I'm I'm Salutations, welcome to pod mortem.

I'm Travis Hunter, joined as always by my co-host, my sister, and my brother-in-law.

Hi, I'm Renee Hunter Vasquez.

Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez.

This week, we're broadcasting live from Willard Medical Center discussing the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead. The film was written and directed by the iconic George A. Romero in his feature directorial debut.

Not only did the film possess intelligent social commentary, albeit somewhat accidentally,

it also single-handedly

created the modern zombie subgenre of horror and pioneered many of the tropes we see as commonplace

today. While the film had incredible commercial success upon its release, it received quite a lashing

from critics over its graphic content. Since then, the critical reception has softened tremendously,

with many considering the film to be a groundbreaking moment for the horror genre and one of the most culturally

significant films of all time. This film was suggested to us by friend of the show, Holly

Brian, and we'd like to thank her both for her support and the suggestion. So, Night of the

Living Dead. What were your first impressions on the film?

I remember watching this as a kid. Yeah? But I don't remember it. Really? Just period. I know I seen it, but I, yeah, I remember bits and pieces of it. So watching it this time was like pretty much fresh. Like a brand new film? Yeah, yeah. And I liked it. I thought it was good. It was different from what I remember, but in a good way.

That's good.

Better than being like, this shit sucks. Well, I mean, it has its things, but... There are some things that are... I don't want to say dated because I feel like we watched films that were made in the 90s that felt more dated than this. That's fair. Which is pretty surprising.

But what did you think of it?

I know we watched it when we were kids, but I don't really remember it, remember it either.

Like, I remember the story and I remember moments, definitely, but like watching it was almost like watching it for the first time again.

I agree.

I think what was odd for me was that I was kind of clouded by my memory of the remake.

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