Empire Of The 'B's - The Authorized History of Empire Pictures Out Now

The complete title of this thing appears to be Empire of the 'B's - The Mad Movie World of Charles Band: The Authorized History of Empire Pictures. You can order your copy directly from Full Moon.

The first 100 copies of the book will be signed and numbered by Empire Pictures/Full Moon Features founder Charles Band!

The 'Pulse-pounding' saga of the Charles Band Empire...

Charles Robert Band is one of the last great B-movie survivors–a genuine pioneer who, over four decades, forged such a unique path through the no man’s land of independent genre cinema that many thought him more than capable of seizing legendary producer Roger Corman’s long-held crown as ‘King of the B-movies’. The 1970s through to the late 1980s was the last great ‘golden age’ for the B-movie community, and with a non-stop series of grindhouse classics like Laserblast, Parasite, Re-Animator and Dolls for his own company Empire Pictures, it was the era that saw Charles Band take his rightful place in the indie hall of fame as Emperor of the ‘B’s.
FOREWORD by Stuart Gordon

Delirium - Charles Band Launches The Official Full Moon Magazine

I love a good horror magazine, I've got a 70 pound box of them in my storage unit, but unfortunately magazine pricing went apeshit in the last 6 or 7 years so I very rarely pick them up anymore. I did pick up a HorrorHound issue last year for $7, which isn't bad, but magazines like Rue Morgue or Fangoria cost a fortune now, like $10 an issue. I say an 80 page magazine shouldn't cost $10 unless it's packed cover to cover with aggressively raunchy porn, and even then it hardly seems worth it when you have infinite porn resource like the internet at your fingertips.

Either way, high price or not this does seem like it should be pretty cool from the write up at least:

"Full Moon presents DELIRIUM magazine - a bi-monthly, pulp-fiction-salute print periodical dedicated to exploring and celebrating the joy of making movies. For over four delirious decades, filmmaker Charles Band has created some of cinema’s weirdest and wildest horror, fantasy and exploitation genre movies.

This is a bloody, bold, and beautiful magazine published by Band, produced by the Full Moon Features team and edited by filmmaker, film journalist and FANGORIA Magazine editor-in-chief Chris Alexander. DELIRIUM features exclusive interviews, bizarre stories, garish photos from Band’s expansive and foreboding vaults (many of which have never been seen before), posters, retrospectives, special FX make-up secrets, laughs, shocks, thrills and chills.

Delirium will be published 6 times a year and will not be sold on newsstands. The only way to get it is by subscribing at DeliriumMagazine.com or purchasing it directly from the Full Moon booth at one of the near 200 fan conventions coming up nationwide!"

You can grab the premiere issue for $10, or snatch a 1-year, 6-issue subscription for $45 directly from Full Moon.

At Last Gingerdead Man Takes on Evil Bong

Full Moon's long awaited* Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong is out October 29th (again with this date?). I'm not particularly into these movies - meaning I've seen the first Evil Bong and that's it, but I do enjoy this cover art with Gingerdead Slim Pickensing Evil Bong.

For the first time in Full Moon's history, we will be releasing two unique versions of the same movie!  Watch the regular version of Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong first, then get ready for an even wilder trip with the Ganja Version!

The Ganja Version of Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong is packed to the brim with interactive special features that happen in real time while the movie's playing.  At key points in the film, viewers can unlock extra scenes, learn useful trivia, and purchase gonzo exclusive merch.  The Ganja Version also includes the Full Moon Treasure Hunt, where viewers can earn prizes by spotting the special Golden Moons hidden throughout the film.  There's never been a movie watching experience quite like this before, so get ready to expand your mind with Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong!

Keep watching this page for even more Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong news as it nears its release date!
Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong
 
It's a War of the Colossal Freaks when serial killing cookie, GINGERDEAD MAN, tracks down the lone survivor of his murderous rampage, SARAH LEIGH (Robin Sydney), to take care of unfinished business. But his devious plans go up in smoke when Sarah meets LARNELL (John Patrick Jordan), who has a pint-sized problem of his own. The EVIL BONG, EEBEE, has been unleashed once again. Bodies begin to pile up as Gingerdead Man carves a path for them. Their only salvation is to turn to help from the dastardly Bong. It's one tough cookie versus one bad trip mother when the two Titans of Terror hash out a war in the Bong World. The stakes have never been higher.

If you're a big Full Moon fan you'll definitely want to throw down some extra money for what I believe to be the world's first Cereal Box Special Edition. Before you sit down to watch a man sized cookie fight a diabolic bong you can pour yourself a bowl of knock off Cookie Crisp. The cereal comes with a copy of the DVD, plus a free prize in every box.

Eat the Gingerdead Man cookie for dessert and wake up the next morning for a bowl full of NOOKIE CRISP! If you're high enough to have the munchies, you can flip the box around, pretend it's a whole other brand of cereal, and pour yourself another bowl of... WEEDIES!

'What's in the box?!?'
1: A full, 11.5 oz bag of delicious crunchy cookie cereal!
2: The mega-mashup, colossal-crosssover DVD, "Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong," fortified with super-special features!
3: A surprise collector's item gift in EVERY BOX!!! 

Check out the official site here.

 * I don't know anyone who watches Full Moon movies so I have no idea if this is actually "long awaited", I was just trying to spruce up the sentence a bit.

Unlucky Charms - It's Magically Booblicious

Unlucky Charms, the latest epic from Charles Band promises big titted women being terrorized by a monstrous midget. Out this July on home video and VOD.

Five beautiful girls vie for a chance to become the spokesmodel for diva DeeDee DeVille's (Jeryl Prescott Sales from "The Walking Dead") new high-end line of lingerie. The claws come out when the competition gets fierce, but when they begin to disappear one by one, they soon find that they are competing for their lives. DeeDee invokes four mythical beings - The Cyclops, The Banshee, The Hobgoblin and the mischievous, red leprechaun, Farr Darrig - from an ancient charm bracelet to steal the girls' souls, but the creatures from the underworld have plans of their own. Whomever wields the power of these UNLUCKY CHARMS, beware. They're magically malicious! 

Produced and Directed by Charles Band. Starring Tiffany Thornton, Seth Peterson, Charlie O'Connell, Nathan Phillips, Nikki Leigh, Alex Rose Wiesel, Masuimi Max, Mike Diva, Peter Badalamenti, Ben Woolf, Katrina Kemp, with Anna Sophia Berglund and Jeryl Prescott Sales.

Blue Öyster Cult - Bad Channels

Found the soundtrack from the 1992 Full Moon film, Bad Channels, an attempted Sci-Fi Comedy from Subspecies director Ted Nicolaou. Sadly, Bad Channels isn't very good, or very entertaining, but it is notable for it's soundtrack. Well that and the fact that it stars Martha Quinn, one of the original veejays from MTV from way back when MTV had some kind of reason to have that "M" in the name. Anyway, the soundtrack. In addition to featuring two Blue Oyster Cult songs (which I believe are only available on this album), BOC's guitarist Buck Dharma is credited with writing the score. Apart from the Blue Oyster Cult songs and Buck Dharma score, the album also features several songs by a few unknown bands - Joker, Fair Game, Sykotik Sinfoney, and DMT.

I can't explain why, but the song "Manic Depresso (I'm So Happy)" by Sykotik Sinfony (and the accompanying video featured in the film) scares the living hell out of me. I can watch the scariest of horror films and not bat an eye, but I refuse to ever watch the video from this song again. I don't know, I think it's that little guy in the nun costume. In theory, a little crossdressing nun wailing EVH-style on a guitar while wearing a creepy Halloween mask is hilarious, but frankly it really creeps me out. A lot. In fact the whole band does, but mostly that nun guy, his image is burned into my brain. If you click on the link above, you can find the video I'm talking about on that site. The horror.

1. Demon's Kiss-Blue Oyster Cult
2. The Horsemen Arrive-Blue Oyster Cult
3. That's How It Is-Joker
4. Jane Jane (The Hurricane)-Joker
5. Somewhere In The Night-Fair Game
6. Blind Faith-Fair Game
7. Manic Depresso-Sykotik Sinfoney
8. Mr Cool-Sykotik Sinfoney
9. Myth Of Freedom-DMT
10. Touching Myself Again-DMT
11. Little Old Lady Polka-The Ukelaliens
12. Bad Channels Overture
13. Power Station
14. Power Station II
15. Shadow
16. VU
17. Cosmo Rules But Lump Controls
18. Battering Ram
19. This Dude Is Fucked
20. Pick Up Her Feed
21. Spray That Scumbag
22. Out Of Station
23. Tree Full Of Owis
24. Cookie In Bootle
25. Corky Gets It
26. Eulogy For Corky
27. Spore Bomb
28. Remodeling
29. Ginger Snaps
30. Moon Gets It