John A. Russo

Biography

John A. Russo, sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead, which he co-wrote with director George Romero.

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Night of the Living Dead

1968 · Washington Military Reporter

The Return of the Living Dead

1985 · Story

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988 · Self

Night of the Living Dead

1990 · Producer

Zombie Jamboree

1993 · Himself / Narrator

Night of the Animated Dead

2021 · Original Film Writer

Heartstopper

1989 · Director

Midnight

2020 · Father Stephen

The Night They Came Home

2024 · Screenplay

Night of the Living Dead

2026 · Original Film Writer

Midnight

1982 · Director

UnConventional

2004 · Self

John A. Russo Movies

Night of the Living Dead

2026 · Original Film Writer

My Life with the Living Dead

2024 · Himself

The Night They Came Home

2024 · Screenplay

Crackcoon

2023 · Lewis Smith

Slice 2! Children of the Course

2023 · John A. Russo

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

2023 · Self

The Red Tide Massacre

2022 · Director

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

2022 · Self

Night of the Animated Dead

2021 · Original Film Writer

The History of Metal and Horror

2021 · Self

Midnight

2020 · Father Stephen

Night of the Living Dead Live

2020 · Original Film Writer

1-900 Vampire

2017 · Director

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

2017 · Uncle John

Killer Campout

2017 · Burt

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

2015 · Self

Chronicles of the Living Dead

2015 · Self

Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

2014 · Self

John A. Russo TV Shows

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988 · Self