George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical zombie films, including the seminal "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and "Dawn of the Dead" (1978). Throughout... Read full bio →
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever a feature length film has covered not only Tom's amazing career spanning over four decades, but his personal life as well.
Why Horror?
Why Horror? Is a feature documentary following horror fan Tal Zimerman as he looks at the psychology of horror around the world in order to understand why we love to be scared.
Doc of the Dead
The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS.
Birth of the Living Dead
A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living Dead
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
Deadtime Stories
An anthology of three horror stories presented by George A. Romero. In "Gorge" hikers are trapped in a cave-in must make a gruesome choice. In "On Sabbath Hill," a woman is driven to suicide but remains to torment her lover. In "Dust," a security guard is driven to murderous measures to use a strange dust that cures his wife's cancer.
Diary of the Dead
A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."
Land of the Dead
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.
The American Nightmare
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
The Dark Half
A writer's fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
Night of the Living Dead
Dead people come alive as zombies. This is a remake of the 1968 classic.
Day of the Dead
The final chapter of George A. Romero's "Dead Trilogy". In an underground government installation they are searching for a cure to overcome this strange transformation into zombies. Unfortunately, the zombies from above ground have made their way into the bunker.
Document of the Dead
A documentary about George A. Romero's films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead.
Dawn of the Dead
An American horror movie from 1978 about a group of four people who are hiding out in a shopping center after the city has been over run with zombies. This low budget film has gained a cult statues in the horror genre.
Martin
A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress his bloodlust.
The Amusement Park
An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare.
The Crazies
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Night of the Living Dead
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" horror film, and it greatly influenced the modern pop-culture zombie archetype.