John Russo
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Night of the Living Dead opens with chaos-the brains of the recently deceased have become mysteriously reanimated, causing the dead to rise and feed on human flesh. While visiting their father's grave, Barbra (Judith O'Dea) and her brother Johnny (Russell Streiner) are attacked by a strange shuffling man. Barbra runs into a farmhouse where she encounters Ben (Duane Jones), and they must find a way to save themselves from the horde of zombies. Hailed...
2) Undead
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The ultimate zombie double feature--two classic thrillers from screenwriter Russo, including the novelization of George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead."
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It starts with infected needles and spreads like a plague. Soon the town of Chapel Grove, Pennsylvania is overrun with cannibalistic corpses. Some are taken down with a bullet to the brain and others are torched, but a few have survived -- inside a maternity ward.
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"On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates an army of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger ... for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!"--Container.
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Criterion collection volume 909
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"Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, Night of the Living Dead, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating...
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"The Walking Dead" depicts a post apocalyptic world filled with relentless violence and death. How would such trauma affect the psyche? Nineteen fascinating essays explore the deep psychological forces that drive the show's action, from the costs of killing and survivor guilt to the consequences of nonstop stress and the struggle to find meaning in tragedy. "The Walking Dead Psychology "helps fans better grasp this compelling fictional universe. Contributors...
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House on haunted hill: Who else but the great Vincent Price could play eccentric moneybags Frederick Loren, who invites several guests to spend an overnight in a haunted house with the promise of $10,000 each if they make it to the next morning. Will our guests get rich, or will they take a dip in the vat of boiling acid? Night of the living dead: In this George Romero classic, an ever-dwindling group of people ward of hordes of the undead. Risen...
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Night of the living dead: There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these bloodthirsty, flesh-eating monsters.
World War Z: Gerry Lane travels the globe in an effort to eliminate the zombie pandemic that is endangering the existence of humanity.
Day of the dead: A small group of military officers...