Episode 102 of CINEOPOLIS finds your hosts celebrating the films of famed filmmaker George Romero. Without George Romero, the world wouldn’t have zombies. And without Western Pennsylvania, the world wouldn’t have George Romero. The low-budget horror film-slash-social freakout Night of the Living Dead (1968) put Romero on the map. But despite gaining national (and global) recognition over his fifty year career directing films like Martin (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Knightriders (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Bruiser (2000), Romero never strayed far from the industrial landscapes, Rust Belt socioeconomics, or blue-collar people he saw outside his window. On this episode of CINEOPOLIS, co-hosts Christian and Dante dig into the George Romero filmography to dissect how Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities inspired his work — and how his dedication to Western PA turns all his game-changing zombie films into not-so-covert documentaries of a region in flux. Stay scared!