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io9Books & ComicsGeorge Romero’s Final Book on The Living Dead Is Getting Released
Famed director George A. Romero, the man behind Night of the Living Dead, may have passed away last year, but his contribution to zombie lore is not over yet. The book he was in the process of writing before his death will be finished by The Shape of Water’s novel co-writer Daniel Kraus. According to … Continued
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io9TrailersZombie Reboot Day of the Dead: Bloodline Looks Sorta Braindead
The horror world lost its zombie godfather earlier this year when George A. Romero left this mortal coil. But his influence continues to be felt every time the undead roam in search of tasty brains—which they’ll certainly do in Day of the Dead: Bloodline, a “reimagining” of Romero’s classic 1985 film, which just dropped its … Continued
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RIP George Romero, the Man Behind the Modern Zombie
George Romero, the legendary filmmaker who changed the horror world forever with Night of the Living Dead and its sequels, has died of lung cancer at the age of 77. Romero will be forever remembered for his iconic contribution to horror, not just through his birth of the zombie genre as we know it today … Continued
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So George Romero’s Next Of the Dead Movie Is Basically About Zombie NASCAR
George A. Romero, director of the legendary Night of the Living Dead, the equally legendary Dawn of the Dead, the not legendary but still good Day of the Dead, and countless other zombie entertainment, is trying something different. Very different. So different it’s a movie where zombies race cars to entertain rich people. The film … Continued
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io9MoviesA Reminder That George A. Romero Almost Made the First Resident Evil Film (and the Reason Why He Didn’t)
Back in 1998, Capcom hired George A. Romero to direct a Japanese commercial for Resident Evil 2. The results were so impressive that Sony wanted to hire the zombie-movie pioneer to direct a big-screen adaptation of the hit video game. A logical pairing, yeah? Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. Here’s the ad, … Continued
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Dario Argento and George Romero Teamed Up To Make Edgar Allan Poe Even More Skin-Crawling
In 1990, George A. Romero and Dario Argento released Two Evil Eyes, an adaptation of two Edgar Allan Poe stories. In the classic Poe tradition, both tales are about people who do terrible things, and suffer hideous consequences. In the hands of two of horror’s greatest filmmakers, they become downright terrifying. Unlike the previous Romero-Argento … Continued
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io9MoviesJoan Collins Nearly Starred in This Movie About a Killer Pike
In 1982, Cliff Twemlow, a former nightclub bouncer turned library music composer for De Wolfe Music, sought to adapt his novel, The Pike, into a feature film starring Joan Collins. “The freshwater equivalent of Jaws”, The Pike told the story of a twelve-foot killer pike mutilating the locals of Lake Windermere, and the recently divorced … Continued
