The Return of the Living Dead film series has become one of the most successful zombie movie franchises of all time, gaining cult status across the world and inspiring movies such as 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, and Zombieland. For the first time in 25 years, the cast and crew of all five films in this franchise reveal the stories behind the movies, offering their own opinions and details about life on the sets of some of the most fraught productions in cinema history. Supported by dozens of cast and crew members, The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead features hundreds of previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photographs and exclusive artwork. This eye-catching, comprehensive book is the ultimate celebration of The Return of the Living Dead franchise and all those who contributed to its creation.
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Christian Sellers (born 1978) is the co-author of 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' and the feature documentary 'More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead'. His first break came as a writer for the international horror magazine GoreZone, in which he was a contributor for from 2007 until 2009.
His work has also appeared in issues of Shock Horror and Paracinema, as well as websites like Dr. Gore's Funhouse, Retro Slashers, Love-It-Loud.com and the Friday the 13th site. 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' was published by Plexus Publishing Ltd in January 2011. 'More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead' was released on DVD in October 2011.
Smart has been a lifelong fan of 'The Return of the Living Dead' and spent his youth playing zombies with neighborhood friends. Smart was always Ernie Kaltenbrunner. A lifelong dream finally came true in 2007 when Smart became friends with actor Don Calfa. Smart organized Calfa's first UK convention appearance at the NEC Birmingham in 2007 and also the following year in 2008. Since their first meeting in 2007 Smart and Calfa have become close friends and are in weekly contact. Smart also became close friends with actress Beverly Randolph.
After two painstakingly stressful years 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' was finally released in January 2011 by Plexus Books UK. Featuring interviews with over 100 cast members and over 300 exclusive interviews 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' became an instant success with fans of the franchise.
His work has also appeared in issues of Shock Horror and Paracinema, as well as websites like Dr. Gore's Funhouse, Retro Slashers, Love-It-Loud.com and the Friday the 13th site. 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' was published by Plexus Publishing Ltd in January 2011. 'More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead' was released on DVD in October 2011.
Born in Birmingham, West Midlands UK in 1982, Gary Smart has always been a fan of all things horror. From lending out VHS copies of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' to his fellow 5 year old classmates to building models of Dr Channard from 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II' at the age of 12 Smart has always had a fascination with the macabre.
Smart has been a lifelong fan of 'The Return of the Living Dead' and spent his youth playing zombies with neighborhood friends. Smart was always Ernie Kaltenbrunner. A lifelong dream finally came true in 2007 when Smart became friends with actor Don Calfa. Smart organized Calfa's first UK convention appearance at the NEC Birmingham in 2007 and also the following year in 2008. Since their first meeting in 2007 Smart and Calfa have become close friends and are in weekly contact. Smart also became close friends with actress Beverly Randolph.
After two painstakingly stressful years 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' was finally released in January 2011 by Plexus Books UK. Featuring interviews with over 100 cast members and over 300 exclusive interviews 'The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead' became an instant success with fans of the franchise.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By David Wright
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I have to say there was a lot of time and effort that went into this book and it definitely shows.They go from Night of the Living Dead to the last Return of the Living Dead.I amazed by how much I didn't know about the series.This is an absolute beauty of a book the photos are stuff I've never seen before.The majority of the book is dedicated to the first Return of the Living Dead but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way since it's the best out of the series.If your a zombie fan I highly recommend that you purchase this book and if you are a fan of the movie then don't delay,you will really enjoy this book.
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By Pete K.
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This is a great book for any fan of the series especially of the original movie. It has a lot of insight into preparation and execution of the movies with a lot of name dropping and background on all those involved. They talk about what exactly went wrong with the second, fourth, and fifth movies, while giving those who weren't at fault credit for their work.
Some things that I would have liked to have seen would be more prop pictures, and memorabilia whether fan made or professional. I know there is a lot of stuff out there; this would have been a great place to showcase it.
In addition I would have liked them to take this opportunity to explain exactly what went wrong with the DVD's that have come out of the original ROTLD. Why has the soundtrack been butchered; even to the point where key fan favorite phrases were re-dubbed ("Send more cops" / "paramedics")? Why can't a real fan get a hold of an unadulterated copy of this classic movie? Maybe the researchers don't know, but I'm sure they're talented enough and should have been able to track down these answers.
All in all a must buy for any fan of the movie, do not hesitate to add it to your library.
Some things that I would have liked to have seen would be more prop pictures, and memorabilia whether fan made or professional. I know there is a lot of stuff out there; this would have been a great place to showcase it.
In addition I would have liked them to take this opportunity to explain exactly what went wrong with the DVD's that have come out of the original ROTLD. Why has the soundtrack been butchered; even to the point where key fan favorite phrases were re-dubbed ("Send more cops" / "paramedics")? Why can't a real fan get a hold of an unadulterated copy of this classic movie? Maybe the researchers don't know, but I'm sure they're talented enough and should have been able to track down these answers.
All in all a must buy for any fan of the movie, do not hesitate to add it to your library.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By ricky
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I had this book pre-ordered months ago and I was not disappointed when I got it. Full color photos on every page and very extensive about every movie in the ROTLD series. A must for fans of this classic series!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice
Full of nice images and a working of the making of return of the living dead series as told mostly with quotes from the people involved. Read more
Published 16 months ago by William N. Mchugh
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Wonderfull
Being a huge fan of the Return of the living dead films (Well, part 1 and 2, I never cared much for the others) I just had to get my hands on this book. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Gustafsson
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Not bad for hardcore fans
The information that this book offers is easy to find everywhere in the net, nothing new and any information about the so called sequels is irrelevant. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Cesar J. vazquez
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The Complete History of Return of the Living Dead
For all you return of the living dead fans, this book has it all. hundreds of behind the scenes photos from all 5 return of the living dead films, some info on the night film, and... Read more
Published on May 8, 2011 by M. Esparza
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Best book on one of the coolest movies ever made
Stumbled upon this book when searching for any George Romero novels. I couldn't believe it, "am i dreaming"? Read more
Published on May 4, 2011 by Beirdo
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Awesome Book
This is the best gift for fans of Return of the Living Dead.....you really appreciate what they wanted to do with this movie as well as learning about some of the other ideas that... Read more
Published on December 31, 2010 by J. Watkins
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I was really looking forward to the book LAST OCTOBER when it was due (woulda been fun to have gotten this with the Blu-Ray release of "The Return of the Living Dead" as was... Read more
Published on November 27, 2010 by Michael Allred
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