The three films collected in this box set – two early Seventies ‘lost films’ and a classic plague panic thriller – show there’s more to the legendary director than simply gut-munching ghouls. Romero passed away in July, the film world didn’t just lose its beloved ‘King of Zombies’, but also a groundbreaking and fearless innovator who inspired not only generations of genre directors, but also experimental and guerilla filmmakers for whom he laid down the template. Joan Mitchell is a bored housewife whose dissatisfaction with her humdrum life leads to an unhealthy interest in the occult.Ī small rural town finds itself in the grip of an infection which sends its hosts into a violent, homicidal frenzy. Young drifter Chris and beautiful model Lynn embark upon a tumultuous relationship which seems doomed from the outset. Raymond Laine (The Booby Hatch, Sudden Death)īill Hinzman (Night of the Living Dead, FleshEater) Richard Liberty (The Mean Season, Day of the Dead) Have defined zombie cinema, it didn’t define him. Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, showcase the extraordinary versatilityĪnd dynamism of this irreplaceable American auteur… Three films from the late, There’s Always Vanilla, Season of the Witch, and The Crazies, made between
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