Of The Living Dead (1968): Night

The film is celebrated for its unintentional but powerful social commentary. Released during the height of the and the Vietnam War , the casting of Duane Jones—a Black man—as the heroic lead was revolutionary.

Without this film, we wouldn't have The Walking Dead , Resident Evil , or the "zombie apocalypse" trope as we know it. It proved that horror could be more than just monsters in the dark; it could be a psychological pressure cooker that examines how humans turn on one another when the world falls apart. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

On a technical level, the movie is a masterclass in . The film is celebrated for its unintentional but