Chas Balun
From Fangoria's website: 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...
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Oh man, not a big surprise, but still sad. I greatly enjoyed his writing and art over the years.
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I have to say that not only am I saddened by this news, but the fact that we hear about it now on December 30th instead of after his passing on December 18th is puzzling? I wonder what the details...
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Sad news. Chas did so much to champion the cause of 'extreme' movies. Used to love to read his zine then be able to order VHS boots of the movies discussed from DEEP RED WORLD HEADQUARTERS. Remember...
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Sad sad news. I am one of the generation who got to experience the tail end of the FAMOUS MONSTERS days,got fully immersed in FANGORIA during my misspent youth and when that magazine was failing...
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I was a fan of DEEP RED and also read a lot of Chas' other stuff. Sorry to hear about this. It's bad enough reading about all the actors you loved while growing up heading to the great beyond. When...
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Was never a huge fan of his writing style but he certainly influenced a generation of DIY fanzine publishers and - like Michael Weldon and his Psychotronic books and magazine - helped make fans aware...
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How sad... As others said (especially Spoiler), Chas was instrumental in "exposing" me to more "extreme" cinema then even Fangoria would normally cover. While I wouldn't call him "William K. Everson",...
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This slipped by me. Seeing the date, I know why. I just handed my daughter the DEEP RED HORROR HANDBOOK to browse through, and I got to wondering what happened with Chas. I remembered that he had...
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