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Meet independent grindhouse movie maverick Ted V. Mikels, who is celebrating his 60th anniversary making movies - wowing audiences with his own special brand of guts, gore, violence, and dark humor. From the grisly , the early slasher epic , to the far-out and countless others, Mikels tells his story for the first time in by award-winning documentarian Kevin Sean Michaels, director of .Ted V. Mikels is a pioneer. In the 1970's, the concept of was appropriated by television mogul Aaron Spelling for his own series (even down to using the character name Sabrina) and more recently inspired Quentin Tarantino with the turtle-necked look for the DiVA girls in . Ted shares stories of the William Castle-esque movie premieres that included nurses and ambulances on hand at the theaters to assist "scared-to-death" moviegoers. Plus, he reveals for the first time details of his private life in the sprawling Sparr Castle in California with a harem of women called the Castle Ladies!Original cast members Tura Satana (Russ Meyer's , ), Shanti (), Francine York () and Lila Zaborin () recount their memories of working with Mikels, a director who had no cinematic limits.Leading the tour is the inimitable John Waters, who is famous for directing , and . Get ready for a wild ride!BONUS MATERIAL: