John A. Russo

John A. Russo

Birthday: 1939-02-02

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Biography: John A. Russo, sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead, which he co-wrote with director George Romero.

Movies

Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of ...

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The History of Metal and Horror
The History of Metal and Horror

A documentary that explores the history of heavy metal music, horror films, and how the two genres h...

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Santa Claws
Santa Claws

A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Claus hat and shoots them bot...

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Zombie Jamboree
Zombie Jamboree

A documentary on the Zombie Jamboree, the 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead convention th...

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Crackcoon
Crackcoon

When a synthetically-altered street drug is discarded in the woods by a drug dealer during a car cha...

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The Majorettes
The Majorettes

A hooded psycho is murdering high-school girls. A devil-worshiping, drug-dealing biker gang is suspe...

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Midnight
Midnight

A teenage girl named Nancy runs away from home to escape an abusive relationship. She is befriended ...

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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead...

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Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film....

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Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

A real-life zombie epidemic is spreading. Inspired by the increasing popularity of zombie movies and...

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Slice 2! Children of the Course
Slice 2! Children of the Course

The Bogey man has played eighteen holes of terror and opened the gates of hell! Only Chase Webb and ...

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Autopsy of the Dead
Autopsy of the Dead

Board up the windows and doors! More than 40 years after filming the 1968 horror masterpiece Night o...

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My Life with the Living Dead
My Life with the Living Dead

MY LIFE WITH THE LIVING DEAD is a documentary feature based on the career of John A. Russo - the man...

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Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini
Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini

Tom Savini has served as a makeup artist for some of Hollywood's most terrifying -- and disgusting -...

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Drive-In Madness!
Drive-In Madness!

A compilation of trailers and previews from classic low-budget sci-fi and horror films....

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UnConventional
UnConventional

Halloween 2003 marked the 13th anniversary of the Chiller Theatre Horror Movie Convention ... but th...

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My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

A zombie kept in hiding by his niece and nephew for over forty years suddenly becomes famous when th...

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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is kn...

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The Booby Hatch
The Booby Hatch

The creators of the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD bring you THE BOOBY HATCH, a zany comedy full ...

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The Inheritor
The Inheritor

When her twin sister dies in an area called Windsor Lake, a young woman teams up with a local cop to...

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Chronicles of the Living Dead
Chronicles of the Living Dead

The inside story of the important horror classic "Night of the Living Dead" as told by those who wer...

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Killer Campout
Killer Campout

Two youth counselors bring a group of emotionally troubled teens deep into the woods for a weekend o...

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Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

Take a front row seat as we sit down to chat with some of the creators and stars of the best and mos...

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The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic

Documentary about the making of "Night of the Living Dead" (1990) featuring interviews with director...

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The Devil Ant
The Devil Ant

A barrel of radioactive waste dumped by a careless mad scientist turns an ordinary ant into the Fear...

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