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    Cool Found a scan of the original "return of the living dead" book's cover

    Yay! I finally found the extremely rare front cover art from John Russo's "Return Of The Living Dead" book!

    Why am I so excited? From memory this zombie art makes Dr. Tongue look like Mary Poppins, you need to see it close up to appreciate it - I remember jumping with fright when my dad threw this book at me 20 years ago!!!

    Any of you remember this dude? If you have a better scan, can you post it?



    I'm awaiting on a scan of the book from another source. As soon as I get the scan, I'll post it here.

    Cheers,
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    How does this fit with "Night"

    Is it a different story line, or is it a continuation of night?

    Cool find though...

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    Indeed, this "Return" is a direct sequel to "Night of the living dead". It is set 10 years after the zombie outbreak in Night.

    Even though this book lifts word for word much from "Night of the living dead" for flashback sequences, this book still rocks and I wish someone had made it into a film - 20 years ago. Nowadays I don't get scared by zombie movies (one of the downsides of adulthood )

    Be careful if looking on Amazon or Ebay for this book. There are two versions of the Return Of The Living Dead book, and confusingly both are written by John Russo!!!

    This one classic Romero flesh eaters)

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155...lance&n=283155

    and the one based on the film (BRAAAINNNNSSSS!!!)

    http://cgi.ebay.com/RETURN-OF-THE-LI...QQcmdZViewItem


    Both are excellent reads.

    Right, I have a hi-res scan of the cover.

    Neil, can you move this to your memorabilia section as this image is as rare as hell!!!

    Click link to view:

    http://img393.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ile01133eo.jpg
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    it has been re issued with a different cover and
    i bought it not too long ago

    the main charecter is the sherriff from night
    and it involves some hoodlums kidnapping a family to rob them and zombies getting in the way of everything and everybody

    it is an interesting read and russo put some
    sick ideas into it but it is no way better than dawn as a sequel

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    Wow.....$69.62 for a USED copy?

    I bought mine a few years ago for $1.25.

    Yeesh!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GRMonLI
    Wow.....$69.62 for a USED copy?

    I bought mine a few years ago for $1.25.

    Yeesh!!!!!
    Supply and demand....

    I have looked for the original version of Return, but all I have found is the book based on the movie. There is a used book store not to far from me, I am going to check there next.

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    i saw a copy of it at a used book store

    there is no need to pay anymore than 6 bucks at most for a copy

    get the reprint
    the book isnt worth hunting down for an original
    hell my novelization of dawn isnt even a first printing
    it dont matter im only reading them not selling them

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    a friend of mine found one at a used book store for 2 dollars canadian. i was with him and he found it first, but i'm trying to get him to give it to me since he is not really a big fan of the dead genre.

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    that is pretty sweet that is better than the version of the cover I have.

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