Return of the Living Dead (book)

Return of the Living Dead is a 1977 direct sequel to George A. Romero's film, Night of the Living Dead, written by John Russo co-scripter of Night. The book is set 10 years after the original zombie uprising; life is supposedly back to normal. After a horrific bus crash, the dead begin to rise again, to feast on the living. Russo wrote the book with the intention of developing it into a movie property. The resultant 1985 film, also titled Return of the Living Dead, abandoned Russo's plot and took a splatstick approach. Nonetheless, the movie has gone on to become a cult film.

The title Return of the Living Dead is also used for a 1985 novelization of the movie with the same title. The book is also written by John Russo, and shares the storyline of the movie.

The Living Dead series

Official Romero directed films: Night of the Living Dead • Dawn of the Dead • Day of the Dead • Land of the Dead • Diary of the Dead • Survival of the Dead

Dead series remakes: Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Night of the Living Dead 3D • Day of the Dead (2007)

Notable spoofs/parodies: The Return of the Living Dead and its sequels • Night of the Living Bread • Shaun of the Dead

Unofficial sequels: Zombi 2 and its sequels • Children of the Living Dead • Flesheater • Day of the Dead 2: Contagium