#James Karen

[ceteradesunt]

The Return of the Living Dead (1985) dir. Dan O'Bannon

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[brokehorrorfan]

The events of The Return of the Living Dead took place 40 years ago today. It's party time with Witter Entertainment's commemorative shirt for $15. Save 10% on any two tees with the code VHSAVEONTEES.

[creepynostalgy]

Cherry David, Tony Gardner and Brian Peck on set of The Return Of The Living Dead (1985)

[busterkeatonsociety]

This Day in Buster…August 4, 1957

The Press & Sun-Bulletin do a piece on Buster Keaton’s “Merton of the Movies,” opening the following night at the Southern Tier Playhouse - two co-stars, Jane Dulo & James Karen, would remain friends with Buster for the remainder of his life.

[nihillist-blog]

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

[elklounge]

Fatal Kiss (2002). I have been waiting for awhile to post this! Awhile back I bought the VHS for the short film Fatal Kiss directed and written by Jeff Rector. The film features Ted Raimi. This was considered lost media for quite awhile. I’m so happy to get to share it all with you.

I currently have it in digital format and am gonna be uploading it to a drive link as well as potentially YouTube. Other places I may upload this will be the internet archive to preserve media. I should be posting it by tomorrow if not tonight:) Thank you all for having patience. Ted Raimi nation I see today as an absolute win for his lost media!

Sorry Teddy that both Fatal Kiss and Fountains Clowns have been found (Although I think he was so good in Fountains Clowns. Still thinking about his chest tattoo they gave him.)

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Dir. Dan O'Bannon

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Horror Show...The Return Of The Living Dead Part 2 on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #returnofthelivingdeadpart2 #nightofthelivingdead #georgeromero #ripgeorgeromero #Zombies #returnofthelivingdead #thommathews #jameskaren #BrianPeck #jonathanterry #allantrautman #SuzanneSnyder #danaashbrook #thorvanlingen #marshadietlein #MitchPileggi #phillipbruns #donmaxwell #sallysmythe #forrestjackerman #michaelkenworthy #jasonhogan #vintage #VHS #80s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsashorrorshow

[mariocki]

The China Syndrome (1979)

"I may be wrong, but I'd say you're lucky to be alive. For that matter, I think we might say the same for the rest of Southern California."

[balthazar-sketti]

Return of the Living Dead

Dir. Dan O'Bannon, 1985

[horrororman]

Remembering...

Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 - November 28, 2010).

James Karen (November 28, 1923 - October 23, 2018).

Christopher George (February 25, 1931 – November 28, 1983).

David Prowse (July 1, 1935 - November 28, 2020).

#horror

[brokehorrorfan]

Terror Threads has released two Return of the Living Dead designs by Yannick Bouchard and Aaron Fulcher on T-shirts ($30), tank tops ($32), an hoodies ($60). They’ll ship in 1-2 weeks.

[mr-dead-inside]

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

😆☝️This part always makes me bust out laughing every time he calls him stupid asshole 😂LMFAO🤣

[citizenscreen]

Remembering James Karen on what would have been his 100th birthday. He was always so open and welcoming at #TCMFF Loveky man. #botd

[roskirambles]

Horror Comedy of the day: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Ah, The Night of the Living Dead; a bona fide classic horror film where the dead rise from their graves to feed on the living. But did you know it was based on real life events? Yup, there was indeed a real incident where the US military had a chemical leak in the morgue of a Pittsburg hospital; 2-4-5 Trioxin, an experimental herbicide designed to combat marihuana plants. Seeing it reanimated the corpses and there was no means of neutralizing them for good, they simply quarantined the area and kept those infected in special containers. Yeah… they kind of forced George A. Romero’s hand to change the details as a cover up.

What? Some of the containers ended up in a medical supply facility in Kentucky through a clerical error? And some bloke got one open by accident when trying to impress his teenage employee? Oh, shi-

Directed by Dan O'Bannon and based on a concept by John Russo (co-writer of the aforementioned film), this movie mixes teenage stereotypes with a punk aesthetic and some pitch-black comedy. It is edgy, a tad horny for little to no reason, absurdist, irreverent to the point a select few gags may not fly today, and somehow can make some acts of brutal violence to be the funniest things you'll see that week.

And then there's the horror side to the affairs. If you ever wondered where the trope of zombies eating brains came from, this is your answer. The reasoning behind it is surprisingly disturbing too, which plays to the hubris the story is centered around. The fact they're fully sentient is used to both tragic and horrifying effects, and in spite of their comedic traits these are some of the most relentlessly dangerous zombies ever put to screen.

With some excellent makeup (special shout out to Tony Gardner's MARVELOUS half corpse effect), a delightful local punk soundtrack and a very striking balance between the terror and the fun, it's an absolute blast from the past.