<b>Zombie Double Bill</b> <br><br>George A. Romero's classic 1968 film, <i>Night of the Living Dead,</i> launched a new era of gut-munching mayhem, relentelessly terrorizing the hearts of moviegoers and launching the zombie movie phenomenon. Screenwriter John A. Russo turned the flesh-eating frenzy into two horrific, blood-drenched novels. . . <br><br><b>Night Of The Living Dead</b><br><br>A cemetery in rural Pennsylvania. A brother and sister putting flowers on their father's grave. A strange figure shambling toward them--eyes dead and teeth gnashing. So begins a night of endless terror that would live on in infamy. Seven strangers locked inside a small farmhouse fight off an army of walking corpses. Who will survive? And who will have their flesh devoured. . .? <br><br><b>Return Of The Living Dead</b><br><br>Not long after the first zombie outbreak, a bus crashes in a small American town. Local churchgoers rush to the scene to save the living--and destroy the dead. But they're too late. A terrifying new plague of undead has been unleashed. A new horde of victims has been infected. And this time, they are ravenous. . . <br><br><b>Two great, gruesome zombie thrillers in one volume!</b> <br><br><b>John Russo</b> wants everyone to know he's a really nice guy even though he loves to scare people. He started it by co-scripting the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, one of the greatest fright flicks of all time, ranked #18 on the Internet Movie Database's top 100 Scariest Movies. (In a fine example of showmanship and multi-tasking, Russo also played a zombie in the film.) He also wrote the screenplays and/or stories for <i>Midnight, Santa Claws, The Majorettes, Return of the Living Dead, Bloodsisters, </i>and <i>Inhuman</i>. <br><br>Mr. Russo has authored fifteen terror-suspense novels, including <i>Living Things, The Awakening, Voodoo Dawn,</i> and <i>Inhuman</i>. His nonfiction books, <i>Scare Tactics</i> and <i>Making Movies</i> are considered bibles of independent filmmaking by film students and horror fans. <br><br>Those who are not faint of heart will enjoy digging into this presentation of <i>Night of the Living Dead</i> and the original stark-and-dark version of <i>Return of the Living Dead.</i> Look for John Russo's upcoming cinematic shockfest <i>Escape of the Living Dead,</i> which is now in preproduction for a 2011 release. <br><br>Mr. Russo resides in a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA. To his knowledge, none of his neighbors are zombies, though "there is that one guy around the corner who is rumored to have devoured the mailman a few years ago." <br><br>"Truly harrowing." --Roger Ebert, <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i>