George Romero
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Zombie Luminary
Nicknamed the "Grandfather of the Zombie," George Romero is largely credited for defining the modern pop-culture zombie archetype and for creating the zombie apocalypse sub-genre of horror. Far from just campy flicks with an overabundance of violence and gore, Romero used his movies as a medium to address a wide range of social issues.
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