In our second episode on zombies, we talk about the influences on Night of the Living Dead and how it gave birth to the modern zombie film. We also discuss how zombies can represent fears of contagion and death as well as "internal" versus "external" horror.
For more info on Pittsburgh Zombies, check out these articles
http://popularpittsburgh.com/pittsburgh-zombies/
http://www.axs.com/horror-movies-that-were-filmed-in-or-around-pittsburgh-23886
The quote from Roger Ebert can be found here and his entire original reaction to Night of the Living Dead can is available here.
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