New limited edition Blu-ray box set celebrates the legacy of ‘80s genre film studio Empire Pictures Every horror and cult movie fan who came of age in the 1980s still speaks in hushed tones about the late, great Empire Pictures. Founded by producer and director Charles Band in 1983, the fabled studio and distributor was responsible for a tidal wave of amazing, imaginative and profitable horror, science fiction and fantasy films many of which have become definitive works and high water marks of their respective genres. Now, as a gift to the legion of rabid Empire fans out there, Band and Full Moon (in collusion with Shout!