A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Direction
Romero's newsreel realism makes ghouls feel documentary-real.
Practical Effects
Chocolate syrup blood, roasted ham flesh—ingenuity over budget.
Acting
Duane Jones carries every scene with exhausted authority.
Director
George A. Romero
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