29 episodes

Join trailblazing producer, director, best-selling author and B-movie mogul Charles Band as he invites you into his weird world. Every week, Charlie sits down in the epicenter of the Full Moon universe in Hollywood, telling true tales from the front lines of strange cinema and welcoming a cavalcade of his favorite famous humans to share space and spill all!

It’s the ULTIMATE pop culture sideshow; a funny, fascinating, insightful and often jaw-dropping exercise in un-PC fringe film culture banter, with one of genre film’s most iconic and enduring personalities serving as your ringmaster!

Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow Charles Band

    • TV & Film
    • 4.6 • 48 Ratings

Join trailblazing producer, director, best-selling author and B-movie mogul Charles Band as he invites you into his weird world. Every week, Charlie sits down in the epicenter of the Full Moon universe in Hollywood, telling true tales from the front lines of strange cinema and welcoming a cavalcade of his favorite famous humans to share space and spill all!

It’s the ULTIMATE pop culture sideshow; a funny, fascinating, insightful and often jaw-dropping exercise in un-PC fringe film culture banter, with one of genre film’s most iconic and enduring personalities serving as your ringmaster!

    Episode 22 | Darcy The Mail Girl Interviews Charles Band

    Episode 22 | Darcy The Mail Girl Interviews Charles Band

    This week, we close out 2022 with our pal Diana Prince, who joins Charlie to talk about horror movies and other macabre madness while also answering a bunch of bonkers fan questions! Get ready for a banger of a climax to a pretty awesome first year of Full Moon's Freakshow!

    • 39 min
    Episode 21 | Jim Wynorski

    Episode 21 | Jim Wynorski

    This week on the Freakshow is a newly minted member of the Full Moon family and one of the most important B movie directors in history: the one, the only Jim Wynorski, director of THE LOST EMPIRE, CHOPPING MALL, BIG BAD MAMA 2 and THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING as well as the upcoming KILLBOTS!

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Episode 20 | Joe Begos

    Episode 20 | Joe Begos

    This week, Charlie welcomes another buzz name in indie horror to the show: New England born writer, director Joe Begos! Joe first made a dent in the world of strange cinema with his 2013 sci-fi shocker ALMOST HUMAN and followed that with his critically acclaimed exploding head saga THE MIND'S EYE. Splatter-filled flicks like the punk rock vampire film BLISS and the epic survival shoot-em-up VFW starring DON'T BREATHE's Steven Lang and Fred "The Hammer" Williamson followed leading to his latest flick, the carnage filled Christmas slasher CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS, featuring a maniacal robotic department store Santa going on a bloody rampage.

    • 49 min
    Episide 19 | Joe Lynch

    Episide 19 | Joe Lynch

    This week, Charlie welcomes LA based filmmaker Joe Lynch to the show! Lynch started his career in rock videos, before making his directorial debut in 2007's WRONG TURN 2, the direct to video sequel to the Stan Winston horror classic. Among his storied credits are serving as co-creator (with fellow horror director Adam Green) of the TV show HOLLISTON, the horror/comedy omnibus CHILLERAMA, the Peter Dinklage/Steve Zahn film KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM and most recently, the acclaimed MAYHEM starring Steven Yuen from THE WALKING DEAD and TVs CREEPSHOW. Lynch is also a podcaster and esteemed horror culture personality and we're excited to have him on the show!

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Episode 18: Mick Garris {Part 2}

    Episode 18: Mick Garris {Part 2}

    The conversation continues with Mick Garris, the man behind such genre faves as CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE, PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING and NIGHTMARE CINEMA as well as the Stephen King classic SLEEPWALKERS and the epic TV adaptations of King's THE STAND and THE SHINING. 

    • 45 min
    Episode 18 | Mick Garris {Part One}

    Episode 18 | Mick Garris {Part One}

    In this epic, two-part interview, Charlie talks to director, writer, producer and podcaster Mick Garris, the man behind such genre faves as CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE, PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING and NIGHTMARE CINEMA as well as the Stephen King classic SLEEPWALKERS and the epic TV adaptations of King's THE STAND and THE SHINING. In 2005, he created the acclaimed MASTERS OF HORROR, an insanely ambitious TV series that amassed a staggering collection of talented directors like Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper and Dario Argento. Mick is a man of limitless talent and vision and a creator who has dedicated his life to strange cinema.

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

momo_2121 ,

Great show for movie fans

As someone who has always loved the lower budget type movies and monster movies, this podcast has been a blast. Learning about the history of a section of Hollywood that’s usually ignored has been fantastic. Charlie and his guests are amazing and I can’t wait for next season. Hopefully Joe Bob and Roger Coorman return. It would also be nice to hear from Dare Taylor and Diana Prince again.

DESAR ,

spettacolo fantastico! Awesome show

This is such a fun podcast. I listen to a lot of podcasts (and have been on them) and what really makes them is the quality of the recording, the host’s personality, and the variety of guests. This show nails it in all of them. Charles brings up bits of his own life experiences when talking to guests to bridge the conversation. You can tell he is a natural conversationalist. If you are interested in horror, sci-fi, B-movies and/or Full Moon Features check it out.

Dashing jhot ,

Awesome

Please do a interview with Trent Haaga aka Killjoy. I’ve been want to learn about the Killjoy franchise. Awesome podcast so far.

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