Chas Balun

Charlie 'Chas' Balun (1948 – December 18, 2009) was an American film critic and writer for several horror magazines. He contributed to Fangoria and to Gorezone.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Balun died of cancer on December 18, 2009 at the age of 61.

Books

• The Connoissseur's Guide to the Contemporary Horror Film (1983)
• Deep Red Horror Handbook Fantaco Enterprises (July 1989) ISBN 0-938782-12-6
• The Gore Score Fantaco Publications (June 1987) ISBN 0-938782-06-1
• Gore Score 2001: The Splatter Years Obsidian Books (November 2000) ISBN 1-891480-16-2
• Horror Holocaust Fantaco Enterprises, 1986 ISBN 0-938782-05-3
• Beyond Horror Holocaust: A Deeper Shade of Red Fantasma Books (December 15, 2003) ISBN 1-888214-08-2
• More Gore Score: Brave New Horrors Key West, FL : Fantasma Books, c1995. ISBN 0-9634982-9-0
• Lucio Fulci : beyond the gates by Chas. Balun ; [special introduction by Antonella Fulci]. 2nd ed. Key West, Fla. : Fantasma Books, 1997. ISBN 1-888214-07-4
• Ninth and Hell Street (novel) Fantaco Enterprises (April 1990) ISBN 0-938782-13-4

References

1. ^ Townsend, Sylvia (January 16, 1988). "BLOOD HOUND While Horror Movies Tend to Turn Some Pale, Critic/Artist Delights in More and More Gore". Los Angeles Times: pp. 9, Orange County Life. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58803449.html?dids=58803449:58803449&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16%2C+1988&author=SYLVIA+TOWNSEND&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=BLOOD+HOUND+While+Horror+Movies+Tend+to+Turn+Some+Pale%2C+Critic%2FArtist+Delights+in+More+and+More+Gore&pqatl=google. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
2. ^ Chas Balun at the Internet Movie Database
3. ^ "Chas. Balun R.I.P.". ShockTillYouDrop.com. 2009-12-30. http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13458. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
4. ^ "DEEP RED: The Official Chas Balun Website". Zombiebloodbath.com. http://www.zombiebloodbath.com/deepred.html. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
5. ^ "R.I.P. Chas. Balun (1948-2009)". Fangoria.com. http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/15-rip/4872-rip-chas-balun-1948-2009.html. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 

External links

• Chas Balun at the Internet Movie Database
• [1] Interview

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Name	Balun, Chas
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Date of birth	1948
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Date of death	December 18, 2009
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