Fangoria is heartbroken to report that former Fango/Gorezone contributor Charlie (Chas.) Balun died on Friday, December 18, after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer. He was 61. Beginning with his first self-published book, 1983’s The Connoisseur’S Guide To The Contemporary Horror Film, Balun was instrumental in popularizing splatter films (especially Italian gore flicks) and independent horror cinema to millions of budding horror fans during the 1980s and ’90s. He became a Fangoria writer in 1987 with issue #62 (“Jason: The Sultan of Slaughter”) and was one of Gorezone’s original columnists, penning Piece o’ Mind from 1988 to 1991.
“Balun was a distinctive and unique voice in talking about horror,” says Fango editor Tony Timpone, who first hired Balun to write for the magazine. “He was no-holds-barred, funny and caustic. He called attention to countless films that would have gone largely ignored if not for his critiques. He also championed the little-guy filmmakers...
“Balun was a distinctive and unique voice in talking about horror,” says Fango editor Tony Timpone, who first hired Balun to write for the magazine. “He was no-holds-barred, funny and caustic. He called attention to countless films that would have gone largely ignored if not for his critiques. He also championed the little-guy filmmakers...
- 12/30/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA)
- Fangoria
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