Horror maestro George A. Romero was born on this day in 1940. While he's best known for popularizing an entire genre of filmmaking about zombies, his start was something far different: a short film for Mr. Rogers. Hear the story on today's Sci-Fi 5!

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Written by Vic Sage

Hosted by Ryan Myers

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