Marilyn Eastman
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marilyn Eastman (December 17, 1933 - August 22, 2021) was an American actress known for her role as Helen Cooper in the film Night of the Living Dead (1968). She also appeared in the films Houseguest (1995) and Santa Claws (1996). Contrary to popular belief, Eastman was not married to her co-star from Night of the Living Dead, Karl Hardman, who played her husband in the film. She was married to writer and broadcaster John F. Eastman. However, despite not being married to Karl, she was his business partner and starred alongside him in several motion pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marilyn Eastman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Perry Mason
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Night of the Living Dead
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.
Houseguest
A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.
Creepy Classics
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.
Zombie Jamboree
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
The American Nightmare
1991's NBC Halloween special with John Astin and Rhonda Shear. Features clips from classic horror movies with commentary.
Halloween Monster Bash
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.
Santa Claws
A new soundtrack and color palette give a fresh spin to George A. Romero’s horror classic about a ragtag group trying to fend off a hoard of zombies.