Charlie Carl Carlson, Jr. (born in Sanford, Florida), is an American author, novelist, actor, and film producer. Known as "Florida's Man in Black" or "Master of the Weird", Mr. Carlson specializes in paranormal, strange events and places, and many historical books. Mr. Carlson has also produced and acted in radio shows and movie productions related to his genre. Charlie Carlson joined the US Army and spent two tours in Vietnam with the famed 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse) and after 25 years retired as a Command Sergeant Major. Charlie Carlson went on to become a showman of outdoor attractions and began his writing career as author of several Florida history books and the Civil War. In 1997 he began writing about Florida folklore and published the successful book, "Strange Florida" and portrayed Professor Charles Morehouse on the SciFi Channel's "Curse of the Blair Witch." He has produced and appeared in other movies and television documentaries. He is a frequent guest on Florida talk radio and is the author of the best selling book, "Weird Florida" [Barnes & Noble, 2005] and his first fiction novel, "Ashley's Shadow" [Luthers Publishing, 2006]. Mr. Carlson currently lives on the east coast of Florida. Charlie Carlson is one of the founding members of America's Grand Order of Weird Writers at http://www.weirdwriters.com. Mr. Carlson currently produces independent films of which the latest was "Henry Blackheart Is Dead" with Blue Heron International Pictures.
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