RIP: George Romero creator of "Night of the Living Dead"

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Someone better keep watch to make sure he stays dead.

…I will see myself out the door.

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The living dead movies get all the love, but for me he’ll always be the guy who made Martin.

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And Knightriders. No, not the talking car (that’s without the s), but a movie about a troupe of motorcycle jousters.

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Favorite of the to-be-expected Zombie Romero wisecracks:

His tombstone will read “We’ll meet again. Don’t know where. Don’t know when. Aim for the head.”

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Yeah, that one’s pretty great, too. (And Shout Factory’s streaming service has it with commentary!)

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And now Martin Landau too.

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If there was anyone who could make a spring loaded coffin lid activate while being lowered in the ground an appropriate act, it would be this guy.

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I think everyone is making variations on that same joke.

(I know I did.)

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I was hoping there was some nexus between two of the coolest people Pittsburgh ever produced.

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