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RIP Richard Ricci, 1st zombie to take a headshot in Night of the Living Dead

Richard Ricci is probably not a name that's known by every horror fan, but he did play a very important role in horror history. When it comes to the average zombie, everyone knows, "kill the brain and you kill the...

Posted 6 years ago

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Documentary Reflections on the Living Dead coming to Blu-ray

Posted 6 years ago

In 1993, Tempe Entertainment celebrated the 25th anniversary of George A. Romero's classic film NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with the release of a documentary that was then called NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 25th ANNIVERSARY DOCUMENTARY but has since...

Living Dead co-creator’s My Uncle John Is a Zombie is on Troma Now

Posted 6 years ago

It's been a while since we've heard an update on the status of MY UNCLE JOHN IS A ZOMBIE, a horror comedy from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD co-writer John A. Russo… but the new update we've received is the best...

Tom Savini documentary Smoke and Mirrors coming to Shudder in December

Posted 6 years ago

Fans of special effects legend Tom Savini have been waiting a long time to see director Jason Baker's SMOKE AND MIRRORS: THE STORY OF TOM SAVINI, a feature length documentary about Savini's incredible life and career. A successful Kickstarter campaign...

Wild Eye to release gory slasher Killer Campout

Posted 8 years ago

Director Brad Twigg's gore-soaked slasher KILLER CAMPOUT is a project we covered a couple times back when it was filmed in 2016. We even shared a trailer for the film in December of that year. If you've been wondering where...

George Romero’s wife says the Master of Horror left dozens of scripts behind

Posted 8 years ago

Iconic horror film aficionado George Romero might have passed away last summer, though a new report from comicbook.com says that the Master of Horror left dozens of scripts behind that could eventually find their way to the big screen. News...

Criterion to release 4K restoration of Night of the Living Dead in 2018

Posted 8 years ago

Due to the original theatrical distributor neglecting to place a copyright notice on prints of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the George Romero film has been in the public domain since day one. Unfortunately, this has meant that anyone with...

John Russo’s My Uncle John Is a Zombie to premiere this month

Posted 8 years ago

While Matt Birman prepares to direct GEORGE A. ROMERO PRESENTS: ROAD OF THE DEAD, which he co-wrote with Romero, and Romero's son Cameron prepares to direct the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD prequel RISE OF THE LIVING DEAD, NIGHT OF...

Trailer released for Night of the Living Dead 4K restoration

Posted 9 years ago

A trailer has arrived online for a film most of us, if not all of us, have probably already seen by now, George A. Romero's immortal classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. There have been innumerable releases of NIGHT since...

Night of the Living Dead 4K restoration gets a poster, screenings begin

Posted 9 years ago

Last year, New York's Museum of Modern Art screened a new 4K restoration of George A. Romero's classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the film that created a horror sub-genre and forever added a new definition to the word "zombie"....

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