Articles for tag: Crystal Lake, Tom Savini

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Dawn of the Dead 1978 and 2004: A Comparison

The original Dawn of the Dead (1978) created the sense of the world ending in an incredibly gruesome and personal way. With such a small budget, George A. Romero and Tom Savini (special effects master) produced not only a cult horror film, but a social commentary and satire on life that has been emulated but ...

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George Romero’s Martin (1977) Review

George Romero’s haunting 1977 vampire classic Martin had to grow on me when I first saw it about 20 years ago. With its tongue-in-cheek humor, low-key atmosphere and unconventional storyline, it was a little more of a thinking man’s horror film than I was prepared for at the time, being a gore-hungry preteen. Once I ...