Review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) by Dan M — 02 Oct 2013

The original that started the whole zombie craze. Pretty much all zombie flicks have evolved from this original premise.

This review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) was written by Dan M on 02 Oct 2013.

Night of the Living Dead has generally received very positive reviews.

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