motion picture production distribution company founded 1988 headquarters los angeles united states key people charles band website official web site full moon features is an american motion picture production and distribution company headed by b movie veteran charles band . it is known for the direct to video series puppet master and subspecies as well as the innovative videozone featurette at the end of films through 1989 to 2013 . contents 1 history 1.1 full moon productions era 1988 1995 1.2 full moon studios era 1995 2002 1.3 shadow films era 2002 2004 1.4 the second full moon pictures era 2004 present 2 notable releases 3 references 4 external links history edit full moon productions era 1988 1995 edit full moon entertainment 1989 1995 logo after the collapse of band s previous film studio empire pictures he moved back to the united states from rome and opened full moon productions . band s goal with full moon was to create low budget horror sci fi and fantasy films while retaining a somewhat big budget look . in the united states full moon teamed with paramount pictures and pioneer home entertainment for direct to video releasing on vhs and laserdisc and the first release was the feature film directed by david schmoeller puppet master in 1989 . puppet master turned out to be a huge hit for full moon . following the film on vhs and laserdisc was a featurette entitled no strings attached which documents the making of puppet master . it featured interviews with cast and crew members including actor paul le mat and charles band himself . the next three releases shadowzone meridian kiss of the beast and crash and burn changing to full moon entertainment with the release of the latter all featured a making of presentation after the film . paramount however did not believe in the making of concept and forced band to pay for all of the additional tape needed . at the same time band also reissued two catalog titles tourist trap and parasite through paramount . some controversy arose however many years after the release of puppet master . in an interview on the website the terror trap puppet master director david schmoeller says that charles band owes him residuals as well as stating that charles band does not give credit to directors . schmoeller continues saying that band did not want him on the director s commentary on the dvd release of puppet master because it would reveal that someone else shared in the creation of full moon s biggest and most successful franchise . 1 with the fifth full moon release puppet master ii in 1991 full moon introduced videozone a behind the scenes video magazine . the average videozone featured an introduction by charles band the making of the movie you just watched an interview with someone involved in a future full moon release merchandise such as full moon t shirts posters and other assorted goods trailers and contact information . videozone tied together the comic book feel that band insisted with the full moon product . moonbeam entertainment logo full moon continued producing its releases throughout the early 90s sometimes as many as twelve releases a year and in 1993 founded two more labels torchlight entertainment specializing in soft core pornographic sci fi comedies and moonbeam entertainment specializing in family orientated sci fi and fantasy films . torchlight s first release was beach babes from beyond ; moonbeam s was prehysteria which actually became a high seller for distributor paramount and was one of the first full moon films to be sold as an inexpensive sell through product as most full moon features were sold on vhs as rental items with prices upwards of 100 for each tape . full moon studios era 1995 2002 edit in 1995 due to the direct to video market losing interest and financial ground with the rental market in addition to internal issues full moon entertainment separated from distributor paramount . full moon s halloween 1995 production castle freak was released on video unrated . after the releases of castle freak and oblivion 2 backlash band renamed full moon entertainment full moon studios for the feature vampire journals and used the name full moon pictures for the following film hideous . band continued to distribute all films on his own under then name of amazing fantasy entertainment until around 1999 when some of the films were distributed by the kushner locke company . with the release of shrieker in 1998 band enlisted the help of ohio based filmmaker and tempe entertainment founder j.r. bookwalter who had recently relocated to california . bookwalter was commissioned by band to begin editing features including curse of the puppet master . curse of the puppet master created due to demand from video retailers for a new installment of the puppet master franchise is not held in high regards with fans of the genre . to conserve costs as most full moon features were being made for much less than the paramount distributed films the film was put together using footage from the first five puppet master files as well as some new footage . however bookwalter s work got full moon noticed on apple.com where a story was published about bookwalter s editing of curse of the puppet master on his ibook in a hotel room in ohio . over the next several years full moon continued its releases and even introduced more labels alchemy entertainment big city pictures specializing in urban horror and science fiction films . surrender cinema replacing torchlight entertainment specializing in the same soft core science fiction as torchlight . cult video mainly used to re release old pre empire and empire era band films . pulp fantasy productions new films that don t fit the usual full moon mold . pulsepounders replacing moonbeam entertainment specializing in science fiction and fantasy films for families . bookwalter would eventually get the chance to direct a full moon film with the sequel to witchouse witchouse 2 blood coven . it was bookwalter s first film on 35mm and with it opened a new door for bookwalter s tempe entertainment . starting with horror vision tempe entertainment was hired to produce several full moon films for band . all of these films were shot on dv a first for full moon and were primarily made for under 60 000 with witchouse 3 demon fire completed for 26 000 . the films were produced under very tight schedules some being shot in as little as nine days . while the production drawbacks were high in each situation this opportunity gave new exposure to bookwalter and tempe who was accustomed to producing films on shoestring budgets . once again the industry changed and band decided to end the full moon label with the 2002 release of jigsaw . during this era of full moon band secured a weekly television series on the sci fi channel called william shatner s full moon fright night . veteran actor william shatner hosted full moon films with wraparounds as well as interviews with many of sci fi s most notable personalities including stan lee and jeffrey combs . tempe also received exposure here as horrorvision was included in this short lived series . with the release of 2000 s the dead hate the living band dropped the videozone name and produced behind the scenes featurettes without a masthead . shadow films era 2002 2004 edit shadow films logo blockbuster entertainment a longtime supporter of the full moon brand requested the company produce a slasher film due to the late 90s resurgence of this subgenre thanks to scream and i know what you did last summer . with the help of an uncredited tempe entertainment band produced bleed and acquired keith walley s scared renaming it cut throat . band produced only two more films officially under the shadow name birthrite delta delta die . another keith walley film speck was acquired . william shatner s dv science fiction movie groom lake produced by j.r. bookwalter became notorious as one of the most expensive films of the modern era of full moon . wizard video logo band also decided around this time to bring back an old label used in the empire era named wizard video which distributed cult like films . this modern rendition saw the release of tempe s skinned alive and ozone renamed street zombies for the wizard release . however due to low sales another tempe film bloodletting which was also renamed i ve killed before was dropped from the release schedule . in 2003 charles band entered into a deal with 20th century fox to produce a low budget horror movie . fox would distribute the movie and band would retain copyrights . the film was directed by j.r. bookwalter and named deadly stingers . in the tradition of the giant killer bug movies deadly stingers was about giant scorpions taking over a town . however after the film was completed it was shelved due to a decline in the industry and low sales of another similar project at fox excluding full moon entitled dark wolf . the film was shown at the frightvision horror festival in 2003 but has yet to see release on dvd blu ray or vod . 3 a teaser trailer for the film does exist on j.r. bookwalter s tempe entertainment web site . the second full moon pictures era 2004 present edit in late 2003 band began work on his first 35 mm film in years dr. moreau s house of pain . the film released in january 2004 also marked the official return of the name full moon pictures . however the film s video releases all contain the name of shadow entertainment but the film s trailer contains the full moon pictures logo . quickly before the release of dr. moreau s house of pain full moon released puppet master the legacy a greatest hits film that contained the best scenes from all up to that point seven puppet master films with about 20 minutes of a wrap around story and very bad puppet effects string rods can be seen in almost every scene featuring the puppets . once again all video releases said shadow entertainment but the trailer contained the full moon pictures logo . on the heels of puppet master the legacy band quickly cut together tomb of terror horrific and urban evil . these three films edited by horrorvision director danny draven were clip shows that showed off the best in full moon s library . after the release of those films band re christened the full moon name to full moon features . full moon features intends to take more time making films with considerably higher budgets and on 35 mm film and as of july 2006 has focused on that with the exceptions of when puppets and dolls attack monsters gone wild and aliens gone wild all clip shows . in 2005 charles band embarked on the full moon horror roadshow a traveling live full moon inspired show featuring band and actors actresses from past full moon films . some shows also featured his son alex band . at all shows band offered a contest for a chance for a member of the audience to have a part in a future full moon feature . as of 2009 none of these winners had received their roles . however on august 27 2009 band blogged that those who were chosen would have the opportunity to be cast in his next project . 2 band continued the roadshow in 2006 this time putting it in smaller venues . a similar contest offering a part in a movie was held at these events . in 2011 contest winners were contacted for the chance to be extras in the movie gingerdead man 3 saturday night cleaver . available