Ted Nicolaou is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. After graduating from the

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film program, he joined the crew of ''

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American horror film produced and directed by Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, w ...

'' (1974) as a

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. Later, he joined

Charles Band Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies. Career Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributo ...

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, where he worked as an

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on such films as ''

Ghoulies ''Ghoulies'' is a 1985 American horror comedy film directed by Luca Bercovici in his directorial debut, and co-written with producer Jefery Levy. It stars Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance, Scott Thomson, and Mariska H ...

'' (1985) and eventually debuted as a director with ''

The Dungeonmaster ''The Dungeonmaster'' (originally ''Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate'' and ''Digital Knights'') is a 1984 American anthology fantasy film produced by Charles Band, and is split up into seven distinct story segments, each written and direct ...

'' (1985) and ''

TerrorVision ''TerrorVision'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ted Nicolaou, produced and written by Albert and Charles Band and composed by Richard Band, all of whom would go on to found and work with Full Moon Features in 19 ...

'' (1986). His most famous directorial effort is the '' Subspecies film series''. Apart from his feature film projects, he also works in television.

Selected filmography

*''Don’t Let Her In'' (2021) *''Vampire Slaughter: Eaten Alive'' (2018) *''Bunker of Blood: Chapter 2 - Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts'' (2018) *'' Finding Happiness'' (2014) *'' DevilDolls'' (2012) *'' The Etruscan Mask'' (2007) *''Aliens Gone Wild'' (2005) *''

Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys ''Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys'' is a 2004 American horror-comedy film based on the characters of Charles Band and Kenneth J. Hall ('' Puppet Master'') and David S. Goyer (''Demonic Toys''). The film is written by C. Courtney Joyner and directed ...

'' (2004) *' (2004) *'' The Horrible Dr. Bones'' (2000) *'' The St. Francisville Experiment'' (2000) *''

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'' (1999) *'' Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1998) *''

Vampire Journals ''Subspecies'' is a Romanian-American direct-to-video vampire horror film series produced by Full Moon Studios and Castel Film Studios. The series ran from 1991 to 1998, and followed the exploits of the undead Radu Vladislas, portrayed by Ande ...

'' (1997) *''

Dragonworld ''Dragonworld'' is a 1994 American direct-to-video family fantasy film directed by Ted Nicolaou. It is the third film to be released by Moonbeam Entertainment, the family video division of Full Moon Entertainment. Plot Set in modern times, a you ...

'' (1994) *'' Bloodlust: Subspecies 3'' (1994) *'' Bloodstone: Subspecies 2'' (1993) *'' Remote'' (1993) *''

Bad Channels ''Bad Channels'' is a 1992 American science fiction spoof direct-to-video film, produced by Full Moon Features and released by Paramount Home Video. It is about two aliens (Cosmo and Lump) who invade a radio station with the intention of capturi ...

'' (1992) *''

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'' (1991) *''

'' (1986) *''

'' (1985)

Writer

*''Savage Island'' (1985) (written by – as Nicholas Beardsley) *''

'' (1986) *'' Bloodstone: Subspecies II'' (1993) *'' Bloodlust: Subspecies III'' (1994) *''

'' (1995) *'' Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm'' (1996) *'' Dragonworld: The Legend Continues'' (1999) *''Dracula the Impaler'' (2002) *''Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino'' (2010) *''The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès'' (2012)

Selected shorts

*''Rookie and Police Captain'' (2019) *''Boxer and Bookie'' (2019) *''Johnny and Dana'' (2019) *''Mobster Father and Son'' (2019) *''Doctor and Patient'' (2019) *''Lawyer and Opposing Counsel'' (2019)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicolaou, Ted Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film directors Moody College of Communication alumni American male screenwriters American film producers Horror film directors