Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” released in 1968, set the rules the zombie genre still mostly abides by. Zombies shamble slowly, crave human flesh and can only die with a shot to the head.

George Andrew Romero was born on Feb. 4, 1940, in New York City. He grew up in the Bronx, and he was a fan of horror comics and movies in the pre-VCR era.

George Romero, whose classic "Night of the Living Dead" and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators ...

George A. Romero — the legendary filmmaker behind Night of the Living Dead — has died. His family confirmed that Romero passed away Sunday (July 16) at the age of 77.

Romero, who died Sunday at 77, seized an opportunity in the film industry that is mostly out of reach for today's filmmakers: He created, with his bare hands, an entire new genre, free from the ...

Above Romero’s casket, a reminder of his classic and contemporary stories were projected, including 1978’s Martin and 2009’s Survival of the Dead, while a selection of scores from other ...

It’s a shame because in 2025, Land of the Dead is George Romero’s most relevant film. Its themes speak to the current political climate as much as they did twenty years ago, perhaps even more.