[The Living Dead 01] • Undead

**Zombie Double Bill**

George A. Romero's classic 1968 film, *Night of the Living Dead,* launched a new era of gut-munching mayhem, relentelessly terrorizing the hearts of moviegoers and launching the zombie movie phenomenon. Screenwriter John A. Russo turned the flesh-eating frenzy into two horrific, blood-drenched novels. . .

**Night Of The Living Dead**

A cemetery in rural Pennsylvania. A brother and sister putting flowers on their father's grave. A strange figure shambling toward them--eyes dead and teeth gnashing. So begins a night of endless terror that would live on in infamy. Seven strangers locked inside a small farmhouse fight off an army of walking corpses. Who will survive? And who will have their flesh devoured. . .?

**Return Of The Living Dead**

Not long after the first zombie outbreak, a bus crashes in a small American town. Local churchgoers rush to the scene to save the living--and destroy the dead. But they're too late. A terrifying new plague of undead has been unleashed. A new horde of victims has been infected. And this time, they are ravenous. . .

**Two great, gruesome zombie thrillers in one volume!**

** John Russo** wants everyone to know he's a really nice guy even though he loves to scare people. He started it by co-scripting the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, one of the greatest fright flicks of all time, ranked #18 on the Internet Movie Database's top 100 Scariest Movies. (In a fine example of showmanship and multi-tasking, Russo also played a zombie in the film.) He also wrote the screenplays and/or stories for *Midnight, Santa Claws, The Majorettes, Return of the Living Dead, Bloodsisters, *and *Inhuman*.

Mr. Russo has authored fifteen terror-suspense novels, including *Living Things, The Awakening, Voodoo Dawn,* and *Inhuman*. His nonfiction books, *Scare Tactics* and *Making Movies* are considered bibles of independent filmmaking by film students and horror fans.

Those who are not faint of heart will enjoy digging into this presentation of *Night of the Living Dead* and the original stark-and-dark version of *Return of the Living Dead.* Look for John Russo's upcoming cinematic shockfest *Escape of the Living Dead,* which is now in preproduction for a 2011 release.

Mr. Russo resides in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA. To his knowledge, none of his neighbors are zombies, though "there is that one guy around the corner who is rumored to have devoured the mailman a few years ago."

"Truly harrowing." --Roger Ebert, *Chicago Sun-Times*