S. William Hinzman
Also Known As: William Hinzman, Bill Heinzman, Bill Hinzman, Billy Hinzman, S. William Hinzman Jr., Bill Hinzeman
Biography: Motion picture actor and director. Born Samuel William Hinzman, he was working in 1968 as an assistant cameraman on the low budget, black and white film, "Night of the Living Dead", when director George Romero cast him as the zombie in the opening sequence. The iconic role earned Hinzman the admiration of horror fans who have affectionately referred to him as "No. 1 zombie". Hinzman also went on to direct and star in the 1980s horror movies "The Majorettes" (1987) and "FleshEater" (1988). He died of cancer. He requested that his body be cremated because he jokingly said if he was buried he would come back.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 24, 1936
Age: 88 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 05, 2012
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Night of the Living Dead
Overview: A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-04
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Hungry Wives
Overview: Joan Mitchell is an unhappy, middle-aged suburban housewife with an uncommunicative businessman husband and a distant 19 year old daughter on the verge of moving out of the house. Frustrated at her current situation, Joan seeks solace in witchcraft after visiting a local tarot reader and leader of a secret black arts wicca set, who inspires Joan to follow her own path. After dabbling in witchcraft and believing she has become a real witch, Joan withdraws into a fantasy world and sinks deeper and deeper into her new lifestyle until the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-14
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The Crazies
Overview: Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Horror Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-16
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Zombie Jamboree
Overview: A documentary on the Zombie Jamboree, the 25th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead convention that took place in 1993. Guests included numerous cast and crew of the Romero Living Dead movies as well as cast from Russo's spin-off series, Return of the Living Dead. Other guests included horror icons Kane Hodder, Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens and Tom Savini as well as sci-fi/fantasy favorites, Adam West, Dave Prowse and Susie Owens among others. Documentary includes interviews with celebrities and fans and includes clips from events of the convention.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-01
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FleshEater
Overview: A group of college students take a Halloween hayride in the countryside and convince the driver to take them to a secluded area for a night of debauchery. However, the fun turns to terror when a local farmhand unearths a mysterious wooden box that contains an ancient zombie.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-17
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The Majorettes
Overview: A hooded psycho is murdering high-school girls. A devil-worshiping, drug-dealing biker gang is suspected.
Genres: Horror Action Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-27
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Creepy Classics
Overview: A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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The American Nightmare
Overview: An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-11
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River of Darkness
Overview: When brutal murdering starts in a small riverside town, the sheriff must investigate and face the horrific past.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-29
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There's Always Vanilla
Overview: A young man returns to his home city of Pittsburgh and moves in with an older woman who he begins to rely on for emotional and financial support.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-01
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The Drunken Dead Guy
Overview: This is the story of Tom, an advertising contractor with an empty, gray existence, as cold as his commute to work through the concrete. After an untimely death, he enjoys the comforts of Heaven, but a wrongly perceived crises (God doesn't understand that the Devils are a hockey team)results in the need for a miracle. Tom is the unlucky choice to be risen up to fight the Devils. Unfortunately, Heaven botches the job and Tom is a rotting corpse. The only solution is for him to drink a lot of alcohol to preserve himself. The side effect is that he gets intoxicated!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-15
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Knightriders
Overview: A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-10
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Autopsy of the Dead
Overview: Board up the windows and doors! More than 40 years after filming the 1968 horror masterpiece Night of the Living Dead, the 'dead' return in the all-new documentary Autopsy of the Dead. Packed with extensive cast & crew interviews, never-before-seen color photos and behind the scenes footage, visits to the original filming locations and other surprises, get ready for the most in-depth visual document on the making of the great American horror film that won t stay dead.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-22
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Satanic Yuppies
Overview: A public relations firm is really a front for a devil-worshiping cult that kidnaps young models to sacrifice to the devil. A reporter stumbles onto their operation.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-31
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Santa Claws
Overview: A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Claus hat and shoots them both dead. Years later, now thinking he is Santa Claus, the man develops an obsession with an erotic horror film star named Raven and begins stalking her.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-22
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Shadow: Dead Riot
Overview: Evil voodoo-practicing serial killer Shadow gets executed for murdering pregnant women. Twenty years later the prison Shadow was put to death at has been turned into an experimental women's penitentiary. Tough and fiercely autonomous new inmate Solitaire has some kind of link with Shadow. When Shadow and his lethal shambling zombie minions are resurrected, it's up to Solitaire to stop them.
Genres: Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-28
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Knightriders
Overview: A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-10
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Legion of the Night
Overview: A deadly squad of C.Z.A.s (Cybernetic Zombie Assassins) holds the city of Detroit in a grip of bloody violence. Bloody shoot-outs & explosions highlight this action/horror classic featuring Bill Hinzman (Night of the Living Dead), and Ron Asheton (Iggy & The Stooges). Very dark & Violent!
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-15
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Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Overview: On the 20th anniversary of their edgy little 90's cable show Underground Entertainment, the authors, along with many SF, horror and B celebrities in cameos, remember how they pushed the envelope, shocked, entertained, but also introduced the audience to many movies, comics and conventions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-06
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Mimesis
Overview: A group of horror fans find themselves unwilling participants in a nightmarish role playing game that pays homage to a classic horror film.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-07
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It Came from Trafalgar
Overview: 1950s horror / sci-fi parody. Mostly filmed in 2003, this was only briefly screened on the convention circuit in 2009. There's been no release since.
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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The Spookshow
Overview: The ghost of a murdered fan returns from beyond to take revenge on the rock star who killed her.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-07
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Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
Overview: Stever gets up close and personal with many of the talented filmmakers and stars in exclusive backstage interviews. Stever captures the set-up of the memorabilia and collectibles stands by the hard-working staff and volunteers, the panel discussion with Romero, Barbeau and others moderated by Roy Frumkes, and the long lines of fans, some adorned in full costume and make-up, waiting to get autographs of their favorite horror legends.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-22
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