• May include: A rectangular book cover featuring a high-contrast black and neon green graphic collage of various figures and faces. The text reads NIGHT OF THE GHOULS ZOMBIE BRAINEATERS! A yellow circular sticker in the corner says POWERED BY 5 ALIVE RPG PDF INCLUDED.
  • May include: A black and white floor plan diagram labeled THE FIRST FLOOR, detailing room layouts numbered 1 through 6, including a kitchen, dining room, drawing room, stairway, and sitting room, with text instructions for barricading windows and doors.
  • May include: A black and white printed page from a game manual featuring floor plans for a second floor, attic, and cellar. The text describes game mechanics for zombies and survivors, including room labels, stair locations, and structural details.
  • May include: A page from a tabletop role-playing game rulebook titled How to Play This Adventure. The text outlines the 5AliveRPG system, survivor hit points, respawn mechanics, and scenario instructions for a game based on Night of the Living Dead.
  • May include: A bright green poster featuring a collage of various figures and scenes. The text reads NIGHT OF THE GHOULS and ZOMBIE BRAINEATERS! in bold black lettering. The imagery includes multiple faces, a house, and silhouettes.
  • May include: A printed page with the title NIGHT OF THE GHOULS in large black letters, followed by BY GEO COLLAZO & JOHN MCGUIRE. Below is a content warning box regarding mature themes, and at the bottom, the text © 2026 Ham & Egg Publishing and page 3.
  • May include: A black and white table of contents page from a game manual. The text lists sections including Quickplay Rules, Foreword, Survivor PCs, Romeros, Scenario 1: The Cemetery, Scenario 2: The Farmhouse, and The Last Stand with page numbers.
  • May include: A page titled FOREWORD containing text about the film Night of the Living Dead, discussing its history, cultural impact, and public domain status. Below the text is a grainy, black-and-white image of a decaying, skeletal face.
  • May include: A black and white film strip containing three repeating frames of a grainy, high-contrast photograph. The image depicts a group of individuals standing in a grassy field with trees in the background, captured in a vintage, low-resolution style.
  • May include: A page of text titled Georgina Russo, The Director, Donna Valens, The Art Student, and Clarence Whorley, The Undertaker. It lists character biographies, starting inventory, and survivor specialties for a tabletop role-playing game.
  • May include: A page from a game manual featuring character profiles for Tammy Barton the Nurse, Jack Kovacs the Cop, and Father Fergal Galvin the Priest. The text details their backstories, starting inventories, and unique survivor specialties.
  • May include: A black and white grainy photograph showing a person with short hair wearing a dark, long-sleeved sweater. The person is in a crouched position, with one hand resting on a textured, rounded object in the foreground.
  • May include: A page from a tabletop role-playing game manual titled ROMEROS, DECENTLY PACED AND FOCUSED - D6, 10 HP. The text details game mechanics for zombie enemies, including Smash, Bite, and Swarm abilities, plus a ZO NOTE section on fire and light.
  • May include: A page titled SCENARIO 1: THE CEMETERY featuring a black and white photograph of two people in a graveyard. The text describes a narrative set in Evans City Cemetery in 1968 involving characters named Johnny and Barbra.
  • May include: A page titled ESCAPE EVANS CITY CEMETERY containing game instructions, scenario rules, and three charts labeled STRUCTURES 1D6, TERRAIN 1D6, and WEATHER 1D6. The text details survivor movement, zombie spawning, and environmental effects.
  • May include: A page of game instructions titled ONCE THE SCENARIO BEGINS, detailing rules for Fight, Flee, or Forage actions, Cemetery Landmarks, and a D12 MAINTENANCE SHED CHART listing items like Rake, Sickle, Fertilizer, Hammer, and Chainsaw.
  • May include: A black and white D66 Cemetery Finds Chart printed on a page. The text lists various items like a Maintenance Shed Key, Scythe, and Chainsaw with associated VR values. A noise rule regarding zombies is included at the top of the list.
  • May include: A black and white printed page titled SCENARIO 2: THE FARMHOUSE featuring a grainy photograph of a two-story house with an attic and cellar. The text describes a farmhouse, a garage with a gas pump, and a narrative about zombies.
  • May include: A black and white printed page featuring D12 Weapons and D10 Miscellaneous Gear lists, including items like a baseball bat, crossbow, and flashlight. Below the lists, a text block explains Molotov Cocktails, followed by a grainy grayscale image.
  • May include: A black and white printed page featuring game instructions and a grainy photograph of a truck engulfed in flames. The text includes sections titled ZO NOTE, IF THE SURVIVORS FAIL, READ THE FOLLOWING, and IF THE SURVIVORS SUCCEED, READ THE FOLLOWING.
  • May include: A rectangular book cover featuring a high-contrast black and neon green graphic collage of various figures and faces. The text reads NIGHT OF THE GHOULS ZOMBIE BRAINEATERS! A yellow circular sticker in the corner says POWERED BY 5 ALIVE RPG PDF INCLUDED.
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  • May include: A black and white floor plan diagram labeled THE FIRST FLOOR, detailing room layouts numbered 1 through 6, including a kitchen, dining room, drawing room, stairway, and sitting room, with text instructions for barricading windows and doors.
  • May include: A black and white printed page from a game manual featuring floor plans for a second floor, attic, and cellar. The text describes game mechanics for zombies and survivors, including room labels, stair locations, and structural details.
  • May include: A page from a tabletop role-playing game rulebook titled How to Play This Adventure. The text outlines the 5AliveRPG system, survivor hit points, respawn mechanics, and scenario instructions for a game based on Night of the Living Dead.
  • May include: A bright green poster featuring a collage of various figures and scenes. The text reads NIGHT OF THE GHOULS and ZOMBIE BRAINEATERS! in bold black lettering. The imagery includes multiple faces, a house, and silhouettes.
  • May include: A printed page with the title NIGHT OF THE GHOULS in large black letters, followed by BY GEO COLLAZO & JOHN MCGUIRE. Below is a content warning box regarding mature themes, and at the bottom, the text © 2026 Ham & Egg Publishing and page 3.
  • May include: A black and white table of contents page from a game manual. The text lists sections including Quickplay Rules, Foreword, Survivor PCs, Romeros, Scenario 1: The Cemetery, Scenario 2: The Farmhouse, and The Last Stand with page numbers.
  • May include: A page titled FOREWORD containing text about the film Night of the Living Dead, discussing its history, cultural impact, and public domain status. Below the text is a grainy, black-and-white image of a decaying, skeletal face.
  • May include: A black and white film strip containing three repeating frames of a grainy, high-contrast photograph. The image depicts a group of individuals standing in a grassy field with trees in the background, captured in a vintage, low-resolution style.
  • May include: A page of text titled Georgina Russo, The Director, Donna Valens, The Art Student, and Clarence Whorley, The Undertaker. It lists character biographies, starting inventory, and survivor specialties for a tabletop role-playing game.
  • May include: A page from a game manual featuring character profiles for Tammy Barton the Nurse, Jack Kovacs the Cop, and Father Fergal Galvin the Priest. The text details their backstories, starting inventories, and unique survivor specialties.
  • May include: A black and white grainy photograph showing a person with short hair wearing a dark, long-sleeved sweater. The person is in a crouched position, with one hand resting on a textured, rounded object in the foreground.
  • May include: A page from a tabletop role-playing game manual titled ROMEROS, DECENTLY PACED AND FOCUSED - D6, 10 HP. The text details game mechanics for zombie enemies, including Smash, Bite, and Swarm abilities, plus a ZO NOTE section on fire and light.
  • May include: A page titled SCENARIO 1: THE CEMETERY featuring a black and white photograph of two people in a graveyard. The text describes a narrative set in Evans City Cemetery in 1968 involving characters named Johnny and Barbra.
  • May include: A page titled ESCAPE EVANS CITY CEMETERY containing game instructions, scenario rules, and three charts labeled STRUCTURES 1D6, TERRAIN 1D6, and WEATHER 1D6. The text details survivor movement, zombie spawning, and environmental effects.
  • May include: A page of game instructions titled ONCE THE SCENARIO BEGINS, detailing rules for Fight, Flee, or Forage actions, Cemetery Landmarks, and a D12 MAINTENANCE SHED CHART listing items like Rake, Sickle, Fertilizer, Hammer, and Chainsaw.
  • May include: A black and white D66 Cemetery Finds Chart printed on a page. The text lists various items like a Maintenance Shed Key, Scythe, and Chainsaw with associated VR values. A noise rule regarding zombies is included at the top of the list.
  • May include: A black and white printed page titled SCENARIO 2: THE FARMHOUSE featuring a grainy photograph of a two-story house with an attic and cellar. The text describes a farmhouse, a garage with a gas pump, and a narrative about zombies.
  • May include: A black and white printed page featuring D12 Weapons and D10 Miscellaneous Gear lists, including items like a baseball bat, crossbow, and flashlight. Below the lists, a text block explains Molotov Cocktails, followed by a grainy grayscale image.
  • May include: A black and white printed page featuring game instructions and a grainy photograph of a truck engulfed in flames. The text includes sections titled ZO NOTE, IF THE SURVIVORS FAIL, READ THE FOLLOWING, and IF THE SURVIVORS SUCCEED, READ THE FOLLOWING.
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Night of the Living Dead Zombie RPG Zine, Zombie Braineaters! Night of the Ghouls, Rules-Lite Horror One-Shot, Print + PDF

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“If you wanna get a little rules lite Romero-type game on for spooky season, look no further.”

Tuckoo

Oct 8, 2026

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Tuckoo Oct 8, 2026

If you wanna get a little rules lite Romero-type game on for spooky season, look no further.

Tuckoo Oct 8, 2026

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You can never go wrong with Romero!

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May include: A rectangular book cover featuring a high-contrast black and neon green graphic collage of various figures and faces. The text reads NIGHT OF THE GHOULS ZOMBIE BRAINEATERS! A yellow circular sticker in the corner says POWERED BY 5 ALIVE RPG PDF INCLUDED.

They're coming to get you, Barbra.

Evans City Cemetery, 1968. The recent dead are walking. Fight your way out of the graveyard, board up the farmhouse, and hold the line until dawn. Then pray the Sheriff's posse believes you're still human.

Zombie Braineaters! Night of the Ghouls drops your table into the film that built the modern zombie. Ben wants the house boarded up. Harry wants everyone in the cellar. Pick a side. Two scenarios. Multiple endings. Your group only gets one.

HOW IT PLAYS

Roll a 5 to stay alive. Get hurt, and your die shrinks. Die before dawn, and you're back as a new Survivor. Once the Last Stand starts, dead is undead.

• Siege Preparations: 6 turns to board the windows, search the house, and argue about the cellar
• The Siege: 8 turns of the dead clawing at every door and window
• The Last Stand: hold the farmhouse until sunrise, or make a run for Ben's truck and the padlocked gas pump
• Dawn at the Farmhouse: The Sheriff and his posse shoot first and ask questions later.

INSIDE THE ZINE

• Six ready-to-play Survivors
• 5Alive RPG Quickplay Rules
• Farmhouse floor plans for all four levels: first floor, second floor, attic, and cellar. Photocopy them for your table.
• d12 Weapons and d10 Gear search tables, plus Molotov Cocktail rules
• Read-aloud text, including the full TV broadcast
• Johnny comes back for Barbra

AT THE TABLE

Players: 2-6
Session Time: 90 minutes
Length: 1-2 sessions
Survival horror for mature audiences. Not recommended for kids under 18.

WHAT YOU GET

36-page black-and-white, digest-size zine
PDF included. The PDF is emailed to you after purchase.

CREDITS
Zombie Braineaters! created by Brian Shutter & John McGuire
Original Script & Story by George A. Romero & John Russo
Written by Geo Collazo & John McGuire
Story Edit by Geo Collazo
Edit by Meghan Ball
Cultural Consultation by James Mendez Hodes
Art & Photocopy Design by Sally Cantirino
Maps by Skull Dixon
Layout by John McGuire

Based on the public-domain 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. Photographs are public domain stills from the film. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Image Ten, Inc. or the filmmakers.

Published by Ham & Egg Publishing. Little Publisher. Big Adventures.

BEAT 'EM OR BURN 'EM. THEY GO UP PRETTY EASY.

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