Charles Band

Career Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his movies, he formed Empire Pictures in 1983. At its height, Empire would release an average of two films a month, one theatrically and one on home video. Movies released by Empire included Ghoulies and Ghoulies II, and the cult classic Re-Animator.

Empire folded in 1988, due to financial difficulties. Band would found Full Moon Productions the same year. Full Moon releases include the Puppet Master and Subspecies series. Full Moon's family-oriented label Moonbeam Entertainment released the Prehysteria! trilogy.

In 2021, Harper Collins published Band's best-selling autobiography Confessions of a Puppetmaster, charting his entire history in the business to date.

Personal life Band was born in Los Angeles, California. He is Jewish. He is the son of director-producer Albert Band, and brother of composer Richard Band. Band's grandfather was the artist Max Band. With his former wife Meda, Band had two children, including Alex, the vocalist for the band The Calling. He had two sons with his former wife Debra Dion. Band is currently married to actress Robin Sydney. Filmography As director Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973, as Carlo Bokino) Crash! (1977) Parasite (1982) Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) The Alchemist (1983, as James Amante) The Dungeonmaster (1984, segment "Heavy Metal") Trancers (1985) Pulse Pounders (1988) Meridian: Kiss of the Beast (1990) Crash and Burn (1990) Trancers II (1991) Doctor Mordrid (1992) Prehysteria! (1993) Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993) Head of the Family (1996, as Robert Talbot) Mystery Monsters (1997, as Robert Talbot) Hideous! (1997) The Creeps (1997) Blood Dolls (1999) NoAngels.com (2000) Full Moon Fright Night (2002, TV Series) Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003) Dr. Moreau's House of Pain (2004) Decadent Evil Dead (2005) Doll Graveyard (2005) The Gingerdead Man (2005) Petrified (2006) Evil Bong (2006) The Haunted Casino (2007) Decadent Evil Dead II (2007) Dangerous Chucky Dolls (2008) Evil Bong II: King Bong (2009) Skull Heads (2009) Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of Bong (2011) Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011) DevilDolls (2012) The Dead Want Women (2012) Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012) Ooga Booga (2013) Blood of 1000 Virgins (2013, Documentary) Nazithon: Decadence and Destruction (2013, Documentary) Unlucky Charms (2013) Bada$$ Mothaf**kas (2013, Documentary) Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong (2013) The Haunted Dollhouse (2013) Trophy Heads (2014) Evil Bong 420 (2015) Kings of Cult (2015, Documentary) Evil Bong: High 5 (2016) Ravenwolf Towers: The Feature (2016) Ravenwolf Towers (2016, TV Series) Fists of Fury (2016) Evil Bong 666 (2017) Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017) Evil Bong 777 (2018) Bunker of Blood: Chapter 2 - Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts (2018) Death Heads: Brain Drain (2018) Vampire Slaughter: Eaten Alive (2018) Bunker of Blood: Chapter 6: Zombie Lust: Night Flesh (2018) Bunker of Blood: Chapter 8: Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen (2018) Corona Zombies (2020) Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King (2020) Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 (2020) Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (2022) Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-in Jamboree! (2024) Barbenheimer (TBA)