This page will serve as a main hub for all my reviews of Empire International, Full Moon and other Charles Band related films. As I complete them, this will be updated with links to the reviews. I’ve tried to make this list chronological and comprehensive, but I’m probably missing or wrong a few details. I’m not too worried about it though. And yes, I do plan on working my way through every one of these as long as I can find them (some of these are fairly obscure), so obviously this is going to be going on for quite a while. I realize how ridiculous this must look to even bother watching some of these, but I’m gonna give it go. As long as they’re fun, I’m game. Compilation films have been removed from the list.
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Pre-Empire Films
Last Foxtrot In Burbank (1973) [Lost]
Mansion Of The Doomed (1975)
Crash! (1977)
Cinderella (1977)
End Of The World (1977)
Auditions (1978)
Laserblast (1978)
Fairy Tales (1979)
Tourist Trap (1979)
The Day Time Ended (1980)
The Best Of Sex And Violence (1980)
Famous T&A (1982)
Parasite (1982)
Filmgore (1983)
Metalstorm: The Destruction Of Jared-Syn (1983)
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Empire International
Walking the Edge (1983)
The Alchemist (1984)
Ragewar AKA The Dungeonmaster (1985)
Ghoulies (1985)
Trancers (1985)
Zone Troopers (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Underworld AKA Transmutations (1985)
Dreamaniac (1986)
Troll (1986)
Eliminators (1986)
TerrorVision (1986)
Ghost Warrior (1986)
Robot Holocaust (1986)
Crawlspace (1986)
Breeders (1986)
From Beyond (1986)
Rawhead Rex (1986)
Vicious Lips (1987)
Valet Girls (1987)
Dolls (1987)
The Princess Academy (1987)
Enemy Territory (1987)
Necropolis (1987)
The Caller (1987)
Psychos in Love (1987)
Mutant Hunt (1987)
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987)
Galactic Gigolo (1987)
Creepozoids (1987)
Buy & Cell (1987)
Pulse Pounders (1988) [Unreleased]
Prison (1988)
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)
Cellar Dweller (1988)
Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
Catacombs (1988) aka Curse IV
Ghost Town (1988)
Transformations (1988)
Grotesque (1988)
Ghoulies II (1988)
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Cemetary High (1989)
Intruder (1989)
Dr. Alien (1989)
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
Arena (1989)
Deadly Weapon (1989)
The Occultist (1989)
Robot Jox (1990)
Spellcaster (1992)
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Full Moon Pictures Era (Including Related Companies & some Charles Band Exec. Prod. stuff)
Puppet Master (1989) (produced by Empire Pictures, released by Full Moon Features)
Shadowzone (1990)
Meridian (1990)
Crash and Burn (1990)
Puppet Master II (1991)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Trancers II (1991)
Subspecies (1991)
Present Memory (1991)
Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge (1991)
Dollman (1991)
Netherworld (1992)
Demonic Toys (1992)
Seedpeople (1992)
Bad Channels (1992)
Doctor Mordrid (1992)
Trancers III (1992)
Robot Wars (1993)
Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993)
Prehysteria! (1993)
Arcade (1993)
Mandroid (1993)
Remote (1993)
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
Puppet Master 4 (1993)
Beach Babes from Beyond (1993)
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994)
Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994)
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight (1994)
Oblivion (1994)
Lurking Fear (1994)
Dragonworld (1994)
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994)
Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994)
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994)
Shrunken Heads (1994)
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
Prehysteria! 2 (1994)
Beanstalk (1994)
Pet Shop (1995)
Leapin’ Leprechauns (1995)
Prehysteria! 3 (1995)
Josh Kirby… Time Warrior: Chapter 1, Planet of the Dino-Knights (1995)
Josh Kirby… Time Warrior: Chapter 2, The Human Pets (1995)
Castle Freak (1995)
Magic Island (1995)
Demon in the Bottle (1996)
Josh Kirby… Time Warrior: Chapter 3, Trapped on Toyworld (1995)
Zarkorr! the Invader (1996)
Josh Kirby… Time Warrior: Chapter 4, Eggs from 70 Million B.C. (1996)
Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)
Josh Kirby… Time Warrior: Chapter 5, Journey to the Magic Cavern (1996)
Josh Kirby… Time Warrior: Chapter 6, Last Battle for the Universe (1996)
Alien Abduction: Intimate Secrets AKA Forbidden Zone: Alien Abduction (1996)
Magic in the Mirror (1996)
Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996)
Head of the Family (1996)
Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1996)
Vampire Journals (1997)
Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen (1997)
Mystery Monsters (1997)
Hideous! (1997)
The Creeps (1997)
Little Ghost (1997)
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (1997)
Teen Knight (1998)
The Secret Kingdom (1998)
Shrieker (1998)
Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)
Femalien II (1998)
The Shrunken City (1998)
Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998)
Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island (1998)
Clockmaker (1998)
Talisman (1998)
Frankenstein Reborn! (1998)
The Werewolf Reborn! (1998)
Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998)
The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (1999)
Hollyweird (1999)
The Killer Eye (1999)
Phantom Town (1999)
Murdercycle (1999)
The Excalibur Kid (1999)
Shapeshifter (1999)
Witchouse (1999)
The Incredible Genie (1999)
Teenage Space Vampires (1999)
Blood Dolls (1999)
Totem (1999)
Retro Puppet Master (1999)
Ragdoll (1999)
Mysterious Museum (1999)
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)
The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
Sideshow (2000)
Voodoo Academy (2000)
Prison of the Dead (2000)
Witchouse 2: Blood Coven (2000)
Killjoy (2000)
The Vault (2000)
Task Force 2001 (2000)
Stitches (2001)
Horrorvision (2001)
Train Quest (2001)
Song of the Vampire (2001)
Demonicus (2001)
Vengeance of the Dead (2001)
Witchouse 3: Demon Fire (2001)
Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002)
Dead & Rotting (2002)
Hell Asylum (2002)
Cryptz (2002)
Trancers 6: Life After Deth (2002)
Groom Lake (2002)
Deathbed (2002)
Jigsaw (2002)
Bleed (2002)
Deadly Stingers (2003)
Birth Rite (2003)
Delta Delta Die! (2003)
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
Dr. Moreau’s House of Pain (2004)
Decadent Evil (2005)
Doll Graveyard (2005)
The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Urban Evil (2005)
Petrified (2006)
Evil Bong (2006)
Dead Man’s Hand (2007)
Decadent Evil II (2007)
Chinango (2007)
Dangerous Worry Dolls (2008)
Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust (2008)
Evil Bong II: King Bong (2009)
Skull Heads (2009)
Demonic Toys 2: Personal Demons (2010)
Killjoy 3 (2010)
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)
Evil Bond 3D: The Wrath of Bong (2011)
Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver (2011)
Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011)
The Dead Want Women (2012)
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Related Films
Troll 2 (1990)
Bride of Re-Animator (1991)
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College (1991)
Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys (2004)
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Great list! I think with enough popcorn and Tequila you might even be able to get through the whole thing. : ) And looking through the titles I think I’d like to revisit some of the Classic Band films. Thanks!
So far I haven’t been burned too bad by these, although Underworld and Dreamaniac were pretty bottom of the barrel stuff. I’m optimistic that I’ll make it through though! Charles Band has definitely presided over some fun films. Check out Zone Troopers if you never saw it, it’s fun.
It’s definitely hit and miss. I noticed you’ve got “The Dead Hate the Living” on your list. I remember really liking this one. It has a great, low-budget “we’re making a horror flick and loving it” energy to it. Fun stuff!
Yeah that list is just everything with Charles Band’s name on it, so I’ll definitely eventually get to that one. I just looked it up and it looks fun! So far I’ve been working somewhat chronological, starting with the Empire International films, but I’m thinking right now that maybe I should jump around more as I’m unsure of the quality of a lot of the later stuff.
Yeah, I think if I were you I would. Maybe even stagger them. Watch an old one, then a newer one. Whatever you choose, it’s one helluva project! : )
Hahaha yeah it’s gonna be a while before I’m done! I think I will jump around a bit more though, so I can have 80s and 90s movies to jump back to when the newer ones possibly disappoint.
I definitely think jumping around will help you get through some of these films. But you may want to sit while watching a few of them too. ; )
hahahaha yeah good one. I have been known to pause a movie and “do a lap around the room” to wake myself up, but jumping around may be a better idea.
It’s been awhile since I’ve stopped by this list! So, how’s the journey across the FULL MOON screenscape been going?
It’s been great! I love their stuff more than ever. When I look at the list it doesn’t look like I’ve made much progress, but I do one a week, so I swear I have! I’m probably still at least 18 months or so away from finishing all these, if not longer. I just finished the Subspecies series, so with that I’ve finished all of Full Moon’s major series. So that’s something!
Our comment conversation changed the way I was going through this set of films, so now I just pick something that sounds good, instead of going strictly chronological. It works really well with these, so thanks!