Though the concept of zombies had existed in pop culture for ages, and even certain movies like
Plan 9 For Outer Space had used zombies in their storylines, it was really George A. Romero's 1968 classic
Night Of The Living Dead that not only brought the creatures to a greater level of fame in pop culture but also established a number of trademark traits of zombies. Just as the likes of
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and
Halloween would completely upend what moviegoers thought American horror cinema was capable of in the subsequent decade, this particular late 1960's film was a game-changer for both horror fare and how we all think of zombies in general.
