Prior to his passing, George A. Romero had been working on another entry in his Living Dead series, which he was set to produce.
George A. Romero, the man who was known as the Godfather of the zombie genre, has passed away at the age of 77.
George A. Romero broke truly new ground in the world of horror with his 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead, which he directed and co-wrote with John A. Russo.
Outside of the zombie sub-genre, which he created, George A. Romero also made several other classic horror movies.