New In Books: The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead

New this week from Wallflower Press is The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead by Tony Williams.

"In placing Romero's oeuvre in the context of literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director's films within American cultural traditions and thus explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models. The author explores the roots of naturalism in the work of Emile Zola and traces this through to the EC Comics of the 1950s and on to the work of Stephen King. In so doing, the book illuminates the importance of seminal Romero texts such as Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1992). This study also includes full coverage of Romero's latest feature, Bruiser (2000), as well as his screenplays and teleplays."

The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead is available now in paperback, hardcover and Kindle editions.

New In Comics: Empire of the Dead: Act Two #1

New this week from Marvel is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Two #1.

"IT’S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES VS AN INVADING MILITIA AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS UNDEAD EPIC! Welcome back to New York City years after a world-changing undead plague—and now outside forces are knocking on Manhattan’s walls! What’s worse, the roaming flesh-eaters who seem to be growing smarter every day...the ruling blood-suckers struggling to keep their grip on power…or the Southern army bent on pillaging the greatest city in the world?"

Empire of the Dead: Act Two #1 was written by George Romero, and illustrated by Dalibor Talajic, with a cover by Alexander Lozano, and a variant cover by Francesco Francavilla.

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Decay Is Headed Your Way With A Night Of The Living Dead Reenactment

Burt and Tom, the guys behind Decay us headed your way!, recently poster the results of their first reenactment of George A. Romero's zombie classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.

And yes, they shot at the original NOTLD location - Evans City Cemetery in Pennsylvania.

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New In Comics: George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #4

New this week from Marvel is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #4.

"IT’S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES—WITH HUMANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE— AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES HIS NEXT UNDEAD EPIC!

Welcome to New York years after the eruption of an undead plague—a city not only teeming with zombies, but also ruled by a vampire!

Who is the ultimate wild card: the undead gladiator Zanzibar...the former cop known only as X…or the southern firecracker called Dixie Peach?

Plus: It’s a terrorizing team-up in variant cover form when the Zombie Godfather George Romero unites with the Zombie King Arthur Suydam!"

George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act One #4 was written by George Romero and illustrated by Alex Maleev, with a variant cover by Arthur Suydam.

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New On DVD: Birth Of The Living Dead

New this week from First Run Features is Birth of the Living Dead, a documentary directed by Robert Kuhns, about the making of Night of the Living Dead.

"In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, a low budget horror film that shocked the world, became an icon of the counterculture, and spawned a zombie industry worth billions of dollars that continues to this day.

Birth of the Living Dead shows how Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers policemen, iron workers, teachers, ad-men, housewives and a roller-rink owner to shoot a revolutionary guerrilla style film that went on to become a cinematic landmark, offering a profound insight into how our society worked in a singular time in American history."

Birth of the Living Dead is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.