Fade to Black (1980)
Jun 18, 2014Movie-Obsessed Psycho
A clever little psycho film concerning a killer who is obsessed with classic movies. This was doing the movie-inspired psychos thing way before Scream and with quite a degree of ingenuity
Tim Thomerson
Jekyll and Hyde … Together Again (1982)
Sep 2, 2003Jekyll and Hyde Spoof
Extremely silly and at times undeniably funny spoof on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – here Dr Jekyll becomes a coke addict who snorts his formula and turns into a swinger with a giant afro
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983)
Jun 3, 2002Planetary Adventure
Early Charles Band film made in the mid-80s 3D revival fad. A cheap planetary adventure that feels like a collage of other SF films around at the time, most notably Star Wars and Mad Max 2
Trancers (1985)
May 5, 2003Time-Travelling Detective
One of the more enjoyable films from Charles Band with Tim Thomerson giving a highly entertaining performance as a hard-boiled detective travelled back from the future
Zone Troopers (1986)
Apr 2, 1999GI's, Nazis & Crashed UFO
One of the best films from Charles Band's Empire Productions, a splendid homage to the GI film with a group of soldiers investigating a crashed UFO behind enemy lines
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Sep 9, 2001Oddball Post-Holocaust Quest
Overlooked work of considerable charms, this mashes the setting of Mad Max 2 and the plot of The African Queen with a sense of oddball humour. The show is stolen by Melanie Griffith as a tough wasteland tracker
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
Mar 2, 2016Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up
The very first ever team-up between Marvel Comics characters on the screen in which Bill Bixby's Hulk meets Thor. The film has a camp reputation because of its Thor who resembles a Swedish bodybuilder
Dollman (1990)
Aug 2, 2001Miniature Cop
A highly entertaining effort from Charles Band and Full Moon Productions directed by Albert Pyun featuring Tim Thomerson as a hard-boiled miniature alien cop come to Earth
Trancers II (1991)
May 1, 1999Time-Travelling Detective
The first of several sequels to Charles Band's Trancers with Tim Thomerson as a hard-boiled time-travelling detective. This does a passably okay job of following up on its predecessor
Dollman Vs. the Demonic Toys (1993)
Jun 1, 2004Miniature Cop vs Satanic Dolls
Full Moon production that offers the novelty of bringing together their Dollman and Demonic Toys franchises, although nearly a third of the film is comprised of recycled footage from said films
Nemesis (1993)
Feb 1, 2001Cyberpunk/Cyborg Takeover
Albert Pyun's finest film. It is another of his standard killer cyborg films but comes with an often hauntingly written gritty Cyberpunk edge that makes it quite unique
Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1995)
Mar 19, 1999Time-Travelling Killer Cyborgs
The third of Albert Pyun's Nemesis films about time-travelling cyborgs - not much plot just action scenes and some moments of undeniable strangeness
Red Team (2000)
Jun 15, 2004Rogue FBI Serial Killer-Hunting Team
Serial killer thriller about an FBI team who realise they are hunting a killer who targets other serial killers
Swarmed (2005)
Jun 24, 2025Killer Wasps
A formula Syfy Channel killer bug film wherein a new experimental insecticide creates a horde of deadly genetically tinkered wasps that run amok through a small town
Evil Bong (2006)
Jun 9, 2020Demonic Marijuana Bong
From Charles Band, this features a possessed marijuana bong that sucks those that imbibe inside into the simulation of a stripper bar where they lose their souls. Several sequels followed.