
The Zombie
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The lore
The dead rise in rural Pennsylvania and trap a group in a farmhouse.
The look
- Torn clothes
- Gray makeup
- Fake blood
Behind the screams
The film never uses the word “zombie”; it calls them ghouls. It cost about $114K and fell into the public domain due to a missing copyright notice.
Credits
- Created by
- George A. Romero & John Russo
- Brought to life by
- Duane Jones as Ben
- Countless extras



