George Romero was incredibly prolific in the 1970s and '80s, but in the '90s, he hit a rut. Despite being attached to many high-profile projects - including
Resident Evil,
The Mummy, and
Goosebumps - and cranking out a large number of scripts, he only produced one feature film,
The Dark Half, which finished filming in 1991 and was released in 1993. He didn't complete another full-length movie until
Bruiser in 2000.
One project that came close to being filmed was Before I Wake (This has no connection with the 2016 film of the same name directed by Mike Flanagan). This version was a haunted house movie Romero spent years developing, writing multiple drafts and getting as far as having shooting schedules written, locations picked out, and a budget lined up. So why didn't it happen?
