Portrait of Charles Band

Production

Charles Band

Career

Active from 1962 to 2026, with a break from 1963 to 1972, busiest in 2013 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score39/100
Highest rated
Poster for Trancers
Trancers
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 231 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Band Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Catharsis
    3.1, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Practical Effects 8
  • Gore 7
  • B-Movie 7
  • Cult Classic 6
  • Cult Film 5
  • Body Horror 5
  • Low-Budget 4
  • Meta-Narrative 4
  • Gothic Horror 4
  • Psychological Horror 4
  • Exploitation Film 4
  • Grotesque Imagery 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

468
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

17 titles
Head of the Family II: Sirens of Seduction
Head of the Family II: Sirens of Seduction

Producer, Director

Autonomous
Autonomous

Producer

Dungeon Dolls
Dungeon Dolls

Producer

The Lost Girl's Private Diary
The Lost Girl's Private Diary

Executive Producer

Bad CGI Werewolves!
Bad CGI Werewolves!

Executive Producer

Videozone: Making of Subspecies
Videozone: Making of Subspecies

Producer

Catacombs of Horror
Catacombs of Horror

Producer

Hourglass
Hourglass

Executive Producer

Surprise Party
Surprise Party

Executive Producer

Untitled Puppet Master Reboot
Untitled Puppet Master Reboot

Characters

Buried Secrets
Buried Secrets

Producer, Story

Puppet Master: Furnace Leech Woman
Puppet Master: Furnace Leech Woman

Producer, Writer

2020s

97 titles ยท average score 42
Robotica
Robotica (2026)

Producer, Director

Dungeons of Ecstasy
Dungeons of Ecstasy (2026)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer, Director

Prompt
Prompt (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Director

Evil Bong-A-Thon!
Evil Bong-A-Thon! (2025)

Producer, Director

Death Streamer
Death Streamer (2024)
GoodWatch score 32

Producer, Director

Evil Bong 888: Infinity High
Evil Bong 888: Infinity High (2024)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer, Original Story

Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree!
Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree! (2024)

Director, Producer

AIMEE. The Visitor
AIMEE. The Visitor (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

Producer, Original Story

Bring Her to Me
Bring Her to Me (2023)
GoodWatch score 37

Executive Producer, Story

Famous T&A 2
Famous T&A 2 (2022)

Director, Producer

Corona Zombies
Corona Zombies (2020)
GoodWatch score 26

Director, Producer

Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King
Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King (2020)
GoodWatch score 28

Director, Producer

2010s

80 titles ยท average score 38
Evil Bong 777
Evil Bong 777 (2018)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Original Story

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018)

Producer, Director

Puppet Master: Axis Termination
Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer, Director

Evil Bong: High-5!
Evil Bong: High-5! (2016)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Story, Producer

Evil Bong 420
Evil Bong 420 (2015)
GoodWatch score 35

Original Story, Director

Trophy Heads
Trophy Heads (2014)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Original Story

Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong
Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Story, Director

Ooga Booga
Ooga Booga (2013)
GoodWatch score 32

Story, Director

Unlucky Charms
Unlucky Charms (2013)
GoodWatch score 23

Producer, Director

Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer, Director

The Dead Want Women
The Dead Want Women (2012)
GoodWatch score 21

Story, Producer

Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong
Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

Director, Producer

2000s

80 titles ยท average score 36
Charles Band's Evil Bong 2: King Bong
Charles Band's Evil Bong 2: King Bong (2009)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Producer

Dangerous Worry Dolls
Dangerous Worry Dolls (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

Director, Producer

Dead Man's Hand
Dead Man's Hand (2007)
GoodWatch score 32

Producer, Director

Decadent Evil 2
Decadent Evil 2 (2007)
GoodWatch score 26

Producer, Executive Producer

Charles Band's Evil Bong
Charles Band's Evil Bong (2006)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Story

Petrified
Petrified (2006)
GoodWatch score 32

Producer, Director

The Gingerdead Man
The Gingerdead Man (2005)
GoodWatch score 33

Producer, Director

Doll Graveyard
Doll Graveyard (2005)
GoodWatch score 36

Story, Producer

Possessed
Possessed (2005)

Executive Producer, Story

Decadent Evil
Decadent Evil (2005)
GoodWatch score 31

Story, Executive Producer

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain
Dr. Moreau's House of Pain (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Executive Producer

Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
GoodWatch score 27

Executive Producer, Director

1990s

125 titles ยท average score 44
Witchouse
Witchouse (1999)
GoodWatch score 36

Executive Producer, Story

Blood Dolls
Blood Dolls (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

Story, Director

Head of the Family
Head of the Family (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Producer

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer, Director

Arcade
Arcade (1993)
GoodWatch score 40

Story, Executive Producer

Prehysteria!
Prehysteria! (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Producer

Doctor Mordrid
Doctor Mordrid (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

Idea, Producer

Netherworld
Netherworld (1992)
GoodWatch score 36

Story, Executive Producer

Trancers II
Trancers II (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Original Story

Puppet Master II
Puppet Master II (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

Story, Executive Producer

Meridian
Meridian (1990)
GoodWatch score 42

Story, Director

Crash and Burn
Crash and Burn (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Executive Producer

1980s

59 titles ยท average score 42
Puppetmaster
Puppetmaster (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

Executive Producer, Story

Trancers: City of Lost Angels
Trancers: City of Lost Angels (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

Pulse Pounders
Pulse Pounders (1988)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Director

The Evil Clergyman
The Evil Clergyman (1988)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

Dolls
Dolls (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

From Beyond
From Beyond (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

Executive Producer

TerrorVision
TerrorVision (1986)
GoodWatch score 32

Executive Producer

Trancers
Trancers (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

The Dungeonmaster
The Dungeonmaster (1984)
GoodWatch score 22

Original Story, Producer

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
GoodWatch score 39

Director, Producer

The Alchemist
The Alchemist (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

Producer, Director

Parasite
Parasite (1982)
GoodWatch score 26

Director, Producer

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 44
Tourist Trap
Tourist Trap (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Laserblast
Laserblast (1978)
GoodWatch score 26

Producer

Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales (1978)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Idea

Auditions
Auditions (1978)

Producer, Idea

Cinderella
Cinderella (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

End of the World
End of the World (1977)
GoodWatch score 30

Producer

Crash!
Crash! (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Motorist (uncredited)

Mansion of the Doomed
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

The Last Foxtrot in Burbank
The Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer, Director

1960s

1 title ยท average score 58
The Avenger
The Avenger (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ascanio (Uncredited)