Living Dead Series

‘Day of the Dead’ (2008) has Romero ties in name only

“Day of the Dead” (2008) completes an unofficial remake trilogy (each of the three remakes is by a different creative team) of George Romero’s original

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Snyder gives ‘Dawn of the Dead’ a butt-rock 2004 remake

“Dawn of the Dead” (1978) was ripe for a remake. The premise of zombie-plague survivors holed up in a mall and learning to work together

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Savini’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1990) a remake worth doing

The “Living Dead” series is unusual in that the first three George Romero films got remade even while Romero himself was still doing the primary

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‘Return of the Living Dead’ (1985) takes the comedic route

“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) has one of the messiest horror-franchise continuities, with each of the co-creators trying their own narrative continuation: one in

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‘Survival of the Dead’ (2009) zombie-walks to series’ finish line

I have to give writer-director George Romero credit for this much: No two of his “Living Dead” films are quite like each other. He can’t

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Romero tackles found footage in ‘Diary of the Dead’ (2007)

For his fifth “Living Dead” film, writer-director George Romero redefines (or clarifies) his franchise as an anthology. Rather than continuing further into a zombie-dominated future

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‘Land of the Dead’ (2005) shows easy mastery of zombie fiction

If a viewer were to watch only the “Living Dead” films among George Romero’s catalog, they’d see the shift from talented experimenter in “Day of

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Romero puts it all together in ‘Day of the Dead’ (1985)

George Romero’s first two “Living Dead” films are heralded as masterpieces by many, so I was surprised to find “Day of the Dead” (1985) to

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‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978) celebrates the wonder of malls

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968) popularized zombie fiction, but writer-director George A. Romero went a decade before delivering the sequel, “Dawn of the Dead”

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) goes to the past to find a future subgenre

“Night of the Living Dead” (1968) is a little bit of homework, a little bit of entertainment. It’s artistic but slow enough that you dwell

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