Charles Band

Charles Band has my sincere respect as the reigning king of B-movie horror. Born in Los Angeles, this director and producer churned out horror comedies at a scale that is frankly staggering. I love the spirit behind it: when the budget is small, you win on imagination and sheer audacity, which feels like cinema at its roots. The George Pal Memorial Award shows his contribution to fantasy filmmaking was genuinely recognized. I am a sucker for creators who reject blockbuster conformity and lovingly defend their niche.

Name (English)

Charles Band

Name (Japanese)

チャールズ・バンド

Reading

ちゃーるず・ばんど

Born

December 27, 1951 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

film director / film producer / screenwriter / executive producer / author

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Time Machine Award
• The George Pal Memorial Award

• Official sitehttps://www.charlesband.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Band
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738410

Tags

• California
• film director
• film producer
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.