Guide To Horror: Night OF The Living Dead

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in the history of horror films all lessons start with this black and white cult classic. shot on a small budget with a cast of unknowns, this is the first and best of the great zombie movies probably because the shambling hoardes of the undead rely more on their abilities to scare through tension rather than gore as most of the later films in this genre depend on. the central performances of the survivors trapped in the farmhouse are very impressive for what was supposed to be little more than a b-movie, and there is a genuine sense of fear generated by their efforts to hold off the waiting zombies and all the more so when these same characters start to fall. look out for the ingenius use of traumatic news broadcasts shown throughout that must surely echo the orson welles radio show of war of the worlds, and be prepared for a reserved depiction of guts which is all the more creepy for its limited use.

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