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Night of the Living Dead (1968) — Screenplay

When the dead rise and attack the living, a group of strangers barricaded in a farmhouse must survive the night against relentless flesh-eating zombies.

Written by
George A. Romero, John A. Russo
Genre
Horror
Length
87 pages

Study how Romero builds unbearable tension through confined space and clashing personalities, using the farmhouse as a pressure cooker. The film's gritty realism and stark black-and-white visual style, combined with its subversive social commentary, make it a masterclass in economical storytelling and genre-defining horror.

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