Charles Band

Charles Band

Production

Born December 27, 1951 · Los Angeles, California, USA

98 films as director · Active 1973–2026

Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. Starting in the seventies, Band formed Charles Band Productions. Since then, Full Moon has…

Known for

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

2019

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2022

Troll

Troll

1986

In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

The Avenger

The Avenger

1962

Hollyweird

Hollyweird

1999

Kings of Cult

Kings of Cult

2015

Rewind This!

Rewind This!

2013

Directed(98)

Dungeons of Ecstasy

2026Dungeons of Ecstasy★ 10.0

The Devil Inside Her

2025The Devil Inside Her★ 10.0

Evil Bong-A-Thon!

2025Evil Bong-A-Thon!

City of Demons

2025City of Demons★ 6.0

Cutter's Club

2025Cutter's Club★ 5.8

Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

2025Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon★ 4.0

Prompt

2025Prompt★ 5.8

Evil Bong 888: Infinity High

2024Evil Bong 888: Infinity High★ 5.2

Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree!

2024Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree!★ 6.0

Quadrant

2024Quadrant★ 6.7

Death Streamer

2024Death Streamer★ 3.5

Church of Chills: The First Event

2024Church of Chills: The First Event

Carnage Collection: Deadly Dollies

2023Carnage Collection: Deadly Dollies★ 2.5

AIMEE. The Visitor

2023AIMEE. The Visitor★ 4.5

Critters, Carnivores and Creatures

2023Critters, Carnivores and Creatures★ 3.0

Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited

2023Full Moon's Roadshow Revisited★ 3.0

Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance

2023Carnage Collection: Vicious Violence & Vengeance

Famous T&A 2

2022Famous T&A 2★ 6.5

Bad to The Bong: 16 Years of Ebee

2022Bad to The Bong: 16 Years of Ebee★ 1.0

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

2022Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror★ 2.5

The Seduction of Rose Parrish

2021The Seduction of Rose Parrish★ 2.0

Corona Zombies

2020Corona Zombies★ 3.8

Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King

2020Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King★ 3.0

Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51

2020Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51★ 4.3

Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen

2019Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen★ 3.2

Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors

2019Deadly Ten: Meet the Directors★ 2.0

Zombie Lust: Night Flesh

2019Zombie Lust: Night Flesh★ 1.5

Evil Bong 777

2018Evil Bong 777★ 4.1

Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain

2018Bunker of Blood Chapter 3: Death Heads: Brain Drain★ 3.8

Vampire Slaughter: Eaten Alive

2018Vampire Slaughter: Eaten Alive★ 4.7

Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts

2018Deadly Dolls: Deepest Cuts★ 5.5

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre★ 5.0

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

2018Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

Bunker of Blood Chapter 2: Deadly Dolls

2018Bunker of Blood Chapter 2: Deadly Dolls

Puppet Master: Axis Termination

2017Puppet Master: Axis Termination★ 4.9

Evil Bong 666

2017Evil Bong 666★ 5.1

Fists of Fury

2017Fists of Fury

Evil Bong: High-5!

2016Evil Bong: High-5!★ 2.7

Ravenwolf Towers

2016Ravenwolf Towers★ 4.7

Evil Bong 420

2015Evil Bong 420★ 4.0

Kings of Cult

2015Kings of Cult★ 7.7

Trophy Heads

2014Trophy Heads★ 4.6

Babes Behind Bars

2013Babes Behind Bars★ 2.3

Bada$$ Mothaf**kas

2013Bada$$ Mothaf**kas

The Haunted Dollhouse

2013The Haunted Dollhouse★ 6.2

Unlucky Charms

2013Unlucky Charms★ 3.3

Blood of 1000 Virgins

2013Blood of 1000 Virgins★ 5.4

Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong

2013Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong★ 3.8

Ooga Booga

2013Ooga Booga★ 3.1

Nazithon: Decadence and Destruction

2013Nazithon: Decadence and Destruction★ 4.3

DevilDolls

2012DevilDolls★ 4.7

The Dead Want Women

2012The Dead Want Women★ 3.2

Puppet Master X: Axis Rising

2012Puppet Master X: Axis Rising★ 4.4

Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong

2011Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong★ 4.1

Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt

2011Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt★ 3.5

Charles Band's Evil Bong 2: King Bong

2009Charles Band's Evil Bong 2: King Bong★ 3.8

Skull Heads

2009Skull Heads★ 3.8

Dangerous Worry Dolls

2008Dangerous Worry Dolls★ 4.0

Dead Man's Hand

2007Dead Man's Hand★ 3.8

Decadent Evil 2

2007Decadent Evil 2★ 3.3

Erotic Secrets

2007Erotic Secrets★ 4.3

Charles Band's Evil Bong

2006Charles Band's Evil Bong★ 3.5

Petrified

2006Petrified★ 3.1

Doll Graveyard

2005Doll Graveyard★ 5.1

The Gingerdead Man

2005The Gingerdead Man★ 3.9

Decadent Evil

2005Decadent Evil★ 3.8

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain

2004Dr. Moreau's House of Pain★ 4.2

Puppet Master: The Legacy

2003Puppet Master: The Legacy★ 3.5

NoAngels.com

2000NoAngels.com★ 3.3

Blood Dolls

1999Blood Dolls★ 4.6

Hideous!

1997Hideous!★ 5.3

Goobers!

1997Goobers!★ 5.0

The Creeps

1997The Creeps★ 4.5

Videozone: The Making of "The Creeps"

1997Videozone: The Making of "The Creeps"

Head of the Family

1996Head of the Family★ 5.5

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

1993Dollman vs. Demonic Toys★ 4.8

Prehysteria!

1993Prehysteria!★ 4.9

Doctor Mordrid

1992Doctor Mordrid★ 5.2

Trancers II

1991Trancers II★ 5.7

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"

1991Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"★ 6.0

Videozone: The Making of "The Pit & the Pendulum"

1991Videozone: The Making of "The Pit & the Pendulum"

Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"

1991Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"

Crash and Burn

1990Crash and Burn★ 4.4

Meridian

1990Meridian★ 4.6

The Evil Clergyman

1988The Evil Clergyman★ 6.3

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

1988Trancers: City of Lost Angels★ 5.8

Pulse Pounders

1988Pulse Pounders★ 5.0

1988The Dungeonmaster II: A Sorcerer’s Nightmare

Trancers

1984Trancers★ 5.9

The Dungeonmaster

1984The Dungeonmaster★ 5.0

Journeys through the Darkzone

1984Journeys through the Darkzone

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn

1983Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn★ 4.6

The Alchemist

1983The Alchemist★ 4.8

Parasite

1982Parasite★ 4.9

Crash!

1976Crash!★ 5.4

The Last Foxtrot in Burbank

1973The Last Foxtrot in Burbank★ 4.4

Bride of the Head of the Family

—Bride of the Head of the Family

Robotica

Acting(34)

2026Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band StorySelf

2024Church of Chills: The First EventSelf

2024In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994Self

Charles Band — Watchpile | Watchpile

2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsSelf

2024The Charles Band Empire!Self

2023Full Moon's Roadshow RevisitedSelf (archive footage)

2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf

2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowHost

2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee

2021Videozone 2021: Baby OopsieSelf

2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film BusinessSelf

2019Deadly Ten: Meet the DirectorsHimself

2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelf

2015Troll EmpireSelf

2015Kings of CultSelf

2014Toys of Terror: The Making of 'Dolls'Self

2013Videozone: Behind the Scenes of Gingerdead Man vs Evil Bong

2013Rewind This!Self

2013Hard Time: The Making of PrisonHimself

2006The Making of: Evil Bong

2006Full Moon Roadshow 2005

1999HollyweirdSelf

1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self

1993Videozone: Dollman vs Demonic Toys

1993Videozone: The Making of "Arcade"Himself

1991Videozone: The Making of "Dollman"

1991Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master III"

1991Shock Cinema: Volume OneHimself

1990Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"Self

1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf

1986TrollYoung Couple on T.V.

1976Crash!Motorist (uncredited)

1962The AvengerAscanio (Uncredited)

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire PicturesSelf