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The Zombie costume

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