Fifty years ago, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead changed the horror movie industry and created the zombie genre. Since then, zombies have become a mainstay in popular culture, and now, CMON Ltd., maker of worldwide best-selling tabletop games including their flagship title Zombicide, has acquired the license from Living Dead Media to create branded board games and …
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Night Of The Living Dead (Original 1990 Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Details!
PAUL MCCOLLOUGH – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (ORIGINAL 1990 MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) 2XLP Strange Disc Records proudly presents FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL : Paul McCollough’s original soundtrack to Tom Savini’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990). Night Of The Living Dead (1990) is a remake of George Romero’s 1968 zombie classic of the same name. Directed by Tom Savini, …
Read More »Film Review: Night Of The Living Dead: Resurrection (2012)
SYNOPSIS: The deceased have risen with the instinct to feed on the living as a family is trapped during a zombie apocalypse. Wales. Based on George A. Romero’s classic “Night of the Living Dead”. REVIEW: When I first saw the title Night Of The Living Dead: Resurrection I was filled with trepidation. In my mind two things were possible. It …
Read More »George A Romero – More Than Just Ghouls
After George A Romero passed away on the 16th of July, BBC Nottingham got in touch with me to ask if I’d go on the air to talk about him. That chat sadly didn’t happen, but it did get me thinking about how Romero’s films were perceived. Sure, horror fans know his work inside out – particularly his early films …
Read More »Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 81
Exists (2014) director Eduardo Sanchez joins the HNR grue-crew to discuss his found footage Bigfoot movie, his approach to film making and his earlier film The Blair Witch Project. After a brief revisit to his other films, the director dives into how Exists film was made, reveals some secrets behind the Bigfoot and shares his love for horror and monster movies. …
Read More »RIFFTRAX LIVE Giving NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD The Treatment
I’ve reported on RIFFTRAX events in the past but this one is gonna be special. If you’re not familiar with RIFFTRAX you should know that this is from those crazy bastards that brought us MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and what they do is pick a film and then add their own audio track that is always funny and often hilarious. …
Read More »Zombie Crawl in the Monroeville Mall
MONROEVILLE ZOMBIES PREPARE TO PUT THE CRAWL BACK INTO THE MALL June date set for Zombie Crawl in the Monroeville Mall The zombies are returning to the Monroeville Mall! After nearly 3 years of remaining zombie free, a new zombie walk is coming to the Pittsburgh area shopping mall on June 24th, 2012. “The Zombie Crawl in the Monroeville Mall” …
Read More »Not Halloween time? Doesn’t mean that you can’t do Something Scary
Basically, I am a horror nut. I watch the movies, I look at the magazines, I check out the websites, and I write the stories. Most people limit their horror intake and conservatively save it simply for Halloween time. Not me, I try to employ these fright feelings all year long. This is what I did one time. It was …
Read More »Interview: Gary Streiner (Night Of The Living Dead)
Hey there acolytes young & old. Been awhile huh? Well, to be honest with all of you The Black Saint has been experiencing some physical difficulties as of late. When you get as old as I am…these things happen. But I have a nice little interview for you here. The gentleman’s name is Gary Streiner and if the name is …
Read More »A Dummies Guide to Zombies! Part 1
“When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.” Zombies are linked to the basics of human nature, they play upon our fears of infectious disease, death and turn our switches on to the need to survive. They are the walking dead, following their basic instincts, which is to feed. They are de-evolution at it’s finest …
Read More »Interview: John Russo (Night of the Living Dead)
MACABRECON RENANIMATED AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN RUSSO Generations of fright fiends have been struck with terror at the hands of conceptual genius John Russo. Co-Creator and collaborator of Night of The Living Dead, where our current zombie phenomenon had all began; Mr. Russo sheds some light on a dark genre that chills us to the bone yet captivates us, glued …
Read More »Top 10 Horror Films from the 90’s Worth a Viewing
Of course, we all remember the Scream films and maybe include The Blair Witch Project on a list of non-sucky 90’s horror flicks, but as a young one coming up in that decade, I remember the theaters containing a whole lot of awful horror. Granted, I enjoyed the film greatly, but I remember at one time that Wes Craven’s New …
Read More »Film Review: Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)
SYNOPSIS: Barb and her brother Johnny travel to the country for the funeral services of their aunt, but they arrive late and drive direct to the cemetery. They see the location empty, but sooner they are attacked by zombies. Johnny escapes in his car leaving Barb alone, but she is rescued by the drug dealer and college student Ben. He …
Read More »Top 7 Definitive Movies to Celebrate Halloween
Halloween is quickly approaching! It’s time to break out some candy and watch a few movies to get you inspired. Here’s a definitive list of movies to celebrate your 31 days of Halloween, or 13 days or to celebrate all year long! Of course there’s John Carpenter’s Halloween and Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007):
Read More »Why Do Zombies Crave Human Flesh?
Why Do Zombies Crave Human Flesh? One of the most chilling scenes in George Romero’s immortal Night of the Living Dead (1968) occurs in the climax – after a botched escape attempt, lovers Tom and Judy die in an explosion. When the smoke clears, a mob of zombies attacks the couple’s remains, each tearing off a piece for themselves. The …
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