Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies.

Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his movies, he formed Empire Pictures in 1983.

At its height, Empire would release an average of two films a month, one theatrically and one on home video.

Full Moon releases include the Puppet Master and Subspecies series.

Full Moon's family-oriented label Moonbeam Entertainment released the Prehysteria!