Romero
Pilgrim, in Spanish
Romero is a Spanish surname meaning "pilgrim" or "one who has traveled to Rome." It gained cultural resonance through filmmaker George Romero, whose zombie films shaped the horror genre, and through Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador, assassinated in 1980 and later canonized as a saint.
The name appears frequently in Hispanic communities.
Deceased yet animate
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
- shamblingAwkward, unsteady walking
- flesh-eatingConsuming animal tissue
- survivorsThose still alive after
outbreak · horde · walker · reanimation · infected · groaning · lurching · ghouls
Reanimated dead body
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- auteurDirector with total control
- Night of the Living DeadSeminal zombie horror film
- independentFree from external control
Pittsburgh · social commentary · gore · low-budget · cult classic · influential · satirical · underground
undead
Deceased yet animate
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
- shamblingAwkward, unsteady walking
- flesh-eatingConsuming animal tissue
survivors · outbreak · horde · walker · reanimation · infected · groaning · lurching · ghouls · decay
zombie
Reanimated dead body
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- auteurDirector with total control
- Night of the Living DeadSeminal zombie horror film
independent · Pittsburgh · social commentary · gore · low-budget · cult classic · influential · satirical · underground · grindhouse
Hispanic
Of Spanish-speaking origin
RomeroWalt Disney
Steven Spielberg · Ron Howard · Norman Rockwell · Hallmark · Nicholas Sparks