Virginia Theatre screens 'Night of the Living Dead' Oct. 27 with author Daniel Kraus

CHAMPAIGN - The Virginia Theatre will screen George A. Romero's 1968 horror film "Night of the Living Dead" on Tuesday, Oct. 27, followed by an on-stage conversation with author Daniel Kraus and a book signing, according to the theater's box-office page.

Kraus, a University of Illinois alumnus, will talk about the film and his new book, "Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World," with Ryan Ross, editor-in-chief of Illinois Alumni magazine, the page says. The Illini Union Bookstore will sell copies at the event.

General admission tickets are $10, and doors open at 6 p.m. The page does not list a start time for the film; check with the box office at 217-356-9063. The film is not rated and runs 96 minutes.

The event is sponsored by Illinois Public Media and presented by the University of Illinois Alumni Association, the Film-Fanatic Club and the Champaign Park District, which owns and operates the theater at 203 W. Park Ave.

Source: Virginia Theatre box office, Night of the Living Dead (1968) Film Screening & Book Event, https://thevirginia.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1138