Many things have been influenced by Romero’s original idea. But Romero has stated that he was inspired to make horror movies by a couple of things: the novel I Am Legend, which he used as a basis for his plots, and when he was making a short film called Mister Rogers’ Gets a Tonsillectomy. Romero has said it is “Possibly the scariest film I ever made” (Zinoman). He didn’t know the effect that his cheaply made independent movies would have on film or society. His movies are constantly being copied in one way or another, even in many films that are not horror. The horror film wouldn’t be where it is today if it was without Romero’s contributions, and the many others that try to reinvent the zombie every year.

I hope that this brief blog gives a better look into the effect George A. Romero had on society, and a brief look into his life. Not many people can change things like Romero did, and as horror fanatics we must pay homage. He gave us the modern zombie, the most unlikely(but entertaining) apocalypse that we most likely cannot survive, and the ability for anything to come back to life after death. Our nightmares can thank Romero, for helping scare us at night.

Works Cited
Zinoman, Jason. "Killer Instincts." Vanity Fair (Vol. 50, No. 3). March 2008: 304+. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 9 May 2011.