![]() ![]() Romero has argued the film was never intended to directly comment on U.S. His corpse is then thrown on the bonfire with the remains of the creatures who spent the previous night trying to eat him. He’s mistaken for one of the undead and shot through the head before he can say anything. ![]() In the nearby farmhouse, Ben, the sole survivor of the night’s horrors and the film’s hero, risks a glance out the window as the cavalry approaches. A posse of good ol’ boys work their way through the countryside, picking off the remaining zombies with the brutal efficiency of a livestock cull. The zombie story is an analogy fitted with a universal adaptor.Īt the end of George Romero’s 1963 film, Night of the Living Dead, the apocalypse appears to have burnt itself out. ![]() ![]() You just had to be slow.” “Some Zombie Contingency Plans” by Kelly Link You didn’t have to smell good, or wear the right kind of clothes, or listen to the right kind of music. You didn’t have to be special, or good at sports, or good-looking. Everyone tasted equally good as far as zombies were concerned. Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work. ![]()
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