Chas Balun Explained

Charlie Richard Balun (June 12, 1948 – December 18, 2009) was an American writer and film critic for several horror magazines including Fangoria and Gorezone.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He died in California of cancer on December 18, 2009, aged 61.

Books

• The Connoisseur's Guide to the Contemporary Horror Film (1983)
• Deep Red Horror Handbook Fantaco Enterprises (July 1989)
• The Gore Score Fantaco Publications (June 1987)
• Gore Score 2001: The Splatter Years Obsidian Books (November 2000)
• Horror Holocaust Fantaco Enterprises, 1986
• Beyond Horror Holocaust: A Deeper Shade of Red Fantasma Books (December 15, 2003)
• More Gore Score: Brave New Horrors Key West, FL : Fantasma Books, c1995.
• Lucio Fulci : beyond the gates. 2nd ed. Key West, FL: Fantasma Books, 1997;
• Ninth and Hell Street (novel) Fantaco Enterprises (April 1990);

External links

• • https://web.archive.org/web/20110710233404/http://www.fearzone.com/blog/media-interview-getting-deep-red-with-chas-balun Interview

Notes and References

1. News: BLOOD HOUND While Horror Movies Tend to Turn Some Pale, Critic/Artist Delights in More and More Gore. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604060151/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58803449.html?dids=58803449:58803449&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16,+1988&author=SYLVIA+TOWNSEND&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=BLOOD+HOUND+While+Horror+Movies+Tend+to+Turn+Some+Pale,+Critic%2FArtist+Delights+in+More+and+More+Gore&pqatl=google. dead. June 4, 2011. Townsend. Sylvia. January 16, 1988. Los Angeles Times. 9. January 24, 2010.
2. Web site: Chas. Balun R.I.P.. ShockTillYouDrop.com. 2009-12-30. 2010-01-24.
3. Web site: DEEP RED: The Official Chas Balun Website . Zombiebloodbath.com. 2010-01-24.
4. Web site: R.I.P. Chas. Balun (1948-2009). Fangoria.com. 2010-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102053017/http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/15-rip/4872-rip-chas-balun-1948-2009.html. 2010-01-02. dead.