In the midst of all this constant arguing and occasional banhammering, I missed out on an important milestone yesterday: it was George Romero’s birthday!

Unfortunately, this annual event is typically celebrated with a healthy dose of Anti-Zombie rhetoric:

Today the man who launched a thousand zombie films with his 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead is turning seventy-one-years-young. And he doesn’t look a day older than any of the rotting corpses in his films.

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Romero was born on February 4th, 1940 with a shotgun in one hand and a crowbar in the other. He went on to become one of the most influential filmmakers in American history (according to me). He is best known for his series of zombie movies including Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and most recently last year’s Survival of the Dead.

Stay informed, stay alive: If the zombies of Denver were lucid enough to know what day it is, they’d be giving a big “UUUUUngghGRRRRR!” in honor of George Romero right now.

Uggh. Look, he’s a very influential filmmaker, but Anti-Zombie movies are not all he’s done!

Why, the ZRC loves Creepshow, which features positive, even uplifting Zombie Friendly characters, and that was a George Romero movie. Mr. Romero CAN do better, he really can make a positive contribution to Zombie Culture… when he wants to.

This is why the Zombie Rights Campaign is more than happy to wish him a Happy 71st Birthday in spite of our differences about the Differently Animated.

May there be many returns, and hopefully, some day, another Zombie Friendly film (or three) from the mind of George A. Romero.

Tags: Movies, Romero

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