The Living Dead (2020): A novel started by George A.

Night of the Living Dead (2009): A novelization of the first film by Christopher Andrews.

Book of the Dead (1989) and Still Dead: Book of the Dead 2 (1992): anthology books compiled from a number of authors with forewords written by Romero and Tom Savini.

Dawn of the Dead (1978): A novelization of the second film by George A.

Russo, with few similarities to the eventual films of the same name.

Return of the Living Dead (1978): A stand-alone sequel to Night of the Living Dead by John A.

Night of the Living Dead (1974): A novelization of the first film by John A.

Empire of the Dead ( Marvel, 2014-2015) - Penny Jones is the sister of Barbra and Johnny from Night of the Living Dead.

Toe Tags also known as The Death of Death ( DC Comics, 2004-2005) - An adaptation of unused script for a sequel by Romero.

This horror-comedy film spawned a film series of its own, which introduced another trope which has come to be associated with zombies, in that they specifically eat brains. Russo, later co-wrote The Return of the Living Dead, which portrays the original Night as In-Universe fiction.

The screenwriter for the original Night of the Living Dead, John A.

These had no involvement from Romero or the original production crew. This film series is also known as Zombie Flesh Eaters, after its regional UK title. The original Dawn of the Dead was Re-Cut and released in some European countries under the title Zombi, which was later followed by more sequels, starting with Zombi 2 (1979).There are two further Spin-Off film series:

Day got a second remake, ten years after the first. It is primarily responsible for codifying the modern trope of zombies as shambling, flesh-eating undead whose awakening typically brings about The End of the World as We Know It.Įach of the three original films also received remakes (and sometimes their own sequels) at some point, not all of them by anyone involved with the originals. The Living Dead Series is a series of horror films started and mostly directed by George A.

Return of the Living Dead by John Russo