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George A. Romero is a director primarily known for his series of zombie movies.
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Are any of Romero's "Dead" films connected other than these two?
Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), and Land of the Dead (2005), all seem to be products of their time, tackling relevant social issues within the ...
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Has George Romero ever revealed where he got the idea for his zombies?
The first concept of zombies was quite different from the ones we are familiar with today. They were simply people who had been put under a magical spell which turned them into mindless slaves. This ...
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What are the implications of the nearly-decapitated zombie in Land of the Dead
In the middle of the movie as they make their escape from the city, the protagonists see what appears to be a decapitated zombie. It approaches, and they are unable to immediately destroy it because ...
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If the brain stem is left intact, does severing the head from a zombie render it harmless, or would it become a lurker?
In Romero's zombie lore, destroying a zombie's brain kills the zombie. Merely severing a zombie's spine won't kill them. If you severed the head from a zombie, and the neck was still attatched to the ...
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