
John A. Russo
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.
Known For | Writing |
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Most Rating | 3.276 |
Birthday | 1939-02-02 |
Place of Birth | |
Also Known As | John Russo, |

1968

Night of the Living Dead
7.6/2488
A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.
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Night of the Living Dead

2021

The History of Metal and Horror
5/2
A documentary that explores the history of heavy metal music, horror films, and how the two genres have merged together over time.
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The History of Metal and Horror

1996

Santa Claws
3.2/14
A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Claus hat and shoots them both dead. Years later, now thinking he is Santa Clau...
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Santa Claws

1993

Zombie Jamboree
10/1
A documentary on the Zombie Jamboree, the 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead convention that took place in 1993. Guests included numerous ca...
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Zombie Jamboree

2023

Crackcoon
4.1/6
When a synthetically-altered street drug is discarded in the woods by a drug dealer during a car chase with police, the fallout proves nothing less th...
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Crackcoon

1986

The Majorettes
5/38
A hooded psycho is murdering high-school girls. A devil-worshiping, drug-dealing biker gang is suspected.
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The Majorettes

2020

Midnight
4/1
A teenage girl named Nancy runs away from home to escape an abusive relationship. She is befriended by a couple on a camping trip, however, their trip...
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Midnight

2011

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
7.6/41
Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2022

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
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A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.
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Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

2014

Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
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A real-life zombie epidemic is spreading. Inspired by the increasing popularity of zombie movies and television shows, men, women, and children across...
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Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

2023

Slice 2! Children of the Course
2/1
The Bogey man has played eighteen holes of terror and opened the gates of hell! Only Chase Webb and Jack Pepper banshee hunter can save the world from...
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Slice 2! Children of the Course

2009

Autopsy of the Dead
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Board up the windows and doors! More than 40 years after filming the 1968 horror masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, the 'dead' return in the all-ne...
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Autopsy of the Dead

2024

My Life with the Living Dead
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MY LIFE WITH THE LIVING DEAD is a documentary feature based on the career of John A. Russo - the man who created flesh eating zombies and co-wrote the...
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My Life with the Living Dead

1989

Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini
6.5/2
Tom Savini has served as a makeup artist for some of Hollywood's most terrifying -- and disgusting -- creature features. In this instructional program...
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Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini

1987

Drive-In Madness
6/2
A compilation of trailers and previews from classic low-budget sci-fi and horror films.
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Drive-In Madness

2004

UnConventional
3.5/2
Halloween 2003 marked the 13th anniversary of the Chiller Theatre Horror Movie Convention ... but there was nothing conventional about it. UnConventio...
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UnConventional

2017

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
2/2
A zombie kept in hiding by his niece and nephew for over forty years suddenly becomes famous when the world discovers he can talk and reason as though...
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My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

2015

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
6.7/26
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the fir...
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

1976

The Booby Hatch
5.3/3
The creators of the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD bring you THE BOOBY HATCH, a zany comedy full of schlocky humor, nudity and sex! Sweet and innoc...
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The Booby Hatch

1990

The Inheritor
2.5/2
When her twin sister dies in an area called Windsor Lake, a young woman teams up with a local cop to try to find out what happened.
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The Inheritor

2015

Chronicles of the Living Dead
7/1
The inside story of the important horror classic "Night of the Living Dead" as told by those who were there and those who were inspired by it. Includi...
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Chronicles of the Living Dead

2017

Killer Campout
4.6/7
Two youth counselors bring a group of emotionally troubled teens deep into the woods for a weekend of solitude and confrontational therapy. The trip t...
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Killer Campout

2023

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
5/1
Take a front row seat as we sit down to chat with some of the creators and stars of the best and most beloved exploitation and grindhouse films of the...
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Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

1999

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
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Documentary about the making of "Night of the Living Dead" (1990) featuring interviews with director Tom Savini, producers and effects artists.
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