Ted Nicolaou

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted Nicolaou is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. After graduating from the University of Texas film program, he joined the crew of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) as a sound recordist (and provided the famous van used by the protagonists). Later, he joined Charles Band's Empire Pictures, where he worked as an editor on such films as Ghoulies (1985) and eventually debuted as a director with The Dungeonmaster (1985) and TerrorVision (1986). His most famous directorial effort is the Subspecies film series. Apart from his feature film projects, he also works in television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Nicolaou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. TerrorVision (1986) — Director
2. Subspecies (1991) — Director
3. Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys (2004) — Director
4. Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993) — Director
5. The Dungeonmaster (1984) — Director
6. Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) — Director
7. Vampire Journals (1997) — Director
8. Bad Channels (1992) — Director
9. Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998) — Director
10. Remote (1993) — Director
11. The St. Francisville Experiment (2000) — Director
12. Savage Island (1985) — Director
13. Dragonworld (1994) — Director
14. Subspecies V: Blood Rise (2023) — Director
15. Lucky Luke (1992) — Director
16. Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010) — Director
17. Lucky Luke 2 (1992) — Director
18. Don't Let Her In (2021) — Director
19. Ragdoll (1999) — Director
20. The Shrunken City (1998) — Director
21. Magic in the Mirror (1996) — Director
22. Leapin' Leprechauns (1995) — Director
23. I, Vampire (2000) — Director
24. The Horrible Doctor Bones (2000) — Director
25. Lip Service (1999) — Director
26. DevilDolls (2012) — Director
27. Dragonworld: The Legend Continues (1999) — Director
28. Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996) — Director
29. Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1997) — Director
30. Vampire Slaughter: Eaten Alive (2018) — Director
31. The Making of 'The Haunting' (1999) — Director
32. Finding Happiness (2014) — Director
33. Urban Evil: Trilogy of Fear (2005) — Director
34. Tales of the Fantastic (2023) — Director
35. Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence (2017) — Director
36. The Etruscan Mask (2007) — Director
37. Dragon Tales (2022) — Director
38. Barbenheimer — Director

Also appeared in

1. In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022) — Self
2. Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) — Self
3. In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 (2024) — Self
4. Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (2022)
5. Cool As Hell 2 (2017) — Ted Nicolaou
6. Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors (2019) — Himself
7. Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures — Self
8. Ted Talk: Bad Channels (2025) — Self
9. Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story (2026) — Self
10. Videozone: Making of Subspecies
11. Subspecies 4 Behind the Scenes (1998)
12. Videozone: The Making of Bloodlust Subspecies 3 (1994)