Gary Smart and Christian Sellers are spearheading an effort to bring the fans the ultimate campanion piece to the franchise called “The Complete History of Return of the Living Dead”. The original Return ofthe Living Dead is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. I showed it to a few friends this past Halloween and they loved. It has a spectacular blend of horror, comedy and special effects. If you’re old enough to remember the 80′s, the movie is perfectly nostalgic. Read the below comments by co-writer Gary Smart that he wrote to Shock Till You Drop this past Friday. 

“The book has support from over 50 (so far) members of the ROTLD franchise who have offered to support the project and give exclusive interviews delving into the productions of some of the most loved movies in zombie cinema. Support has come from: Dan O’Bannon, Brian Yuzna, Ken Weiderhorn, William Butler, Don Calfa, Jewel Shepard, Beverly Randolph, Sarah Douglas, John Penney, Aimme Lynn Chadwick, Allan Trautman, Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley, Marsha Deitlein, Graham Henderson, John Philbin, Willaim Munns, William Stout to name but a few. We are waiting replies from a number of other cast and crew including: Clu Gulager, Melinda Clarke and James Karen.

We are in talks with MGM to allow us to use frame enlargements, stills and posters to compliment the text and personal photos of part one. However, Warner Bros., who now own the rights to Return of the Living Dead Part II has refused to allow us to use frame enlargements, stills and posters to compliment the text and personal photos with no explanation why, this is devastating to the project as fans want to know more about ROTLD II.”

Gary also mentioned that the book will focus more on ROTLD 1 (50%) Part 2 (15%) Part 3 (15%) and parts 4/5 (20%).

To help these guys persuade Warner Brothers to let them use the photos they need, please sign the petition that has been created. Thanks for everyone’s support in helping get this awesome book made!