and Other Tales)," 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 is available through the Mihmiverse
Vimeo VOD portal
AND the
Mihmiverse Patreon!
Every film is presented using the same ultra high-quality renders used for the official Blu-Ray releases.
AND, the
Mihmiverse Patreon is the
ONLY PLACE to watch the colorized, 20th anniversary edition of "
The Monster of Phantom Lake!"
Mihmiverse DVDs & Blu-Rays are now available at the
Saint Euphoria online store! In addition, exclusive movie posters, collectibles and other merchandise are now in stock. Everything is available in extremely limited quantities, so get yours today before they run out!
The Trivia Corner answers: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-E
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