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John Amplas

Martin (1976)

Martin (1976)
Rating: ★★★★★
Mar 11, 2001Deconstructed Vampire
Deconstructed Vampiremartin-19761976George Romero's deconstruction of the vampire film is one of his most remarkable films. In contrast to vampire cliches, all we get is a pale teen with an unhealthy obsession contrasted with a religious extremist who demands he be exorcised.
Director: George A. Romero
Actors: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, …
Category: Horror
11 March 200113 May 2023 by Roog

Bloodeaters (1980)

Bloodeaters (1980)
Rating: ★
Aug 18, 2020Toxic Marijuana Turns Hippies Into Zombies
Toxic Marijuana Turns Hippies Into Zombiesbloodeaters-19801980A little-known zombie film in which marijuana crop-dusted with an untested pesticide turns hippies into zombies. Listed as a Video Nasty in the UK
Director: Charles McCrann
Actors: Charles McCrann, John Amplas
Category: Horror
18 August 20205 December 2025 by Roog

Creepshow (1982)

Creepshow (1982)
Rating: ★★★★
Jul 6, 2000Horror Anthology
Horror Anthologycreepshow-1-19821982Stephen King and George Romero collaborate on a horror anthology made as homage to the EC Comics, telling five tales that replicate the blacker-than-black sense of humour (and even the visual look) of the comic-book with hilarious results
Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Stephen King, Fritz Weaver, …
Category: Horror
6 July 20003 October 2025 by Roog

Day of the Dead (1985)

Day of the Dead (1985)
Rating: ★★★★½
Mar 9, 2001Zombies
Zombiesday-of-the-dead-1-19851985The third and most undervalued of George Romero's original trilogy of zombie films, an explosively bared to the bone series of apocalyptic confrontations containing some of the best performances and writing in any of his films
Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Lori Cardille, Joe Pilato, Richard Liberty, Howard Sherman, …
Category: Horror
9 March 20018 October 2025 by Roog

Document of the Dead (1989)

Document of the Dead (1989)
Rating: ★★½
Mar 27, 2001George A. Romero Documentary
George A. Romero Documentarydocument-of-the-dead-19891989A documentary about George Romero that was filmed during the shooting of Dawn of the Dead
Director: Roy Frumkes
Actors: Susan Tyrrell, John Amplas, David Emge, Ken Foree, …
Category: Horror
27 March 200113 October 2025 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
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  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
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  • Magicians and Sorcerers
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  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
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  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
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