Chuckberry J. Pascual is a novelist, short story writer, and translator. He is the author of the young adult novel Mars, May Zombie! (Look Mars, Zombies!) and four short story collections, including Bayan ng mga Bangkay (Country of Corpses) and Ang Nawawala, which has been translated into English as The Vanished by Ned Parfan (Avenida Books, 2023). He has also authored books on ethnography, literary criticism, and literary history, including Pagpasok sa Eksena: Ang Sinehan sa Panitikan at Pag-aaral ng Piling Sinehan sa Recto (Entering the Scene: The Movie Theater in Philippine Literature and a Study of Selected Theaters in Recto). His website is chuckberrypascual.com.