Night of the Living Dead

"They're coming to get you, Barbara. There's one of them now!" And with those words, it began. The zombie apocalypse, whether it's in Pennsylvania, Atlanta or anywhere else in the world, every zombie apocalypse originated in the Evans City Cemetery 30 miles north of Pittsburgh in Night of the Living Dead when Bill Hinzman shuffled into frame.

It's a really tearful day for fans of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Just hours after announcing the passing of Bill Hinzman, even more sad news has come our way.

It's with deep sadness that we bring to you the news of the passing of Bill Hinzman this evening. We've lost another icon of the industry and more importantly one of the nicest and most genuine people we've ever had the chance of knowing.

Ah yes, kids! It's in the air. Everyone's just a little happier and smiling just a bit more. Festive decor lines the streets, we've been spiking our eggnog since Tuesday, and I'm finally done adding glitter and paint to my testicles (one red, one green) so I can dangle them like mistletoe anywhere I can that won’t involve me getting thrown into jail for the weekend.

We did a story about the new tower defense game Night of the Living Dead Defense earlier today, and here we are several hours later STILL playing it. Simply put, it's friggin' awesome! So awesome in fact that we scored you guys some codes to play it on your iPhone or iPad.

This holiday season when you're inevitably given an iTunes gift card, make sure you set aside a few bucks for the zombie killing tower defense game of the year that's flavored with all of the aspects of the original George A. Romero classic Night of the Living Dead. That's right, kids. It's time to turn your mobile devices into undead killing machines with Night of the Living Dead Defense!

As a community horror fans are not only the best and brightest but also the most giving. We know it's a trying time of the year, but it's also time to bring your attention to one hell of a good cause.

Looking for something new to help decorate your house for Halloween? How about Grzegorz Domaradzki's limited edition, six months in the making Night of the Living Dead silkscreen print?

George A. Romero's 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead is the kind of movie that continues to lay the chills on hot and heavy decades after its release. The good thing for us? The merch surrounding it is pretty nifty, too. Case in point: the following poster.

The living dead have stolen the show at this year's Toy Fair, and the good folks at EMCE Toys have so much rotting goodness on display it's impossible to walk by their table without hungering for brains! From the Press Release

Finally, after a summer from hell (for most of the US anyway), there is a chill in the air, the leaves are changing colors and Halloween, our favorite holiday, is almost here. So, in the spirit of the season, here are some new Halloween titles (as well as a couple of classics) you might want to pick up at your local bookstore.

Reviewed by Elaine Lamkin

George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead is, of course, one of the most seminal horror films ever, having inspired countless filmmakers, artists and musicians over the years. Now some of those folks are looking to give back to the greatest zombie film ever made.

Continuing their love affair with all things horror (we totally approve, by the way) the cats over at the "Cinema Cool Show" recently sat down with the maestro himself, George A. Romero, to talk his special brand of zombie flicks starting from Night of the Living Dead all the way up to his latest release, Survival of the Dead.

After four days of guest blogs from author Joe R. Lansdale, the time has come to reveal the details of the contest tie-in for his new book collection The Complete Drive-In.