Interesting. "Cloverfield" and this prequel to Romero's zombie movies are both using the same "let's pretend it's real and we film it with a camcorder to get that Blair Witch look" kind of narrative structure.

Here's what me MySpace pal George A. Romero had to say in his blog : "Lemme tell ya about Diary of the Dead. I love it. It’s the first film since my original Night of the Living Dead that I can say is completely my own (...)

Diary is a hundred percent independent, made with my partner, Peter Grunwald, and our new friends at Artfire. I haven't had this much freedom since 1968. The cast, of what film critics will probably call “unknowns” (they won’t be for long) is, in my opinion, fuckin' great."

Here it is, kids: The Diary of the Dead - Trailer

You can also send Mister Romero your horror-shortfilm and it might be included on the dvd for "Diary of the Dead"!