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Reboot In The Works For ‘The Return Of The Living Dead’

by Thomas Tuna
written by Thomas Tuna

They just keep coming back.

The Return of the Living Dead–the classic 1985 horror-comedy–will get the reboot treatment from Living Dead Media, according to the company’s website.

The project–led by director Steve Wolsh (Muck)–will “expand the existing world created by the original five films, while staying true to the R-rated horror-comedy roots loved by fans of the cult classic.” No production schedules or release timetables were revealed.

The original The Return of the Living Dead--written and directed by Dan O’Bannon in his directorial debut–stars Clu Gulager, James Karen and Thom Matthews. The storyline follows a warehouse owner, two employees, a mortician and some teenage punks as they deal with a horde of brain-hungry zombies.

A critical success that had moderate success at the box office, the original spawned four sequels.

Keep reading Horror News Network for the latest on this reboot of The Return of the Living Dead.

 

Thomas A. Tuna is a comic book veteran who began his writing career back in the ’70s with Charlton Comics, contributing to such horror titles as Ghost Manor, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves and Ghostly Haunts. Most recently, he has served as a writer and editor (with more than a smattering of horror yarns) for such comic book websites as Hyper Epics and Red Moon Features. Some of his favorite horror flicks include Jaws, Salem’s Lot, Dracula (with Frank Langella) and Blade. His favorite horror comic books? Tomb of Dracula (by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan) and Swamp Thing (by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson).

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