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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