Titan’s John A. Russo edition follows an accidental release that carries the threat beyond a workplace.
The danger in Return of the Living Dead begins with something stored at work. Foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a military experiment kept in a supply warehouse. An accidental gas release turns that demonstration into an outbreak. Titan Books’ edition synopsis and specifications.
Titan’s synopsis follows the consequences into Louisville, Kentucky, as the gas reanimates corpses. Frank and Freddy have to contend with a problem that has escaped the building where it started. Their boss and a mortician become part of the struggle to survive.
The edition is credited to John A. Russo, whose work in the broader Living Dead history includes co-writing Night of the Living Dead and adapting it into a novel. Titan’s author biography also records his involvement in the earlier Return screenplay and book before Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 film. Titan Books’ John A. Russo biography.
Titan lists this 208-page hardcover for March 30, 2027, in both the US and UK. The catalog identifies it as Return of the Living Dead: The Official Novelization, ISBN 9781807590246. Titan Books’ edition synopsis and specifications.