FYE Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Night of The Living Dead with an Exclusive Collectors Edition

ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FYE, for your entertainment, is celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" with an exclusive Collectors Edition that includes a host of items you can only find in this once in a lifetime set, perfect for diehard fans of the film.

The set starts off with the Criterion Collection 2 disc Blu-ray featuring the original premier version of the film, restored and remastered in 4K Ultra HD from the original camera negative and supervised by George A. Romero with the support of the Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation.  It includes new and archival footage, interviews, and commentary from the original cast & creators.

The Collection also features amazing artwork including an official, beautifully painted, limited edition graphic novel based on the film. Thumb through 250 pages of never published covers by Stephen R. Bissette, stunning art by Richard Bonk, and exclusive photos and interviews with the original 1968 cast and filmmakers.

Fans will get the original eight 1968 lobby cards from the release of the film, beautifully remastered with gold foil lettering, specially re-designed to celebrate the 50th Anniversary. 250 of the boxes have been randomly inserted with an additional lobby card autographed by "Johnny" of "They're coming to get you Barbra" fame, played by actor Russell Streiner.

There is also an exclusive poster of the now Iconic Karen Cooper, played by Kyra Schon and a special edition commemorative ticket specially designed with gold foil to commemorate the 50th Anniversary.

Collectors can pick up a copy on FYE.com or at any FYE location. 

As a bonus for the avid fan, the newly restored and remastered version of "Night of the Living Dead" is returning to movie theatres presented by Fathom Events, Image Ten Inc. and Living Dead Media, in association with Janus Films and the Criterion Collection. The film will be on the screen for two nights only, on Wednesday, October 24, and Thursday, October 25 in theaters nationwide.

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