NIGHT OF THE LIVING
DEAD (1968)
“They’re coming to get you Barbara…” – Johnny.
How freaky was this movie. Well apparently getting chased
and eaten by zombies has never been the same to some. This is the genuine grand
daddy of them all. Of course there were a few zombies movies before this, but
nothing even close to as haunting or graphic. One of the most successful
independent films of all time NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD holds up to this day as
a frightening reminder of shocking
horror done right. Judith O’Dea does a fantastic job as Barbara in the film and
is still acting to this day after a 25 year break between 78’ and 03’. The
premise was pretty simple. In the 60’s Venus was pretty easy to get to so we
sent a satellite there and bam…it came back with enough radioactivity to bring
the dead to life and gave them the human flesh munchies. Well at least that is the theory in the film
anyway.
For me this is the single most
haunting black and white film I have ever seen.
Oddly the hero of the film was an English Professor in real life and
also appeared in BEAT STREET in the 80’s. I don’t want to give away who it is
if you haven’t for some reason not been able to see this movie. Definitely add
this to your horror movie marathon if it’s not already there.
You can catch
this one on Netflix right now and maybe even (like a lot of older black and
white horror) on YouTube. The movie has been public domain since it was
released. I give NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD a 7 out of 7. Not for the faint of
heart.
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