Line #61 Film/Mihmiverse


1	The Mihmiverse is a SharedUniverse made up of the movies of auteur [[Creator/ChristopherRMihm Christopher R. Mihm]]. Beginning with ''Film/TheMonsterOfPhantomLake'' in 2006, Mihm has averaged one movie a year, with all of his films being tributes to the low-budget BMovie SciFiHorror films of the 1950s. As such, his movies (up until 2019's ''Film/QueenOfSnakes'') are DeliberatelyMonochrome and feature LargeHam acting, with much of the dialogue PunctuatedForEmphasis.
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4	!!Films directed by Christopher R. Mihm include:
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6	* ''Film/TheMonsterOfPhantomLake'' (2006)
7	* ''Film/ItCameFromAnotherWorld'' (2007)
8	* ''Film/CaveWomenOnMars'' (2008)
9	* ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'' (2009)
10	* ''Film/DestinationOuterSpace'' (2010)
11	* ''Film/AttackOfTheMoonZombies'' (2011)
12	* ''Film/HouseOfGhosts'' (2012)
13	* ''Film/TheGiantSpider'' (2013)
14	* ''Film/TheLateNightDoubleFeature'' (2014)
15	* ''Film/DannyJohnsonSavesTheWorld'' (2015)
16	* ''Film/WeresquitoNaziHunter'' (2016)
17	* ''Film/DemonWithTheAtomicBrain'' (2017)
18	* ''Film/GunsOfTheApocalypse'' (2018)
19	* ''Film/QueenOfSnakes'' (2019)
20	* ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheUnseenInvasion'' (2020)
21	* ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs'' (2021)
22	* ''Film/TheMihmiverseHolidaySpecial'' (2021)
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26	!!Tropes present across the Mhimiverse:
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28	* AuthorAppeal: Mihm's movies are largely inspired by his father, George Mihm, who loved [[BMovie B-Movies]] as a kid and watched them on tape with his son years later. After his father's death, Mihm decided to start out making the sort of movies his dad would love and never stopped. Mihm's production company, All For George Productions, is named in George Mihm's honor.
29	* BMovie: Mihm's films are tributes to these and emulate the same aesthetic in terms of music, plot, acting, etc.
30	* CreatorCameo: Christopher R. Mihm usually has one in each of his movies, even if it is only as a voice.
31	* DramaticPause: Most of the heroes will do this.
32	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Nearly all of Mihm's movies are in black and white (or almost entirely all in black and white) to evoke the feeling of an old horror movie.
33	* DullSurprise: The delivery style of those actors who are not [[LargeHam Large Hams]].
34	* EccentricTownsfolk: Most of the inhabitants of the Phantom Lake area.
35	* {{Homage}}: Mihm's films pay tribute to the classic SciFiHorror of TheFifties in general, with some specific parodies along the way.
36	* LargeHam: Those actors who do not express everything with DullSurprise.
37	* {{Nepotism}}: Mihm frequently casts his wife, children, friends and the children of his friends.
38	* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Much like the directors he parodies, Christopher R. Mihm gets a lot of his music from stock footage.
39	* RunningGag: Mihm has several running gags that go into many of his movies.
40	** A scene of a character looking into a flashlight and turning it on and off.
41	** Actor James Norgard saying the line "Dear God, no!"
42	** Characters saying a line from ''Film/Ghostbusters1984''.
43	** Characters saying "I have a bad feeling about this." like in ''Franchise/StarWars''.
44	* ThoseTwoGuys: Multiple examples.
45	** Gustav and Sven, The Canoe Cops.
46	** Dr. Edwards and Dr. Gabriel.
47	** Chip and Butch in the films focused on the Phantom Lake Kids.
48	* TheVerse: Many of the characters in Mihm's films are related to one another and have appeared in more than one film.
49	** Professor Jackson is the ScienceHero of both ''Film/TheMonsterOfPhantomLake'' and ''Film/ItCameFromAnotherWorld''.
50	** Gustav and Sven, The Canoe Cops, show up in ''Film/TheMonsterOfPhantomLake'', ''Film/ItCameFromAnotherWorld'', and ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs''.
51	** Elizabeth, the one surviving college senior from ''Film/TheMonsterOfPhantomLake'', is implied to have had a one-night stand with Doctor Frasier in Film/ItCameFromAnotherWorld.
52	** By the time of ''Film/CaveWomenOnMars'', Professor Jackson is now Director Jackson and has a son, Captain Mike Jackson (played by the same actor), who is leading the first manned mission to Mars.
53	** Miss Saint Marie from ''Film/ItCameFromAnotherWorld'' has a cameo in ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'' which reveals her to be pregnant - presumably with Mike Jackson - after becoming Mrs. Saint Marie-Jackson.
54	** Captain Mike Jackson, whose role in ''Film/CaveWomenOnMars'' is relatively minor, goes on to be the main protagonist of ''Film/DestinationOuterSpace''.
55	** Lieutenant William Elliot, the hero of ''Film/CaveWomenOnMars'', is the son of Sheriff George Elliot from Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth.
56	** Stan Johnson and Rosemary Bennett from ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'' are revealed to have gotten married by the time of ''Film/TheGiantSpider''. They both show up in ''Film/TheMihmiverseHolidaySpecial'', albeit Stan Johnson is only heard and isn't seen on camera.
57	** Deputy Hayes from ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'' goes on to appear in ''Film/HouseOfGhosts'', ''Film/TheGiantSpider'' and ''Film/QueenOfSnakes''. He's finally promoted to Sheriff in ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs.''
58	** Alice Johnson first appeared in ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'' and later appeared in ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheUnseenInvasion''.
59	** Danny Johnson, who first appears as a missing child in ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'', will go on to be the first person to see The Giant Spider in ''Film/TheGiantSpider'' and star in ''Film/DannyJohnsonSavesTheWorld''. He also appears in ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheUnseenInvasion'', ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs'' and ''Film/TheMihmiverseHolidaySpecial''.
60	** Evelyn Johnson, who first appears in ''Film/TheGiantSpider'' goes on to appear in ''Film/DannyJohnsonSavesTheWorld'',''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheUnseenInvasion'', ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs''and is the star of ''Film/TheMihmiverseHolidaySpecial''.
61	** Steve appears in both ''Film/DannyJohnsonSavesTheWorld'' and ''Film/TheMihmiverseHolidaySpecial''.
62	** Dr. Vincent Edwards, who first appears as the ScienceHero in ''Film/TerrorFromBeneathTheEarth'', goes on to star in ''Film/AttackOfTheMoonZombies'' and has supporting roles in ''Film/TheGiantSpider'', ''Film/TheLateNightDoubleFeature'' and ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs''.
63	** Dr. Peter Gabriel, who first appears in ''Film/AttackOfTheMoonZombies'', goes on to appear in ''Film/TheGiantSpider'', ''Film/TheLateNightDoubleFeature'', ''Film/DemonWithTheAtomicBrain'' and ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs''.
64	** Captain Herman "Ace" Frehley, who first appears in ''Film/AttackOfTheMoonZombies'', goes on to appear in ''Film/TheLateNightDoubleFeature''.
65	** General Castle, who first appears in ''Film/HouseOfGhosts'', goes on to appear in ''Film/TheGiantSpider'', ''Film/DemonWithTheAtomicBrain'', and ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs''.
66	** Reporter Howard Johnson appears in both ''Film/TheGiantSpider'' and ''Film/ThePhantomLakeKidsInTheBeastWalksAmongUs''.
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