Save the clock tower...er...cemetery chapel!
It just so happens that Evans City Cemetery Chapel, featured in the Zombie horror classic "Night of the Living Dead," is scheduled for demolition.
Enter Gary Streiner. Gary is the chapel's biggest advocate and apparently only hope of survival. When he heard of plans to destroy the dilapidated structure, originally built in the 1920's, he put in a request with the Evans City Cemetery Association to save the famous backdrop of one of the most recognizable and beloved scenes in Horror Cinema history.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "In September, the Evans City Cemetery Association granted Mr. Streiner's request to try to save the structure, giving him one year to raise the estimated $50,000 required to repair the chapel."
C'mon Zombie fans, why let crusty old historians be the only ones that get to save all the cool landmarks? The chapel is part of American Cinematic history and if they tear it down, we won't have anywhere to reenact our favorite graveyard Zombie stumbling scene at Halloween time.
Zombie enthusiasts, horror junkies and fans of preserving national landmarks unite! Please visit http://www.fixthechapel.com/ if you would like to donate and help Gary save this small part of Zombie legend and horror film lore.
0 comments:
Post a Comment