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45 years ago, the late George A. Romero forever immortalized Pennsylvania’s Monroeville Mall as an iconic tourist destination for horror fans, filming his classic Dawn of the Dead inside the still-operational mall. This June, The Living Dead Weekend returns to the Monroeville Mall for another ultimate Dawn of the Dead fan event… and it’s the biggest one yet!

Celebrating 45 years of Dawn of the Dead, this year’s Living Dead Weekend runs from June 9 – June 11, 2023, featuring the largest cast reunion ever assembled on the grounds.

Over 60 celerity guests will be in attendance, including Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, Tom Savini, Christine Romero, Richard France, and Warner Shook.

Stars from Romero films Knightriders and Day of the Dead will also be in attendance, and you can see the full guest list over on the official Living Dead Weekend website.

In addition to the cast reunions, there will also be exhibits and panels,...

The 1981 film Knightriders (watch it Here) isn’t a horror film, but comes from one of our all-time greatest genre film directors (and my personal favorite of the bunch), George A. Romero. It’s a brilliant, emotional dramatic film that also features some really cool extended motorcycle stunt sequences… and I’m glad to hear that the folks at Scare Flair Records are giving the score composed by Donald Rubinstein a vinyl release.

The vinyl is now available to order through ScareFlair.com. The site notes that the records are already in hand and will begin shipping out almost immediately.

Here’s some information on the Knightriders score vinyl release: This release comes with the complete score on X2LP inside a gatefold jacket, 11×11 Program of Events insert, exclusive liner notes by Composer Donald Rubinstein, classic artwork by Boris Vallejo, new artwork by Ghoulish Gary Pullin, and features some very...

All right, you all owe me an apology. There’s been a George A. Romero-directed film featuring faux knights jousting on motorcycles since 1981 and not one of you thought to tell me about it? I’ll make an allowance for the fact that I wasn’t alive until 1984, but beyond that there’s really no excuse. The film in question, Knightriders, is a rare non-horror entry from the man responsible for the modern interpretation of zombies. But it’s also unquestionably a Romero flick.

Set in Western Pennsylvania (naturally) Knightriders features a slew of Romero regulars, including Ed Harris, Ken Foree, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, a cameo from future Creepshow collaborator Stephen King, and even a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it spot from Captain Rhodes himself, Joseph Pilato.

But Romero’s fingerprints in this film go well beyond setting and casting. Also present is his ability for digging into social dynamics, only...