Night of the Living Dead (1968)
No two ways about it: this is not only a stone cold classic but also laid the foundation for horror for decades to come. And all that with a film made by a skeleton crew for a paltry budget! It's close to friggin' poetry, is what it is. What also is most impressive is that the film not only holds up remarkably well, but that its atmosphere of tension and suspense is fully intact, even on repeated viewings. Another prime example what determination and talent can do with limited resources. The film wastes no time in getting events rolling: Johnny and Barbara are visiting the grave of their father when they are attacked by a strange assailant. Johnny is killed and Barbara flees to an abandoned house, where she finds the resident dead. She quickly becomes almost catatonic through fear, but then Ben (Duane Jones) enters the house. He is trying to find a way out of there, but has the presence of mind to barricade the house and make sure that he and Barbara are safe as outsi...
