George Romero Talks 'Dawn of the Dead' With Chet Flippo

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Artifact: George Romero Talks 'Dawn of the Dead' With Chet Flippo
Type: Press / Social Media
Year: 1978
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Source: Rolling Stone
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Article date: 1978-03-23

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Chet Flippo This story originally appeared in the March 23rd, 1978 issue of Rolling Stone. Night of the Living Dead has been described a “the most horrifying, stomach-churning charnel in the history of horror.” That description makes its creator, George Romero, chuckle. He’s a large, bearlike, affable man who looks more like he should be directing Benji than what he’s doing right now What he’s doing right now is h...

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This story originally appeared in the March 23rd, 1978 issue of Rolling Stone (by Chet Flippo).

Night of the Living Dead has been described a “the most horrifying, stomach-churning charnel in the history of horror.” That description makes its creator, George Romero, chuckle. He’s a large, bearlike, affable man who looks more like he should be directing Benji than what he’s doing right now What he’s doing right now is hanging out in the Monroeville Shopping Mall, near Pittsburgh, up to his armpits in blood and gore. He’s directing a sequel to 1968’s Night of the Living Dead, which is a terrifying chronicle of the dead coming back to life and eating the living. The day before, I had watched...

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