Father of zombie films honoured on ‘Living Dead’s’ 50th

Pittsburgh honoured the father of modern American zombie films outside the theatre where his Night of the Living Dead premiered 50 years ago.

The widow of filmmaker George Romero, Mayor Bill Peduto and others gathered on Monday.

Romero died last year.

His black-and-white Night of the Living Dead was shot in a quasi-documentary style and tells the story of a group of characters hiding in a farmhouse from flesh-eating zombies.

The film was inducted into the National Registry of Films in 1999.

A week of programmes and movie screenings in tribute to Romero will be held later in the month.