One of the pre-eminent exponents of the zombie genre in the Italian cinema, Lucio Fulci was born on this day in Rome in 1927. He wrote scripts and was involved in the production of comedies and pop music for Italian markets during his early career, but dove headlong into the nascent shock horror genre in Italy after Dario Argento's dub of Romero's zombie classic Dawn of the Dead caused a sensation among Italian film goers in 1979.His film Zombie was a great popular success in Italy and spawned an entire genre of imitators; The Beyond is widely regarded as his finest film. Fulci had a devoted cult following in North America. He died in 1996, dissapointing fans who were eagerly awaiting his then intended collaboration with Argento.
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