George A. Romero Brings the Living Dead Back to Life Again

Sometimes when a writer or director embarks on a new but familiar project, the phrase "going to the well" is used. It evokes an image of someone with empty bucket in hand, going to the well of creativity, and dipping into it for inspiration. Repeatedly. In horror icon George A. Romero's case, you might say instead that he's going to the graveyard for his inspiration -- with a trusty shovel and a flashlight. According to Variety, the writer-director has begun work on an as-yet-untitled thriller, and the antagonists will once again be Romero's flesh-eating zombies pals. This time, they're rising from the grave to munch on their living relatives. And you thought your family reunion was bad.

In anticipation of his latest movie, let's take a quick look at Romero's undead filmography:

Night of the Living Dead (1968) It wasn't the first zombie movie, but to many it's the quintessential modern zombie movie. It scared the crap out of people (and still does) for the bargain basement price of $114,000.

Dawn of the Dead (1978) The zombie plague has spread, and the film expands its setting as well as its budget and profits. The movie grossed out the critics, but also won their praise. It's not easy to make someone barf and clap at the same time, but Romero did it.

Day of the Dead (1985) Like its predecessors, it dishes out some social commentary along with the blood-n-guts. Romero had originally intended this one to be the last in his Dead series.

Land of the Dead (2005) It took a while, but you can't keep a good zombie down. [Unless you sever its head, in this case the head being Romero. - Zach] The living are fighting amongst themselves as well as their mutual enemies. Sound familiar?

Diary of the Dead (2008) Some students decide to make a horror movie. Naturally, fake horror turns to real horror, proving once again that you should never take a movie camera into the woods along with a bunch of young friends.

[I'm curious to see what Romero will call his latest one, which takes place among survivors on an isolated American island. There may be some rights issues with a 1945 Karloff movie of the same name, but I think they should go with Isle of the Dead, since it could also be read as "I Love the Dead." More than just a zombie-centric Alice Cooper song, the phrase could refer to the tragedy of decapitating a loved one, as well as being Romero's new personal motto. - Zach]

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