The Crazies: The Early Films of George A. Romero

A government plane carrying a biological warfare virus crashes near a small Pennsylvania town. As the virus seeps into the water supply, the town gradually begins to descend into madness … and there is no known cure. There must be no news leaks to the American public, and so the government sends in the Army, unannounced, to quarantine the town. But its citizens are now faced with the killer virus, their virus-crazed murderous neighbours, and a mysterious, unexplained occupying army. The scene is set for a horrific showdown. 

“One of Romero's most underrated efforts…highly recommended.” TV Guide 

The Early Films of George A. Romero 

Along with directors such as Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg and John Carpenter, the work of George A. Romero revolutionised the horror film genre throughout the seventies and eighties. His theatrical debut feature, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, was the one that started it all: shot in black and white on a low budget in Pennsylvania, this raw burst of energy was a shock to the system when it was released in 1968 and the film contains much of its power to this day. While its gore scenes are still effective, it is the film’s social and political subtext that really resonate all these years later. 

Triskel Arts Centre is delighted to be screening NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD as well as two other early films by Romero: SEASON OF THE WITCH from 1972 follows a bored suburban housewife who decides to dabble in the occult, while THE CRAZIES from 1973 examines what happens when a government plane carrying a biological warfare virus crashes near a small American town.