John A. Russo: John A. Russo. Writer: Night of the Living Dead. With twenty books published internationally and nineteen feature movies in worldwide distribution, John Russo has been called a "living legend." He began by co-authoring the screenplay for Night of the Living Dead, which has become recognized as a "horror classic." His three books on the art and craft of movie making have become bibles of independent production, and one of them, Scare...
Known For: Night of the Living Dead (Writer(as John Russo)), The Return of the Living Dead (Writer(as John Russo)), Night of the Living Dead (Writer), Night of the Living Dead (Writer(creator))