"They're coming to get you, Barbara. . ." These five words unleashed a terrifying movie classic on an unsuspecting public in 1968, stunning audiences with endless nightmares. George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead raised the bar for onscreen violence. Moviegoers were bludgeoned with horrific scenes of zombies blood-feasting on human body parts. Nothing was taboo. A six-year-old child nibbling on her daddy's arm! Plunging a garden tool into her mother's heart! More blood spewed onscreen than ever before! And yet, people returned for more–in hordes. The zombie movie phenomenon had officially been spawned. This is the true story of the flesh-eating classic that started it all. Special Features • Dozens of photos too shocking to be seen until now • Stomach-churning details behind the groundbreaking FX • Compelling, revealing interviews with cast and crew • The legacy of Night of the Living Dead for today's horror directors"George Romero's zombies. He influenced a whole culture." –John Carpenter"A new standard for horror." – Variety «It's nice to see Joe Kane – aka The Phantom of the Movies – emerge from the video aisles with another book. . . it's a goodie. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE MOST TERRIFYING HORROR MOVIE EVER covers George Romero's 1968 classic from idea to influence.» –Bookgasm.com
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Joe Kane. Night Of The Living Dead:
RAVES FOR GEORGE A. ROMERO’S. Night of the Living Dead
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
JOE KANE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1. ANCESTORS OF THE LIVING DEAD
2. DUBIOUS COMFORTS: INTRODUCTION TO THE LIVING DEAD
3. BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD
4. CASTING A CULT CLASSIC
5. SHOOTING THE DEAD
6. MARCH TO MIDNIGHT
7. AFTERLIFE OF THE LIVING DEAD
8. GOING CRAZIES
9. DAWN OF THE DEAD
10. DUEL OF THE DEAD
11. DESECRATION OF THE DEAD
12. DESECRATION OF THE DEAD, PART 2: THE SEQUEL
13. REBIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD: THE PROMISED LAND
14. DEAD AHEAD
YOUR OFFICIAL “Z”WARDS
EPILOGUE OF THE LIVING DEAD: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
NIGHT OF THE DIGITAL DEAD: YOUR OFFICIAL LIVING DEAD FILM AND DVD LIST
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George A. Romero’s debut set the template for the zombie film, and features tight editing, realistic gore, and a sly political undercurrent.
—Rotten Tomatoes
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Outside, the scene resembles a post-combat Vietnam morning; as a helicopter buzzes overhead, we can almost smell the napalm. We see an aerial view of Sheriff McClelland’s posse crossing the field on foot, guns at the ready. A newsman intercepts the sheriff for an on-the-spot interview, leading to the following deathless exchange:
NEWSMAN: Chief, if I were surrounded by six or eight of these things, would I stand a chance with them?
