Although it may be difficult to believe, it's already been over three years since the passing of George A. Romero. While he left us with a legacy of films that are just as relevant (and sometimes more so) as when they were first released, there are a plethora of intriguing projects that he worked on that didn't see the light of the silver screen.

Thankfully, many of these unmade projects have been preserved by University of Pittsburgh Libraries through their George A. Romero Archival Collection, which will be unveiled in a free virtual event on Tuesday, February 9th at 7:00pm EST.

We have the official press release with additional details below, and to register for the free virtual event, visit:

Press Release: On Tuesday, Feb 9 at 7pm EST, the University of Pittsburgh Libraries will be unveiling some of the most amazing, revelatory materials in its George A. Romero Archival Collection in a virtual discussion of the scripts, treatments, production documents, photos, videos, and more that will change how we see the filmmaker behind Night of the Living Dead. Fans will hear about early versions of familiar classics like Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, scores of unmade projects like War of the Worlds, Before I Wake, Whine of the Faun, and Unholy Fire, collaborations with Stephen King from Creepshow to The Stand and Pet Sematary to The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, unseen photos from behind the scenes of Night of the Living Dead, shooting scripts used on set with Romero’s own handwritten notes and revisions, and much, much more. Learn the inner working of George Romero’s creative process and life as a horror filmmaker with Horror Studies Coordinator Ben Rubin and Visiting Researcher Adam Hart.

In 2019, the University of Pittsburgh Libraries acquired the archives of Night of the Living Dead filmmaker George A. Romero. In processing that massive collection, the library has discovered a trove of scripts, treatments, production documents, photos, videos, and more. This event will be the first glimpse that fans, critics, and scholars will have of this invaluable glimpse into Romero’s incredibly productive creative life. For a sneak peek at some of the materials in the collection, visit: https://horrorstudies.library.pitt.edu/

Tuesday, Feb 9 at 7pm EST. Free and open to horror fans everywhere!

Registration: https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/unearthed#.YBhq8GRKiEu

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    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.