George Romero, the father of Zombie Movies, has died

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George Romero, the man who originally kick started the Zombie movie craze with his film "Night of the Living Dead", has now died himself, at the age of 77:

George A. Romero, Father of the Zombie Film, Dies at 77

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[Captain O]

The first Zombie movie was the 1932 motion picture "White Zombie". "The Night Of The Living Dead" was 36 years later (1968).

Get your facts straight.

 

[Stomper]

He had FUGLY glasses.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Yes... But will he come back?....Okay it might be too soon for zombie jokes about Romero...
All in all he made a name for himself and fun doing it...Sounds like a a good life.
Andy

 

[Captain O]

After I turned 18, the "Zombie" genre lost its appeal. After 85 years I feel that it has gone past its "pull date".

 

[CountryGent]

All in all he made a name for himself and fun doing it...Sounds like a a good life.

Indeed, that sounds about right.

While he likely created no "film masterpiece" in the traditional sense, some of his work left an indelible mark on the horror genre. I've seen more than one film critic state that Night of the Living Dead (1968) was the turning point from the slower paced, B&W horror of yesteryear to the faster, gore-fests of the modern era, for good or ill or both. They may have a point. And Dawn of the Dead (1978), more or less, set the mold for the zombie genre for 40+ years.

RIP, Mr. Romero. You may have left us, but the ghouls you've unleashed upon popular culture are truly undead.

 

[CountryGent]

"Hello neighbor ... how's things with the zombie apocalypse?"

For a little history, and frankly a little bizarre, reading, enjoy: When Mr. Rogers Gave George Romero His First Paying Gig

 

[Jim Colvill]

The first Zombie movie was the 1932 motion picture "White Zombie". "The Night Of The Living Dead" was 36 years later (1968).

Get your facts straight.

Romero never used the word "zombie" to describe his re-animated dead. He said they were more along the lines of ghouls.