George A. Romero
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Shows how Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers - policemen, iron workers, teachers, admen, housewives, and a roller-rink owner - to shoot a revolutionary guerrilla-style film that went on to become a cinematic landmark, offering a profound insight into how our society worked in a singular time in American history.
Series
Criterion collection volume 909
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget, by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating...
24) The crazies
Publisher
Blue Underground
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A biological weapon gone awry is only the start of problems a small Pennsylvania town, Evans City.
26) Creepshow 2
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The rotting Creep himself is back with three new gruesome tales of horror that will make your skin crawl: a cigar store wooden Indian comes to life to avenge the store owner's brutal murder at the hands of three punks in "Ol' Chief Woodenhead." Then four teenagers become the target of a terrifying, man-eating oil slick in "The Raft." The chills continue with "The Hitchhiker," the chilling tale of a woman who keeps running into, and over, the same...
Series
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A simple, peaceful countryside is being terrorized by killer zombies with only one thing on their minds--destroy all humans. A small stronghold of survivors must hold the zombies at bay outside an old, abandoned house.
28) The Dark half
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Thad, a college professor who moonlights as a writer of pop thrillers under the pseudonym George Stark, finally writes a serious novel, and decides to stop writing shockers. But George Stark has come to life and doesn't want to die. Thad is forced to battle his own creation for the control of the mind which both must share.
Publisher
Market Square/Westwood Artists International
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A simple, peaceful countryside is being terrorized by killer zombies with only one thing on their minds--destroy all humans. A small stronghold of survivors must hold the zombies at bay outside an old, abandoned house for any future hope of humanity.
Publisher
Shudder
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion, George A. Romero's film stars MARTIN's Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Zombies have become the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest human survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise building that is barricaded within a safe zone. The wealthy ignore the horrors of the outside world while armed scavengers stage raids in the zombie-zone to gather much-needed food and supplies. Riley and Cholo are mercenaries-for-hire; Kaufman is their nefarious...
Publisher
Starz Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Between 1970 and 1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch movies: The allegorical freak-out "El topo," the graphic horror of "Night of the living dead," the outrageous filth fest "Pink flamingos," outlaw reggae's "The harder they come," the phenomenal Rocky horror picture show," and the darkly disturbing "Eraserhead." In this acclaimed documentary, discover the surprising stories behind the movies that defied...
33) Creepshow: 3
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The third installment in this anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities, possesed communication devices, vampires and serial killers in lust, mad inventors, and hauntings.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brother and sister Johnny and Barbara travel to a remote town in Pennsylvania to visit the gravesite of their deceased father. But the dreaded trip turns into a terrifying nightmare when a flesh-eating zombie attacks the pair, killing Johnny. Barbara escapes and runs to the first residence she sees: a lone farmhouse where a group of people has taken refuge against the monsters. But their hiding place isn't safe for long.
35) Creepshow 2
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The rotting Creep himself is back with three new gruesome tales of horror that will make your skin crawl: a cigar store wooden Indian comes to life to avenge the store owner's brutal murder at the hands of three punks in Ol' Chief Woodenhead. Then four teenagers become the target of a terrifying, man-eating oil slick in The Raft. The chills continue with The Hitchhiker, the chilling tale of a woman who keeps running into, and over, the same mutilated...
36) Clapboard Jungle
Author
Language
English
Description
A survival guide for the modern independent filmmaker, showcasing the secrets of the indie film business, supported by dozens of interviews.
Author
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Plum Island, off the coast of North America, a beautiful refuge whose isolation allows two powerful families to maintain an impression of order in the wake of the zombie epidemic. But as the inhabitants slowly die off, the two clans become sharply divided.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Zombies have become the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest human survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise building that is barricaded within a safe zone. The wealthy ignore the horrors of the outside world while armed scavengers stage raids in the zombie-zone to gather much-needed food and supplies. Riley and Cholo are mercenaries-for-hire; Kaufman is their nefarious...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010, c2008
Language
English
Description
Plum Island, off the coast of North America, a beautiful refuge whose isolation allows two powerful families to maintain an impression of order in the wake of the zombie epidemic. Two powerful families maintain an impression of order in the wake of the zombie epidemic. But as the inhabitants slowly die off, the two clans become sharply divided.