John A. Russo, sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American novelist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the co-screenwriter of Night of the Living Dead alongside it

The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American satirical comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon from a story by Rudy Ricci, John Russo, and Russell Streiner, and starring Clu Gulage