 Dario Argento (qv) was an admirer of George A. Romero (I) (qv)s  work, and vica versa. When Argento heard that Romero was  contemplating a sequel to _Night of the Living Dead (1968)_ (qv) he  insisted that Romero come out to Argentos native Rome to write the  script without distractions. Romero knocked out the script in 3  weeks and, though Argento read the script as it came out, he left  all the writing to Romero. Argento later assisted in raising funds  for the film, provided most of the films soundtrack and edited a  slightly shortened cut of the film to be shown in  non