George Romero is pretty much the father of modern zombie movies. In the mid-1960s, George made a movie titled Night of the Flesh Eaters for just over $100,000. In 1968, he took the movie to New York City hoping to sell it to a studio.
No movie studio wanted it. He changed the title to Night of the Living Dead, and booked a few screenings. It was immediately disparaged by most critics, and loved by audiences.
George made additional successful movies about the imagined zombie apocalypse, including Dawn of the Dead (1979), and Day of the Dead (1985).
Roger Ebert, movie critic, described Dawn of the Dead as one of the best horror films ever made.
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