George Andrew Romero was an American and Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, particularly zombie films, he has been described as
Romero in 2009
Romero (center) on the set of Knightriders, 1981
Romero attending a horror convention, 2005
Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 zombie horror film written, directed, and edited by George A. Romero, and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein. An American-Italian international co-production, it is the secon
George A. Romero
…described as an "icon" and the "father of the zombie film". The first three films in his Night of the Living Dead series—Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), and Day of the Dead (1985)—are widely regarded as among the best and most influential horror films ever made, and were major contributors to…
Theatrical release poster by Lanny Powers
Monroeville Mall Entrance in 2009
Escalator in JC Penney that the character Roger (Scott Reiniger) slides down in the scene where he and Peter (Ken Foree) are gathering supplies (photo taken in 2009)
An example of the bright hue of the fake blood, gray face make-up, and special effects in Dawn of the Dead