Don Dohler was born on January 27, 1946, in Baltimore, Maryland. At a remarkably young age, he developed a fascination with fantastic films, which was further fueled by his avid reading of the popular horror magazine "Famous Monsters of Filmland". This early interest led him to begin creating 8mm shorts at the tender age of 12.
In his teenage years, Dohler also ventured into publishing, launching a "Mad" magazine type spin-off called "Wild". His initial forays into filmmaking included the stop-motion animation short "Mr. Clay" and the sci-fi effort "Pursued", both of which won awards from the Washington Society of Cinematographers.
In 1972, Dohler launched the movie magazine "Cinemagic", which enjoyed an eleven-issue run that lasted until 1979. He made his feature-length debut with the enjoyably cheap "The Alien Factor", followed by a diverse range of films, including the creepy horror offering "Fiend", the gloriously over-the-top "Nightbeast", the goofy "Galaxy Invader", and the outrageously gruesome "Blood Massacre".
After a regrettable absence from filmmaking, Dohler returned with the belated sequel "Alien Factor 2: The Alien Rampage". In addition to his work in film, Dohler served as both writer and producer on the straight-to-video fright flicks "Harvesters", "Stakes", "Crawler", and "Vampire Sisters".
Furthermore, Dohler held the position of managing editor of the newspaper the Times Herald. Tragically, he passed away at the age of 60 on December 2nd, 2006, due to cancer.
