The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead

✍ Scribed by Tony Williams

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 224
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the first in-depth study in English of the career of this foremost auteur working at the margins of the Hollywood mainstream in the horror genre. In placing Romero's oeuvre in the context of literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director's films within American cultural traditions and thus explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models.

Explores the relevance of Romero's films within American cultural traditions and explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Director and His Traditions
2. Night of the Living Dead
3. There's Always Vanilla
4. Jack's Wife
5. The Crazies
6. Martin
7. Dawn of the Dead
8. Knightriders
9. Creepshow
10. Day of the Dead
11. Monkey Shines
12. One Evil Eye and The Dark Half
Conclusion
Appendix One: The Romero Screenplays and Teleplays
Appendix Two: Chronology
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index