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University of Pittsburgh Acquires Daniel Kraus Papers As Part of the George A. Romero Collection

The University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus as part of the George A. Romero Archival Collection, expanding the scope of the archive beyond the unique and comprehensive portrait of the filmmaking pioneer. The new collaboration will serve as a treasure trove for demonstrating Kraus’ creative process behind his novels and will also support research for both horror studies and children’s literature, another collecting strength of the Archives & Special Collections Department at the university. I’m the writer I am today because of George A. Romero,” says Kraus. “So it makes perfect sense to me that I follow his giant footsteps in placing my past work with the University of Pittsburgh. To be a part of the Horror Studies Archives is more than I could have dreamed as an elementary-school scribbler writing Nightmare on Elm Street fan-fiction in the 1980s.” The Daniel Kraus Archive documents

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2020
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4-More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now!

With more people having to stay home, why keep it boring? Turn off the lights, get a snack, and get comfy for some more B-movie mayhem! The Crater Lake Monster (1977) After a meteor crashes in a lake, a prehistoric monster emerges from the waters and attacks at random. The local sheriff (Richard Cardella) investigates with the help of three scientists (Bob Hyman, Richard Garrison, and Kacey Cobb) while two locals (Glenn Robers, and Mark Siegel) keep renting out boats to potential victims. The creature effects were directed by legendary stop motion director/artist David Allen. The Bat (1959) The film is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name that was based on the 1920 stage play of the same name that was based on the 1908 novel The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film follows a mystery writer (Agnes Moorehead) who is caught up in a mystery when the serial killer known as “The

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Capt McNeely
Mar 18, 2020
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SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Two Evil Eyes is an arcane anthology divided into two halves (it’s all there in the title folks), both directed by legendary horror directors (George A. Romero and Dario Argento for those keepin’ score at home) and based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Black Cat respectively). Let’s kick out the jams with Romero’s joint, shall we? Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau) is what one would call “a reluctant shit-heel”; sure she’s conspiring with Dr. Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) to bilk her dying husband, Ernest (Bingo O’Malley) out of his vast fortune via hypnosis… but she doesn’t feel great about it, until the dough begins to be well in hand that is. As fate would have it, Ernest buys the farm, so Bob and Jess chuck his dead ass in a large freezer in the basement and carry on with the Devil’s business… which you’d imagine would go smoothly, but

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DanXIII
Oct 30, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968): 50th Anniversary Edition

I fucking hate reviews like this…Night of the Living Dead is regarded by multitudes as the one of, if not the, greatest fright flicks ever made; and I am definitely one of those folks! You’ve most likely seen the film, read countless reviews and studies of it, and loved it for years, so what can your’s cruelly add to the mix? Well…umm…I swear a lot… In case you’ve never seen Night of the Living Dead, as improbable as that is, here’s a sinister synopsis for your arcane asses: Barbara (Judith O’Dea) and her brother Johnny (Russell Streiner) head out to visit their father’s grave. Once there they are attacked by a zombie (Bill Hinzman in a role forever enshrined as a horror icon). John-John buys the farm and Babs gets her flee on and finds herself at an abandoned farmhouse where she is joined by the heroric Ben (Duane Jones). as time passes the duo discover other refugees inhabiting the

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DanXIII
Feb 14, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Creepshow (1982)

Creepshow, or as I like to call it; “The best mother fuckin’ horror anthology ever made…period.” You’ve seen it, I’ve sure as shit have seen it…and I know you probably love it as much as your’s cruelly! Well, it just so happens our devilish compatriots at Scream Factory have just issued a special edition Blu-ray release of ol’ Creepy-baby, and I’m fixin’ to tell you what’s what about that…but first I’ll give a quick sinister synopsis for each story contained within this arcane anthology for all none of you that haven’t seen it… After a brief intro segment where a shit heel of a father (genre icon Tom “Thrill Me” Atkins) smacks his kid Billy (Joe Hill…the son of ol’ Stephen King; who just so happened to pen this fearsome feature, and a hell of a writer himself these days) around for reading horror comics we jump into our first tale: Father’s Day is the story of a wealthy and

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DanXIII
Dec 6, 2018
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‘Night Of The Living Dead II’ Is In The Works With A Script By George A. Romero

Zombie fans, brace yourself because what I’m about to tell you might just leave you shook. It’s been fifty years since George A. Romero changed the horror genre forever with his classic Night of the Living Dead. Living Dead Media, the company entrusted with handling Romero’s masterpiece have announced that they are going to deliver the official sequel. What’s more, some of the original people involved with NOTD will be part of Night of the Living Dead II which is expected to be released sometime in late 2019. At this time the company is keeping the details hush, hush, but with something this big, it’s only a matter of time before we learn more. They did have this to say: That history and Night of the Living Dead’s place on the Mt. Rushmore of horror films is known by most horror fans and people all over the world. But, unknown to most is that in the 1970’s, the original writers

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 3, 2018
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George A. Romero’s Unfinshed Novel Will Be Completed By ‘Shape Of Water’ Writer

Before Master of Horror George A. Romero passed away last year he was working on a new novel about, you guessed it, zombies. Titled The Living Dead, the novel was meant to transition Romero’s zombie tales from the big screen to print. Unfortunately, he was not able to finish The Living Dead before he passed, but like his beloved zombies, the book will rise from the dead. EW is reporting that The Shape of Water writer Daniel Kraus has signed on to complete the novel which will be released in the Fall of 2019, via Tor. What’s exciting about the novel…It’s huge. It’s a massively scaled story, a real epic, the kind no one ever gave him the budget to film,” Kraus told EW. “In a book, of course, there is no budget, and in his pages you can feel his joy of being able, at last, to do every single thing he wanted.” He continued. “TThe state [of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2018
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New Trailer And Images Arrive For ‘Night Of The Living Dead: Rebirth’

From writer-director Roger Conners comes Night of the Living Dead: Rebirth, a modern “reimagining” of George A. Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead. The first teaser arrived back in 2015. Today, we have a brand new teaser trailer to share with you. In the film, a tense visit to their family burial site quickly escalates into a fight for survival when brothers Adam and John are randomly attacked by several unknown assailants. Aswan Harris, Rachel Anderson, Alvin Hudson, Bradley Arner, RJ Messenger and Taylor Nelms star. There are several big changes to the original Romero script, including changing the sex of some characters and even the sexual orientation of others, for example in Rebirth Barbra’s character is a man. Check out the images and the teaser trailers below. Be sure to follow the film on Facebook for more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 28, 2017
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In Memory Of George A. Romero “The Godfather Of The Zombie Genre”

Today (Sunday, July 16), is truly a sad day. George A. Romero, known as the “Godfather of the Zombie Genre”, has passed away at the age of 77 following a long battle with lung cancer. Born on February 4, 1940, Romero’s career in the genre began with the classic film Night of the Living Dead, which opened in theaters on October 1, 1968. Co-written by John A. Russo, the film introduced the world to the non-Voodoo zombie. Starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman, NOLD inspired multiple generations of filmmakers and fans. Romero has so many fantastic films to his credit, including Season of the Witch (1972), The Crazies (1973), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1983), Creepshow 2 (1987), Moneky Shines (1988), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Dark Half (1993), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Land of the Dead (2005), Night

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017

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University of Pittsburgh Acquires Daniel Kraus Papers As Part of the George A. Romero Collection

The University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus as part of the George A. Romero Archival Collection, expanding the scope of the archive beyond the unique and comprehensive portrait of the filmmaking pioneer. The new collaboration will serve as a treasure trove for demonstrating Kraus’ creative process behind his novels and will also support research for both horror studies and children’s literature, another collecting strength of the Archives & Special Collections Department at the university. I’m the writer I am today because of George A. Romero,” says Kraus. “So it makes perfect sense to me that I follow his giant footsteps in placing my past work with the University of Pittsburgh. To be a part of the Horror Studies Archives is more than I could have dreamed as an elementary-school scribbler writing Nightmare on Elm Street fan-fiction in the 1980s.” The Daniel Kraus Archive documents

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2020
Horror Fuel

4-More B-Movies You Can Watch On YouTube Right Now!

With more people having to stay home, why keep it boring? Turn off the lights, get a snack, and get comfy for some more B-movie mayhem! The Crater Lake Monster (1977) After a meteor crashes in a lake, a prehistoric monster emerges from the waters and attacks at random. The local sheriff (Richard Cardella) investigates with the help of three scientists (Bob Hyman, Richard Garrison, and Kacey Cobb) while two locals (Glenn Robers, and Mark Siegel) keep renting out boats to potential victims. The creature effects were directed by legendary stop motion director/artist David Allen. The Bat (1959) The film is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name that was based on the 1920 stage play of the same name that was based on the 1908 novel The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film follows a mystery writer (Agnes Moorehead) who is caught up in a mystery when the serial killer known as “The

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Mar 18, 2020
Horror Fuel

SyFy’s New “Day Of The Dead” Series Will Takes Us Back To The Beginning

First Syfy set its sights on a “Chucky” series, now they are breathing new life into George A. Romero‘s “Day of the Dead” by greenlighting the first 10-episode season of a new series based on the 1985 classic. he original film followed a small group of military officers and scientists living in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies. Syfy‘s series sounds a little different. This time, the story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion, Deadline reports. The series is written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, who will also serve as showrunners. The show is from the same folks who brought us “Creepshow,” Cartel Entertainment. “Day of the Dead” will premiere on Syfy sometime in 2021. Take a look back at the classic with its original trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 28, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Two Evil Eyes (1990)

Two Evil Eyes is an arcane anthology divided into two halves (it’s all there in the title folks), both directed by legendary horror directors (George A. Romero and Dario Argento for those keepin’ score at home) and based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe (The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar and The Black Cat respectively). Let’s kick out the jams with Romero’s joint, shall we? Jessica Valdemar (Adrienne Barbeau) is what one would call “a reluctant shit-heel”; sure she’s conspiring with Dr. Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) to bilk her dying husband, Ernest (Bingo O’Malley) out of his vast fortune via hypnosis… but she doesn’t feel great about it, until the dough begins to be well in hand that is. As fate would have it, Ernest buys the farm, so Bob and Jess chuck his dead ass in a large freezer in the basement and carry on with the Devil’s business… which you’d imagine would go smoothly, but

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Oct 30, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Night of the Living Dead (1968): 50th Anniversary Edition

I fucking hate reviews like this…Night of the Living Dead is regarded by multitudes as the one of, if not the, greatest fright flicks ever made; and I am definitely one of those folks! You’ve most likely seen the film, read countless reviews and studies of it, and loved it for years, so what can your’s cruelly add to the mix? Well…umm…I swear a lot… In case you’ve never seen Night of the Living Dead, as improbable as that is, here’s a sinister synopsis for your arcane asses: Barbara (Judith O’Dea) and her brother Johnny (Russell Streiner) head out to visit their father’s grave. Once there they are attacked by a zombie (Bill Hinzman in a role forever enshrined as a horror icon). John-John buys the farm and Babs gets her flee on and finds herself at an abandoned farmhouse where she is joined by the heroric Ben (Duane Jones). as time passes the duo discover other refugees inhabiting the

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Feb 14, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Creepshow (1982)

Creepshow, or as I like to call it; “The best mother fuckin’ horror anthology ever made…period.” You’ve seen it, I’ve sure as shit have seen it…and I know you probably love it as much as your’s cruelly! Well, it just so happens our devilish compatriots at Scream Factory have just issued a special edition Blu-ray release of ol’ Creepy-baby, and I’m fixin’ to tell you what’s what about that…but first I’ll give a quick sinister synopsis for each story contained within this arcane anthology for all none of you that haven’t seen it… After a brief intro segment where a shit heel of a father (genre icon Tom “Thrill Me” Atkins) smacks his kid Billy (Joe Hill…the son of ol’ Stephen King; who just so happened to pen this fearsome feature, and a hell of a writer himself these days) around for reading horror comics we jump into our first tale: Father’s Day is the story of a wealthy and

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 6, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘Night Of The Living Dead II’ Is In The Works With A Script By George A. Romero

Zombie fans, brace yourself because what I’m about to tell you might just leave you shook. It’s been fifty years since George A. Romero changed the horror genre forever with his classic Night of the Living Dead. Living Dead Media, the company entrusted with handling Romero’s masterpiece have announced that they are going to deliver the official sequel. What’s more, some of the original people involved with NOTD will be part of Night of the Living Dead II which is expected to be released sometime in late 2019. At this time the company is keeping the details hush, hush, but with something this big, it’s only a matter of time before we learn more. They did have this to say: That history and Night of the Living Dead’s place on the Mt. Rushmore of horror films is known by most horror fans and people all over the world. But, unknown to most is that in the 1970’s, the original writers

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 3, 2018
Horror Fuel

George A. Romero’s Unfinshed Novel Will Be Completed By ‘Shape Of Water’ Writer

Before Master of Horror George A. Romero passed away last year he was working on a new novel about, you guessed it, zombies. Titled The Living Dead, the novel was meant to transition Romero’s zombie tales from the big screen to print. Unfortunately, he was not able to finish The Living Dead before he passed, but like his beloved zombies, the book will rise from the dead. EW is reporting that The Shape of Water writer Daniel Kraus has signed on to complete the novel which will be released in the Fall of 2019, via Tor. What’s exciting about the novel…It’s huge. It’s a massively scaled story, a real epic, the kind no one ever gave him the budget to film,” Kraus told EW. “In a book, of course, there is no budget, and in his pages you can feel his joy of being able, at last, to do every single thing he wanted.” He continued. “TThe state [of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2018
Horror Fuel

New Trailer And Images Arrive For ‘Night Of The Living Dead: Rebirth’

From writer-director Roger Conners comes Night of the Living Dead: Rebirth, a modern “reimagining” of George A. Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead. The first teaser arrived back in 2015. Today, we have a brand new teaser trailer to share with you. In the film, a tense visit to their family burial site quickly escalates into a fight for survival when brothers Adam and John are randomly attacked by several unknown assailants. Aswan Harris, Rachel Anderson, Alvin Hudson, Bradley Arner, RJ Messenger and Taylor Nelms star. There are several big changes to the original Romero script, including changing the sex of some characters and even the sexual orientation of others, for example in Rebirth Barbra’s character is a man. Check out the images and the teaser trailers below. Be sure to follow the film on Facebook for more.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 28, 2017
Horror Fuel

In Memory Of George A. Romero “The Godfather Of The Zombie Genre”

Today (Sunday, July 16), is truly a sad day. George A. Romero, known as the “Godfather of the Zombie Genre”, has passed away at the age of 77 following a long battle with lung cancer. Born on February 4, 1940, Romero’s career in the genre began with the classic film Night of the Living Dead, which opened in theaters on October 1, 1968. Co-written by John A. Russo, the film introduced the world to the non-Voodoo zombie. Starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman, NOLD inspired multiple generations of filmmakers and fans. Romero has so many fantastic films to his credit, including Season of the Witch (1972), The Crazies (1973), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Tales from the Darkside (1983), Creepshow 2 (1987), Moneky Shines (1988), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Dark Half (1993), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Land of the Dead (2005), Night

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 16, 2017
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