"They're coming to get you, Barbara."
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
Directed by George Romero
The granddaddy of the modern zombie film; it all begins here.
Apart from that, this is a radical low budget masterpiece that changed the horror genre, and American film making, forever. Clearly, there's no way that we can understand today how shocking and transgressive it must have appeared in 1968 but, nevertheless, "Night of the Living Dead" remains a powerful and gripping film. Romero's direction is somewhat crude but always effective, grounding the outrageous premise in grim realism, and the story is never less than completely absorbing .
I could go on, but I'm trying to keep these short. If you haven't already seen it, now is the time, and the season, to treat yourself.
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