With the loss of George A. Romero still fresh in our minds, a petition has been launched in hopes of honoring the “Godfather of the Dead” with his own postal stamp.
Romero created the zombie genre as the co-writer (with John A. Russo) and director of the 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead, which went to show future generations of filmmakers such as Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter that generating big scares didn’t require big budgets. Living Dead spawned an entire school of zombie knockoffs, and Romero’s sequels included 1978’s Dawn of the Dead, 1985’s Day of the Dead, 1990’s Land of the Dead, 2007’s Diary of the Dead and 2009’s Survival of the Dead.
Romero also directed my absolute favorite vampire movie, 1978’s Martin, as well as 1973’s The Crazies, 1981’s Knightriders, 1982’s Creepshow, 1988’s Monkey Shines, 1990’s Two Evil Eyes, and 1993’s Dark Half.
I would love for the Post Office to do an entire series of these and include the likes of Wes Craven, Betsy Palmer, Christopher Lee, and even Herschell Gordon Lewis. Who do you think deserves to be immortalized on a stamp?