horror

Living Dead is a blanket term for various films, series, and other forms of media that all originated from, and includes, the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead conceived by George A. Romero and John A. Russo.

modern horror

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, along with PSYCHO, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, and HALLOWEEN, is a pillar of modern horror.

zombie

Since its release, however, Night of the Living Dead has become one of the most written about horror films in American history, with critics praising the film for its ingenuity and reviving the zombie genre and also for the zombie genre's treatment of American sociopolitical issues, including the most critically noted issue-the Vietnam War.

a horror film , directed by George A. Romerowidely regarded as a classic in the zombie horror sub-genre

Night of the Living Dead is a horror film directed by George A. Romero, widely regarded as a classic in the zombie horror sub-genre.

a zombie horror media franchise , created by George A. Romero beginning with the 1968 film Night of the Living Deaddirected by Romero and cowritten with John A. Russo

Night of the Living Dead is a zombie horror media franchise created by George A. Romero beginning with the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead, directed by Romero and cowritten with John A. Russo.

awkward

While Night of the Living Dead is the original zombie film, and a great film in the genre's own right, the genre's always been kind of...awkward.

of black horror in particular

The movie that changed zombie lore forever, Night of the Living Dead is a classic not only of horror in general, but of black horror in particular.

the zombie story

George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is a classic, defining an iconic monster in our culture, and with our culture a genre: the zombie story.

a black-and-white 1960s cult classic film about a group of people who try to out fight a small, but hungry, group of zombies

Night of the Living Dead is a black-and-white 1960s cult classic film about a group of people who try to out fight a small, but hungry, group of zombies.

an iconic film that set the standard for zombie horror films for decades to come

Night of the Living Dead is an iconic film that set the standard for zombie horror films for decades to come.

the ur-zombie movie

Night of the Living Dead is the ur-zombie movie; to this day, we still consider how this day depicted this day's undead as the archetypal way a zombie should look and behave.

a zombie flick that still sends chills down people’s spines

Night of the Living Dead is a zombie flick that still sends chills down people’s spines.

a 1968 abhorrence cine directed by George A. Romero

Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 abhorrence cine directed by George A. Romero.

an independent Black and White film directed by George A. Romero

Night of the Living Dead is an independent Black and White film directed by George A. Romero.

action picture

Zombies, for example, are incapable of inspiring terror; Night of the Living Dead is an action picture—one that, with one's focus on logistics, reminds me of classic heist films—whose villains happen to be reanimated corpses.

a black and white, low budget, ] about $114,000[i

Night of the Living Dead is a black and white, low budget, about $114,000[i], horror film.

the story of a group of people trying to survive a zombie attack in a farmhouse

Night of the Living Dead is the story of a group of people trying to survive a zombie attack in a farmhouse.

a revolutionary moment in American independent cinema, a film that inspired countless of filmmakers to pick up a camera and attempt their dream with nothing more than a handful of friends, a shoestring budget, and a vision

Night of the Living Dead is a revolutionary moment in American independent cinema, a film that inspired countless of filmmakers to pick up a camera and attempt their dream with nothing more than a handful of friends, a shoestring budget, and a vision.

a terrifying thriller

But historical context be damned, Night of the Living Dead is a terrifying thriller regardless, one that taps into primal fears better than many modern features.

a well-made and sharply satirical film

Night of the Living Dead is certainly a well-made and sharply satirical film, but ended up buried under the weight of the genre a well-made and sharply satirical film single-handedly created.