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Romero + Savini: Splatter Kings, Part II

Last week, we covered NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the film that launched George Romero’s career and first brought him into contact with a young aspiring makeup artist named Tom Savini.

Savini’s deployment to Vietnam kept them from working together on that film, but nearly a decade later, the two would finally collaborate—this time on a very different kind of horror movie.

Released in 1977, MARTIN is Romero’s haunting and deeply personal take on the vampire myth, a low-budget psychological horror film that trades fangs and folklore for razors and alienation. In this episode, we explore the making of MARTIN, how Savini’s contributions behind and in front of the camera helped shape the film, and why it remains one of Romero’s most unique and underrated works.

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Theme Song: "There's Still a Little Bit of Time, If We Hurry and I Mean Hurry" by Slasher Film Festival Strategy.

This episode was written, produced and edited by Gary Horne, Justin Bishop, and Todd A. Davis.