
Directing
Ted V. Mikels
Born — Died
1929-04-29 — 2016-10-16
Known for
Directing
Credits
64 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted V. Mikels (born Theodore Mikacevich; April 29, 1929 – October 16, 2016) was an American filmmaker of independent cult films. Mikels was also known for his home life, as he once lived with a harem in a Glendale, California castle that contained secret passageways. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted V. Mikels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
8.3A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
3.7For devilishly mad 'astro-scientist' Dr. DeMarco, a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies, and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting.
The Astro-Zombies
1968
6.7This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
American Grindhouse
2011
3.4An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile to destroy an unspecific target in that country.
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979
3.6Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin occurring, the couple turn to Dr. Helsford for advice.
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils
1973
4.1When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat – the local graveyard. However, soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.
The Corpse Grinders
1971
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
7.0The one and only Tura Satana. Best remembered for her role as the fierce Varla in Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura’s real life was just as wild and unapologetic as her on-screen persona. And her post-film legacy was just as noteworthy, leaving a fist-shaped mark on pop culture and an indelible signature in burlesque stages, queer clubs, and comic conventions everywhere.
TURA!
2025
3.0Landau, the young owner of "Lotus Cat Food", is struggling to keep the company alive as business is worse than expected. Landau is broke and down on his luck and can no longer afford to pay his employees. Because of this, he starts to kill one of his employees every couple of days. Gradually, more people disappear until the police become involved in the case. One of the missing persons, Frank, has an overprotective girlfriend, Tessie, who sets out in search for him. Tessie follows the leads all the way back to "Lotus Cat Food" and its sinister truths.
The Corpse Grinders
2025
2010s · 5 titles
6.7This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
American Grindhouse
2011
4.2Two loves are separated by a tragic accident but death cannot keep them apart. This is a haunting tale of love, life, death, and the intervention of the dead.
Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead
2015
3.7When Astro-Zombies find a way to attack from the World Wide Web, all hell breaks loose. A stolen computer chip in Berlin, dead bodies in Florida, mind-blowing discoveries in a secret government lab – all add up to Astro-Zombies running amok – and this time, the entire world is in mortal danger.
Astro Zombies M4: Invaders from Cyberspace
2012
3.5An ultra-secret government weapons project is headed up by a mad scientist's granddaughter. Her mission: recreate the demented killing machines known as Astro-Zombies! It's not long before the deadly mutant clones escape from Area 51, sending elite teams of Men in Black to attempt extreme damage control measures, while government officials, master criminals, and the famed Doll Squad spring into action – creating a mess of epic proportions!
Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned
2010
NRDocumentary chronicling the attempt to help an actor who has fallen on hard times.
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
2000s · 10 titles
4.1The existence of mankind hangs in the balance as two warring factions of aliens do battle. An invasion of Earth by aliens who plan to turn human beings into zombies by gathering high-level government officials and attempt to obtain certain knowledge and information. Meanwhile, a benevolent alien race arrives to stop the malevolent ones from succeeding with their plans.
Mark of the Astro-Zombies
2004
7.0Five year old Timmy needs a heart transplant to live. A community struggles to help him survive.
Heart of a Boy
2006
5.0A spaghetti western in science fiction clothing. Competing female bounty hunters track down the ultimate treasure on a planet wracked with turmoil. A drug named psylenol has hit the streets, stolen from a secret military program and reconditioned to be an over-the-counter psychedelic. When the general populace starts developing telekinetic powers, the corrupt government of Zita declares martial law. When the film starts, a confiscated shipment of the drug has been stolen. Now the race is on to obtain the last supply of the most powerful drug in the universe!
Planetfall
2005
3.7A coven of beautiful young women sell their souls to the Devil and eagerly participate in Satanic rites. Demonia, Malucina, and Kardassa can't wait to cut a deal with the Dark Side for riches and fame.
Cauldron: Baptism of Blood
2004
6.0THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS, a new documentary by Kevin Sean Michaels (no blood relation to Ted, but the same spirit), is a rollicking look at the independent cinema and film pioneering of Ted V. Mikels, who has been producing films for over 60 years. Way before limited-budget action films became termed as "grindhouse," Ted was wowing audiences with his own special brand of guts, gore, humor, violence and most of all -- style. THE CORPSE GRINDERS 1 + 2, THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, 10 VIOLENT WOMEN, MISSION: KILLFAST, THE BLACK KLANSMAN, THE DOLL SQUAD, THE WORM EATERS and GIRL IN GOLD BOOTS are some of Ted's films that have made their cinematic mark.
The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
2008
2.7When a space ship containing hazardous material explodes over a small rural town, a deadly virus is unleashed upon the population, turning them into zombies. Only the alien being responsible for the terrible accident and a small group of survivors can stop the epidemic from spreading, but first they have to survive the experience.
Dead Country
2008
3.8Antonio owes the Robaldo family a hundred G's, Gray wants revenge on the street gang who mugged him, Jimmy's escaped from prison, and his brother/accomplice David has many serious mental conditions. Detective Brickley is hot on their trail willing to stop them with any means necessary, while a pair of rogue psychiatrists track them to discover the roots of David's condition. It isn't long before the paths of these characters cross with violent and tragic consequences. The result is a shocking and disturbing portrait of human nature at its worst that can only be summed up in one word: Malevolence.
Malevolence
2004
5.1The giant flesh-mangling meat grinder in the basement of the Lotus Cat Food Company is back in business under new management. And this time the popular 'food for cats who like people' has drawn the attention of an alien race of intelligent felines from the planet Ceta, whose food supply has been destroyed in their interplanetary war with dog-headed dinosaurs. With help from the U.S. government's 'men in black', the cat queen, Felina, negotiates a mega-deal with Lotus to supply her planet with food. This sudden increase in orders has the new owners scrambling for fresh – and not-so-fresh – human flesh to meet the growing demand.
The Corpse Grinders 2
2000
2.0Whilst wagging school, two teenagers stumble across a strange hybrid creature, a beast that is half man, half alien and all zombie, which has managed to make its way unseen across desolate countryside to the town of Pleasance.
Deader Country
2009
4.5Mondo Collecto is a thrilling documentary that boldly reveals the world of the Modern Collector. Produced by filmmaker R.P. Whalen and featuring Ted V. Mikels, Mondo Collecto is the result of a four year project that presents some of the most unusual collectors and collections that you will ever see!
Mondo Collecto
2006
1990s · 4 titles
4.1A C.I.A. recruited martial arts master is pitted against Las Vegas gangsters and a psychotic arms dealer supplying a diabolical terrorist organization with nuclear weapons.
Mission: Killfast
1991
2.6Vampires run amok in New York City.
Addicted to Murder 2: Tainted Blood
1998
3.0After a slave uprising, ten Black mistresses of a white landowner capture their master after he refuses to turn over his ill-gained wealth. A trial to decide his fate ensues.
Female Slaves Revenge
1997
4.8Escaped murderer Cal Lewis seeks revenge for those responsible for his incarceration. En route from Texas to Las Vegas, he crosses paths with young TV news reporter Deidre Holland, who quickly becomes his next target.
Dimension in Fear
1998
1960s · 2 titles
3.7For devilishly mad 'astro-scientist' Dr. DeMarco, a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies, and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting.
The Astro-Zombies
1968
3.3A trio of sex researchers discuss their strangest cases, with psychiatrist Dr. Ludwig von Sex describes five particular case histories from his new book, which are reenacted on screen.
Dr. Sex
1964
Series credits
Behind the camera
3.7For devilishly mad 'astro-scientist' Dr. DeMarco, a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies, and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting.
The Astro-Zombies
1968
3.7For devilishly mad 'astro-scientist' Dr. DeMarco, a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies, and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting.
The Astro-Zombies
1968
3.7For devilishly mad 'astro-scientist' Dr. DeMarco, a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies, and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting.
The Astro-Zombies
1968
3.4An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile to destroy an unspecific target in that country.
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
1979
3.6Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin occurring, the couple turn to Dr. Helsford for advice.
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils
1973
3.6Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin occurring, the couple turn to Dr. Helsford for advice.
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils
1973
3.6Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin occurring, the couple turn to Dr. Helsford for advice.
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils
1973
4.1When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat – the local graveyard. However, soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.
The Corpse Grinders
1971
4.1When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble, the owners decide to find a new, cheap source of meat – the local graveyard. However, soon cats develop a taste for human flesh, and tabbies are tearing out throats all over town.
The Corpse Grinders
1971
3.0A young woman with dreams of being a dancer moves to Hollywood with her draft-dodging boyfriend. While the man is forced to take a job as a janitor, his girlfriend enters the glamour of go-go dancing and the criminal world of drug trafficking.
Girl in Gold Boots
1968
4.6After a terrorist plot to sabotage a Cape Canaveral space mission is discovered, a squad of very attractive and very lethal spies have to locate the culprits.
The Doll Squad
1973
4.6After a terrorist plot to sabotage a Cape Canaveral space mission is discovered, a squad of very attractive and very lethal spies have to locate the culprits.
The Doll Squad
1973
4.6After a terrorist plot to sabotage a Cape Canaveral space mission is discovered, a squad of very attractive and very lethal spies have to locate the culprits.
The Doll Squad
1973
5.8Tina Davenport, newly arrived in a small town, comes up against a crazed group of survivalists who've killed a party of motorcyclists in the desert. They capture and rape her, but she escapes and seeks vengeance on them.
Angel of Vengeance
1987
5.8Tina Davenport, newly arrived in a small town, comes up against a crazed group of survivalists who've killed a party of motorcyclists in the desert. They capture and rape her, but she escapes and seeks vengeance on them.
Angel of Vengeance
1987
4.1A C.I.A. recruited martial arts master is pitted against Las Vegas gangsters and a psychotic arms dealer supplying a diabolical terrorist organization with nuclear weapons.
Mission: Killfast
1991
4.1A C.I.A. recruited martial arts master is pitted against Las Vegas gangsters and a psychotic arms dealer supplying a diabolical terrorist organization with nuclear weapons.
Mission: Killfast
1991
4.1A C.I.A. recruited martial arts master is pitted against Las Vegas gangsters and a psychotic arms dealer supplying a diabolical terrorist organization with nuclear weapons.
Mission: Killfast
1991
4.2Two loves are separated by a tragic accident but death cannot keep them apart. This is a haunting tale of love, life, death, and the intervention of the dead.
Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead
2015
4.2Two loves are separated by a tragic accident but death cannot keep them apart. This is a haunting tale of love, life, death, and the intervention of the dead.
Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead
2015
4.2Two loves are separated by a tragic accident but death cannot keep them apart. This is a haunting tale of love, life, death, and the intervention of the dead.
Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead
2015
4.1The existence of mankind hangs in the balance as two warring factions of aliens do battle. An invasion of Earth by aliens who plan to turn human beings into zombies by gathering high-level government officials and attempt to obtain certain knowledge and information. Meanwhile, a benevolent alien race arrives to stop the malevolent ones from succeeding with their plans.
Mark of the Astro-Zombies
2004
4.1The existence of mankind hangs in the balance as two warring factions of aliens do battle. An invasion of Earth by aliens who plan to turn human beings into zombies by gathering high-level government officials and attempt to obtain certain knowledge and information. Meanwhile, a benevolent alien race arrives to stop the malevolent ones from succeeding with their plans.
Mark of the Astro-Zombies
2004
4.1The existence of mankind hangs in the balance as two warring factions of aliens do battle. An invasion of Earth by aliens who plan to turn human beings into zombies by gathering high-level government officials and attempt to obtain certain knowledge and information. Meanwhile, a benevolent alien race arrives to stop the malevolent ones from succeeding with their plans.
Mark of the Astro-Zombies
2004
7.0Five year old Timmy needs a heart transplant to live. A community struggles to help him survive.
Heart of a Boy
2006
7.0Five year old Timmy needs a heart transplant to live. A community struggles to help him survive.
Heart of a Boy
2006
7.0Five year old Timmy needs a heart transplant to live. A community struggles to help him survive.
Heart of a Boy
2006
3.7When Astro-Zombies find a way to attack from the World Wide Web, all hell breaks loose. A stolen computer chip in Berlin, dead bodies in Florida, mind-blowing discoveries in a secret government lab – all add up to Astro-Zombies running amok – and this time, the entire world is in mortal danger.
Astro Zombies M4: Invaders from Cyberspace
2012
3.7When Astro-Zombies find a way to attack from the World Wide Web, all hell breaks loose. A stolen computer chip in Berlin, dead bodies in Florida, mind-blowing discoveries in a secret government lab – all add up to Astro-Zombies running amok – and this time, the entire world is in mortal danger.
Astro Zombies M4: Invaders from Cyberspace
2012
3.7When Astro-Zombies find a way to attack from the World Wide Web, all hell breaks loose. A stolen computer chip in Berlin, dead bodies in Florida, mind-blowing discoveries in a secret government lab – all add up to Astro-Zombies running amok – and this time, the entire world is in mortal danger.
Astro Zombies M4: Invaders from Cyberspace
2012
NRWhen two athletic girls are forced to become drug mules and are then murdered by the mob, their girlfriends from the gym unite to avenge their deaths.
Ten Violent Women: Part Two
2017
NRWhen two athletic girls are forced to become drug mules and are then murdered by the mob, their girlfriends from the gym unite to avenge their deaths.
Ten Violent Women: Part Two
2017
NRWhen two athletic girls are forced to become drug mules and are then murdered by the mob, their girlfriends from the gym unite to avenge their deaths.
Ten Violent Women: Part Two
2017
3.7A coven of beautiful young women sell their souls to the Devil and eagerly participate in Satanic rites. Demonia, Malucina, and Kardassa can't wait to cut a deal with the Dark Side for riches and fame.
Cauldron: Baptism of Blood
2004
3.7A coven of beautiful young women sell their souls to the Devil and eagerly participate in Satanic rites. Demonia, Malucina, and Kardassa can't wait to cut a deal with the Dark Side for riches and fame.
Cauldron: Baptism of Blood
2004
3.7A coven of beautiful young women sell their souls to the Devil and eagerly participate in Satanic rites. Demonia, Malucina, and Kardassa can't wait to cut a deal with the Dark Side for riches and fame.
Cauldron: Baptism of Blood
2004
4.3Hunky businessman Cliff and his lovely wife Mindy move from Grand Rapids to Los Angeles, where they take up residence in an apartment complex where several beautiful young women also live.
One Shocking Moment
1965
4.3Hunky businessman Cliff and his lovely wife Mindy move from Grand Rapids to Los Angeles, where they take up residence in an apartment complex where several beautiful young women also live.
One Shocking Moment
1965
4.3Hunky businessman Cliff and his lovely wife Mindy move from Grand Rapids to Los Angeles, where they take up residence in an apartment complex where several beautiful young women also live.
One Shocking Moment
1965
6.4After his daughter is killed by the KKK, a black man seeks revenge by passing as white and becoming a Klansman.
The Black Klansman
1966
