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Artifact: The Official Dawn of the Dead Poster Book
Type: Document
Year: 1978
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
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Article summary
The 1978 Dawn of the Dead Official Poster Book was a promotional movie tie-in published by MW Communications in Pittsburgh for George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. It was sold as a small folded poster-magazine, roughly 8⅜ x 10⅞ inches folded, that opened into a large 21½ x 33¼ inch full-color poster.

Rather than being a traditional book, it functioned as a collectible fan piece: part poster, part souvenir magazine. It included movie photos, behind-the-scenes information, and a large fold-out illustrated poster built around the famous tagline, “When there’s no more room in hell… the dead will walk the earth.” MyComicShop lists its original cover price as $1.95 and describes it as a tie-in with Romero’s feature film.

For the Monroeville Mall archive, its importance is that it represents an early official piece of Dawn of the Dead promotional ephemera from the film’s original release era...

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Physical copy in Monroeville Mall Archive inventory

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Artifact: The Official Dawn of the Dead Poster Book
Type: Document
Year: 1978
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Archive page: View artifact details

Article summary
The 1978 Dawn of the Dead Official Poster Book was a promotional movie tie-in published by MW Communications in Pittsburgh for George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. It was sold as a small folded poster-magazine, roughly 8⅜ x 10⅞ inches folded, that opened into a large 21½ x 33¼ inch full-color poster.

Rather than being a traditional book, it functioned as a collectible fan piece: part poster, part souvenir magazine. It included movie photos, behind-the-scenes information, and a large fold-out illustrated poster built around the famous tagline, “When there’s no more room in hell… the dead will walk the earth.” MyComicShop lists its original cover price as $1.95 and describes it as a tie-in with Romero’s feature film.

For the Monroeville Mall archive, its importance is that it represents an early official piece of Dawn of the Dead promotional ephemera from the film’s original release era...

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Physical copy in Monroeville Mall Archive inventory

Members can use this thread to discuss the artifact, article context, sourcing, and related memories.]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=69 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:59:15 +0800 Peter]]> https://monroevillemall.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=69 Archive artifact discussion

Artifact: Dawn of the Dead (1978) Movie Script
Type: Document
Year: 1977
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Archive page: View artifact details

Article summary
**Artifact Summary**
This 1977 Dawn of the Dead screenplay excerpt, credited to George A. Romero, preserves the opening pages of the script for the landmark horror film filmed in part at Monroeville Mall. The excerpt begins with the film’s famous apocalyptic line and moves into the chaotic television studio sequence, where Francine and other station employees struggle to report on a rapidly collapsing society. As arguments rage over the nature of the dead and the failure of rescue systems, the script establishes the film’s tense mixture of horror, media criticism, and social breakdown. As an archive artifact, the document is significant because it offers a direct look at Romero’s written vision during the film’s 1977 production period.

**Title:** Dawn of the Dead screenplay excerpt
**Creator:** George A. Romero
**Date:** 1977 - the title page reads ***© Dawn Associates 1977.***
**Type:...

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Digital copy in Monroeville Mall Archive inventory

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Artifact: Dawn of the Dead (1978) Movie Script
Type: Document
Year: 1977
Submitted by: Monroeville Mall Admin
Archive page: View artifact details

Article summary
**Artifact Summary**
This 1977 Dawn of the Dead screenplay excerpt, credited to George A. Romero, preserves the opening pages of the script for the landmark horror film filmed in part at Monroeville Mall. The excerpt begins with the film’s famous apocalyptic line and moves into the chaotic television studio sequence, where Francine and other station employees struggle to report on a rapidly collapsing society. As arguments rage over the nature of the dead and the failure of rescue systems, the script establishes the film’s tense mixture of horror, media criticism, and social breakdown. As an archive artifact, the document is significant because it offers a direct look at Romero’s written vision during the film’s 1977 production period.

**Title:** Dawn of the Dead screenplay excerpt
**Creator:** George A. Romero
**Date:** 1977 - the title page reads ***© Dawn Associates 1977.***
**Type:...

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Digital copy in Monroeville Mall Archive inventory

Members can use this thread to discuss the artifact, article context, sourcing, and related memories.]]>