Shock Til You Drop has learned that a book titled ‘The Complete History of Return of the Living Dead’ is now in the works. It promises to be an exhaustive look at the zombie series, kickstarted by Dan O’Bannon in the 80s.

Gary Smart, co-writer of the book, had this to say to Shock Til You Drop.

The book has support from over 50 (so far) members of the ROTLD franchise who have offered to support the project and give exclusive interviews delving into the productions of some of the most loved movies in zombie cinema. Support has come from: Dan O’Bannon, Brian Yuzna, Ken Weiderhorn, William Butler, Don Calfa, Jewel Sheperd, Beverly Randolph, Sarah Douglas, John Penney, Aimme Lynn Chadwick, Alan Trautman, Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley, Marsha Deitlein, Graham Henderson, John Philbin, William Munns, Wiliam Stout to name but a few. We are waiting replies from a number of other cast and crew including: Clu Gulager, Melinda Clarke, and James Karen.

We are in talks with MGM to allow us to use frame enlargements, stills and posters to compliment the text and personal photos of part one. However Warner Bros., who nown own the rights to ‘Return of the Living Dead Part II, has refused to allow us to use frame enlargements, stills, and posters to compliment the text and personal photos with no explanation why. This is devastating to the project as fans want to know more about ROTLD II.

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The 25th anniversary of ‘Return of the Living Dead’ is right around the corner, so hopefully we’ll see Grant’s book hitting shelves soon.