Chas Balun

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Chas Balun


Born
in Compton, California, The United States
June 12, 1948

Died
December 18, 2009

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Chas Balun was without a doubt a horror fan's horror fan. Renowned for his brutally blunt and profane in-your-face wildman writing style, wholehearted and unapologetic love for hardcore gruesome horror splatter cinema, and, most of all, his trademark savagely witty, sardonic, and unconventional iconoclastic perspective, Chas was a true cult figure of horror journalism with a strong and substantial fan following. Born in 1948 in Compton, California, Balun grew up as a hippie in the 1960s in Southern California. He wrote his first book "The Connoissseur's Guide to the Contemporary Horror Film" in 1983. Chas became a regular contributing writer for "Fangoria" magazine in 1987 starting with issue # 62. He achieved his greatest enduring cult fam ...more

Average rating: 3.98 · 768 ratings · 50 reviews · 30 distinct works
The Deep Red Horror Handbook

4.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1989
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Lucio Fulci: Beyond the Gates

3.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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More Gore Score: Brave New ...

4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1995
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Beyond Horror Holocaust: A ...

4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2003
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Gore Score 2001: The Splatt...

4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2000
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Horror Holocaust

3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1986
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Connoisseur's Guide to Cont...

4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions
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Deep Red

4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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The Gore Score

4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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Ninth and Hell Street

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3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1990
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