10 best zombie movies ever

27 Oct 2011

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

George Romero invented the modern zombie with this micro-budget chiller, in which armies of flesh-eating 'ghouls' rise from the dead. It laid down the 'rules' of the zombie film, from the shuffling, cannibal undead that could only be killed by "removing the head or destroying the brain" to the social satire underpinning the genre – the film was inspired by the social unrest caused by the Vietnam War. Horror cinema would never be the same again.

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  1. slackrabbit

    1 year ago

    For respect - watch the the first 5-10 minutes of the remake.
    You will see the reporters helicoper - in the same colours etc - fly in front of the camera before the car crash below where the car gets hit side on and sets the petrol station on fire.
    A nice nod to George Romero - and apparently, no one wanted sprinting zombie in the remake but the producers

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