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Aaron Mirtes

Aaron Mirtes

Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor and actor

Aaron Mirtes is an independent writer/director from Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered his passion for filmmaking at a young age and has since directed several feature films, shorts, commercials, corporate videos, music videos, and more. He is known for his horror and science fiction films including "Clowntergeist" and "Curse of the Nun".

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor and actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 41% in 30 days

What are Aaron Mirtes' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
53%
Morality
14%
Self
14%
Bonds
9%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Society
2%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
9
Thrilling
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aaron Mirtes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Mirtes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Wicked of Oz(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Whiskey Run(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bury Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Sound · Writer

  • Alien Hunt(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Similar Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tyler Baker

  • Escape Pod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • The Bigfoot Trap(2023)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The OctoGames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Story · Writer

  • Good Mourning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • VERONICA Skeletons in the Closet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer · Producer · as Aaron

  • Painted in Blood(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Werewolf Castle(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Better Safe Than Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • The Alpha Test(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Robot Riot(2020)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Death Ranch(2020)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Ouija Craft(2020)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • American Hunt(2019)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Nun(2018)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Pizza Man #2

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Clowntergeist(2017)

    Director · Co-Producer · Editor · Screenplay · Visual Effects · as Uncle Ted / Radio

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Something in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Associate Producer · Cinematographer

  • The Spiral Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 20 of them dated from 2017 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Clowntergeist (2017)

$54K worldwide

Highest rated

Werewolf Castle (2021)

Midcredits 42nd

Most popular right now

Curse of the Nun (2018)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 22: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting14 of 22: 1 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thWriting14 of 22: 1 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score3rdProducing13 of 22: 0 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score3rdCinematography11 of 22: 0 only cinematography, 11 with another roleEditing11 of 22: 1 only editing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score5thOther crew2 of 22: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

22 titles, 18 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

2010s3 · 2 acting · 3 crew2020s17 · 2 acting · 16 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Aaron Mirtes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director, writer, cinematographer

Whiskey Run (2025)

96th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Werewolf Castle (2021)

Midcredits 42nd · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 45/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Aaron Mirtes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Mirtes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Belemjian shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers