Raised and educated in Texas. Studied at the University of Texas at Austin. Charles has worked in the entertainment industry since 1993 when he was hired on “Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. A career in film and television lead to writing. Mentored by five-time bestseller Edwin “Bud” Shrake, Charles dived into screenwriting, journalism and adventure writing. An animal lover and Atheist, Charles now lives in Los Angeles, wandering the beaches naked with a spear gun, waiting for nasty things to come out of the darkness..