Charlie Richard Balun (June 12, 1948 – December 18, 2009) was an American writer and film critic for several

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'' and ''Gorezone''. 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);

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Interview 1948 births 2009 deaths American film critics 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers Deaths from cancer in California Place of birth missing Place of death missing American male novelists 20th-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers {{US-novelist-1940s-stub