Goodbye George Romero

[+ José Soplanucas]

George A. Romero, father of the zombie film, is dead at 77

[+ WmClarke]

[Rod Hagen]

I went to see him speak at a screening of one of his movies. His film-history knowledge was astounding. Talented guy.

[Deadlift1]

RIP

[+ stevenkesslar]

George A. Romero, father of the zombie film, is dead at 77

 

Rest in peace.

 

And I have to say, his timing was pretty good.

 

We don't need him for zombies as much anymore, since we now have some really scary real-life action figures.

 

http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/2441813/85216404.gif http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1S6Owz6G2OI/VivgEk9brAI/AAAAAAAA81I/P8A4HM6JGWU/s1600/ben_carson_zombie_front_runner.gif

 

(This is not a political statement. I am just saying. In a horror film, somebody could say these action figures, who are not politicians, were zombies).

[MikeBiDude]

"Night of the Living Dead" was one of the ONLY movies from my youth that actually cost me sleep...

[+ José Soplanucas]

He created amazing movies with almost no budget. One of the greatest, next to Wes Craven and Dario Argento.

"Night of the Living Dead" was one of the ONLY movies from my youth that actually cost me sleep...

[+ stevenkesslar]

"Night of the Living Dead" was one of the ONLY movies from my youth that actually cost me sleep...

 

Well then you are one of the lucky ones.

 

I was a very impressionable child, I guess with a vivid imagination. In Chicago where I grew up I used to watch "Creature Features" with my old brothers on weekend nights, which replayed all the classics: Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy. We slept in the same room in bunk beds but they still scared the shit out of me, so sometimes I'd crawl into one of my brother's bunks and sleep with him. Probably an early indicator that I was gonna turn out Gay.

 

One night there was this movie called "The Hand" about (I think) some pianist who's hand got cut off, but the hand lived and started killing people. So I'm watching the movie in the basement, and the bedrooms are upstairs in a three level house, with two staircases. My brothers must have taken every glove in the house and lined them up like they are all crawling up the stairs, leading right to my bed.

 

So I freak out and start screaming and crying, which wakes up Mom and Dad, who are pissed. Mom takes all the gloves away and puts me to bed, and then the last thing is I look up (I'm in the lower bunk bed) and they put two more gloves in the frame that held the upper mattress, like these hands were gonna drop down on me and kill me while I was asleep.

 

I think I slept in my Mom and Dad's bed that night.

 

If you've all wondered what the fuck was wrong with me, now you know.

[Rod Hagen]

One night there was this movie called "The Hand" about (I think) some pianist who's hand got cut off, but the hand lived and started killing people

Just saw a tiny clip of The Hand preview as I scrambled to switch channels and 40 years later my Dad still teases me about my resulting nightmares and terrors.

 

Refusing to buy a TV remote, when EVERYONE ELSE HAS ONE, is child abuse.

[+ purplekow]

George A. Romero, father of the zombie film, is dead at 77

Is he really dead or just waiting for the sequel?

[+ purplekow]

Well then you are one of the lucky ones.

 

I was a very impressionable child, I guess with a vivid imagination. In Chicago where I grew up I used to watch "Creature Features" with my old brothers on weekend nights, which replayed all the classics: Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy. We slept in the same room in bunk beds but they still scared the shit out of me, so sometimes I'd crawl into one of my brother's bunks and sleep with him. Probably an early indicator that I was gonna turn out Gay.

 

One night there was this movie called "The Hand" about (I think) some pianist who's hand got cut off, but the hand lived and started killing people. So I'm watching the movie in the basement, and the bedrooms are upstairs in a three level house, with two staircases. My brothers must have taken every glove in the house and lined them up like they are all crawling up the stairs, leading right to my bed.

 

So I freak out and start screaming and crying, which wakes up Mom and Dad, who are pissed. Mom takes all the gloves away and puts me to bed, and then the last thing is I look up (I'm in the lower bunk bed) and they put two more gloves in the frame that held the upper mattress, like these hands were gonna drop down on me and kill me while I was asleep.

 

I think I slept in my Mom and Dad's bed that night.

 

If you've all wondered what the fuck was wrong with me, now you know.

Wow your first hand job left you screaming. Quel surpris

[+ sync]

"Night of the Living Dead" was one of the ONLY movies from my youth that actually cost me sleep...

 

Me too. The other was Horror of Dracula. It was unbelievable how many different things in the night sounded like wings flapping.