Last Updated on February 5, 2026 by Angel Melanson
What would have been George A. Romero’s 86th birthday is coming up this week, and to celebrate, FANGORIA has partnered with Shudder to host a special event honoring one of the grandfathers of modern horror. A Very Scary Unbirthday to George A. Romero brings the horror community together to celebrate not only the Night of the Living Dead director’s towering legacy, but also the living and evolving community he helped to create, that remains as vibrant as ever.
The event is headlined by an Instagram Live we’ll be hosting on February 4 at 9:45PM ET, featuring a conversation with Romero’s daughter and Queens of the Dead director Tina Romero, celebrating her father’s legacy and everything that’s come from it. She’ll be joined by Katy O’Brien, who she directed in Queens of the Dead, as well as Day of the Dead star Lori Cardille. And who knows, maybe we’ve got some other surprises up our sleeve…
But if you can’t join the live, don’t worry, the celebrations don’t end there. There’s also special merchandise that’ll be hitting online shelves, including the soundtrack for Queens of the Dead that’ll be available across all digital music platforms, and special merch from FreshKillz, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza House, a historical landmark and community action program dedicated to providing support and relief for the LGBTQ community in Jersey City.
To top everything off, Shudder TV will be programming a block of Romero’s films beginning at 7PM ET, including his underrated gem The Amusement Park, as well as Day of the Dead and Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead to highlight the family’s genre-defining work, seeing horror through a bold, queer, punk lens.
You can check out some of the titles that’ll be streaming in Romero Movie Block on Shudder now, and make sure you follow us on Instagram so you don’t miss out on the birthday party of the century!
