Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Starring: Duane Jones,
Judith O'Dea
Director: George A. Romero
Low-budget classic about
flesh-eating zombies overrunning a small Midwestern town.
Runtime: 96
minutes
Rating: NR
Genre: Classic, Cult, Horror
Dawn of the Dead
(1979)
Starring: David Emge,
Ken Foree
Director: George A. Romero
Two cops, a TV producer, and a
helicopter pilot turn a shopping mall into fortress against a zombie-overrun
world. Packed full of gore and chills.
Runtime: 130 minutes
Rating:
NR
Genre: Cult, Horror
Day of the Dead (1985)
Starring: Lori Cardille,
Terry Alexander
Director: George A. Romero
Gory third film about the
"previously dead" was much less well-received than its predecessors. Still, its
seat-gripping finale and chilling special effects please horror
fans.
Runtime: 91 minutes
Rating: NR
Genre: Cult, Horror
The
Crazies (1973)
Starring: Lane Carroll,
W.G. McMillan
Director: George A. Romero
Lesser-known Romero classic
features blood and guts aplenty as small town turns murderous due to plague.
Though inferior to director's "Dead" series, fast-moving entertainment is sure
to please gore fans.
Runtime: 103 minutes
Rating: R
Genre: Cult,
Horror
The Dark Half (1991)
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan
Director: George A.
Romero
Popular horror author's pseudonym comes to life in suspense film
adapted from Stephen King novel. Horror fans might find the film slightly
lacking.
Runtime: 122 minutes
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Martin
(1977)
Starring: John Amplas,
Lincoln Maazel
Director: George A. Romero
Low-budget thriller about a
vampire who uses a razor to pierce victims' veins. This humorous film has a cult
following. Appeals to fans seeking a mix of horror and crime.
Runtime: 95
minutes
Rating: R
Genre: Cult, Horror
Monkey Shines
(1988)
Starring: Jason Beghe,
John Pankow
Director: George A. Romero
Extraordinarily intelligent trained
monkey assists paralyzed man in this psychological horror film. More intense
than gory, this gripping emotional drama will have fans of intelligent suspense
or horror going ape.
Runtime: 108 minutes
Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Season of the Witch (1973)
Starring: Jan White,
Ray Laine
Director: George A. Romero
Slow-moving tale of suburban
housewife witches. Low-budget film ambitiously tries to fuse horror and feminist
agenda. Of interest to devout Romero (of "Living Dead" fame) fans.
Runtime:
89 minutes
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Two Evil Eyes
(1990)
Starring: Adrienne
Barbeau, Ramy Zada
Director: Dario Argento, George A. Romero
Horror
maestros Argento and Romero tackle Poe classics: "M. Valdemar" and "The Black
Cat." Style, quality varies from moment to moment; for horror aficionados and
Harvey Keitel fans.
Runtime: 121 minutes
Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Creepshow (1982)
Starring: Hal
Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau
Director: George A. Romero
Anthology of Stephen
King stories based on popular EC comic books, takes on topics from the walking
undead, a vicious man-eating monster, drowned zombies and killer cockroaches.
Combination of humor and gore appeals to fans of cartoonish horror.
Includes
a special appearence by Stephen King himself.
Runtime: 120 minutes
Rating:
R
Genre: Horror
Knightriders (1981)
Starring: Ed Harris, Gary Lahti
Director: George A.
Romero
Motorcycle gang's lifestyle is undermined when jousting exhibitions
become popular. Critics called this overly sentimental. Still, this adventure
works for lovers of motorcycle jousting sequences.
Runtime: 145
minutes
Rating: R
Genre: Cult, Drama
