Diary of the Dead

Stephen KingandGeorge Romero , two undisputed masters of the horror musical genre , were dear ally , and collaborated on multiple film and TV labor . King is of track arguably the dandy horror author of all fourth dimension , and if not that , then at least the most prolific . Romero essentially invented the zombi sub - genre as lover know it today withNight of the Living Dead , and many regard his original trilogy of undead fright film to be the zombi movie at its sheer beneficial .

King and Romero first see in the mid-1970s , around the clip ofCarrie ’s adjustment into a film by director Brian De Palma . The two murder it off quickly , and their friendship remained intact all the way until Romero ’s passing in 2017 . King and Romero were both very originative , and very passionate about preserving their original vision as much as potential in the final product . woefully , Romero often had problems in that regard , as Hollywood producer made demands and offered notes .

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When two people with such brilliant creative minds meet , chance are they ’ll eventually collaborate , and what emerges from that collaboration will be memorable . Here ’s every time the two teamed up on a big or small filmdom project , whether it be through writing , aim , acting , or sometimes all three .

Knightriders (1981)

George Romero ventured out of horror and into outlandishness with 1981’sKnighriders , which star a pre - renown Ed Harris as the drawing card of a trip company that does affair like joust , and tries their best to conduct themselves in a mode consanguineal to knightly times . That is until their leader begins to recede faith in the movement . Stephen King makes a cameo as a heckler at one of their performances , while eating a big sandwich . He ’s credit as " Hoagie Man , " and it ’s actually his first performing function of any kind . Romero regulars Ken Foree , Patricia Tallman , and Tom Savini also come out .

Creepshow (1982)

King ’s first - and only - leading function came the following year - in Romero ’s authoritative anthology filmCreepshow . While King would be the first to admit that he ’s not much of an actor , his over the top performance makes land hayseed Jordy Verill reasonably charming , even if he is a lunkhead . Jordy certainly does n’t merit his frightful fate just for touching a shooting star . King also write the book forCreepshow , with two of the story being adaptations of his work . King ’s sonJoe Hillalso make a cameo in the wraparound story , getting slapped around by musical style picture Tom Atkins .

The Word Processor of the Gods (1984)

What some fan only familiar with Romero ’s zombie spirit film may not realize is that he really created and executive produced the well - remembered 1980s anthology TV seriesTales from the Darkside . " The Word Processor of the Gods " was a 1984 installment base on a 1983 short story by King that was later collected in theSkeleton Crewcompilation . Bruce Davison stars as a writer who receives a word processor from his recently deceased nephew as a birthday gift , one which somehow enables him to rewrite and reshape his own realness , allowing him to escape his decidedly unfulfilling existence .

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Creepshow 2 (1987)

WhileCreepshow 2isn’t closely as good as the first , it ’s still an enjoyable enough anthology for horror rooter who love the pigboat - genre . The just report in the celluloid , " The Raft , " is based on a King poor . The other two stories are based on story ideas by King that he had not before written down proper . Romero wrote the script this time , with his frequent cinematographer Michael Gornick target . King indite an initial treatment of the script that Romero then flesh out , and the author also made a cameo as a trucker during " The Hitchhiker " history .

Sorry, Right Number (1987)

" Sorry , Right phone number " was an episode sport in the quaternary and terminal season ofTales from the Darkside . John Harrison , another Romero regular , directed , while King himself write the script , which is n’t based on any existing material , and was save specifically for TV . The story focuses on a woman who receives a mysterious phone call that turns out to have fatal implications for her sprightliness . We wo n’t give away the winding ending here , but while not too revolutionary , it ’s effective , and feels like a punch to the intestine of the spectator .

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

Harrison returned to directTales from the Darkside : The Movie , which Tom Savini has referred to as the " real"Creepshow 3 . One of the stories , " cat-o'-nine-tails from Hell , " is based on a King short , and Romero adapt it for the big screenland . The tale assure a hitman engage by a wealthy corporate type to take out an unlikely fair game , a cat deemed murderous . This being a King story , the cat is indeed a proficient killer . " Cat from Hell " was originally plan to be part ofCreepshow 2 , but was curve from the playscript over budget concern .

The Dark Half (1993)

The Dark Halfsadly terminate up being the only metre that Romero would direct a full - distance adaptation of a King novel , but that ’s not to say it ’s a defective effort . In fact , it ’s a bit underrated . The Dark Halfadapts King ’s 1989 book of the same name , centering on Thad Beaumont ( Timothy Hutton ) , a writer who begins to discover that his evil literary alter ego George Stark appear to have emerged into the real world . King wrote the record book after his veridical - life pseudonymRichard Bachmanwas revealed to the world in the mid-1980s .

Diary of the Dead (2007)

After four zombi motion picture that built onNight of the Living Dead ’s Book of Revelation , Romero boot his own franchise with 2007’sDiary of the Dead . While no one is likely to call it his best work , as far as found footage movies , it ’s honorable than most , likely thanks to having a skilled director steering the ship . King was one of several famous name to make outspoken cameo heard over electronic devices in the film , playing a preacher . Quentin Tarantino , Wes Craven , Guillermo del Toro , and Simon Pegg also cameo . Romero would make one more zombie film before his demise , 2009’sSurvival of the Dead , which really brought back a character fromDiary .

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Stephen King and George Romero

Ed Harris and Amy Ingersoll in Knightriders

Creepshow - Stephen King as Jordy Verrill

Tales From the Darkside - Word Processor of the Gods

A man screaming on the Raft in Creepshow 2.

Tales from the Darkside TV Intro

Tales from the Darkside The Movie adapts Stephen Kings The Cat from Hell. Screenrant by Evan J. Pretzer.

His Dark Half Cover

A scene from Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

tales from the darkside