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MARTIN (1977) | Romero + Savini

Last week, we discussed NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the film that kickstarted George Romero's career. It was during the making of that film that he first crossed paths with an up-and-coming young makeup artist by the name of Tom Savini.
Unfortunately, Savini's deployment to Vietnam prevented the two from working together at the time, but the two would reunite nearly a decade later for their first official collaboration on Romero's modern take on the vampire film, 1977's MARTIN.
Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.
 
This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne & Justin Bishop, with special thanks to Todd Davis.
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) | Romero + Savini

For our inaugural series for the Cinema Shock Podcast, we're celebrating the lives and careers of George Romero and his frequent collaborator and makeup effects legend Tom Savini.
While Savini didn't work on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the story of their years-long collaboration does start here, however tangentially. Plus, how do you talk about the career of George Romero without starting with the film that started it all?
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD not only kickstarted Romero's career, but it's one of the few modern films that can be credited as starting an entire subgenre of horror.
In this episode, we look at the story behind the making of the film, and how it influenced the genre forever!