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Inspiration for Night of the Living Dead

posted 13 years ago by Jakealope
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When they were shooting down the people with the walking sickness. Wonder if George A. Romero got some ideas from it?

What are they doing? Why do they come here?
Some kind of instinct, memory, what they used to do.

[–] nickm2 13 years ago

Not having read the book or seen the movie; what's the scoop RE: the 'walking sickness'?

NM

[–] Jakealope 13 years ago

It was caused by all the poison gasses used in the Next War, which went from 1936 to 1967, that made people braindead and walk around like zombies, minus the gore but very contagious.

[–] nickm2 13 years ago

Were the 'zombies' violent or dangerous?

nm

[–] Jakealope 13 years ago

No but they just spread the disease. There was no gore or cannibalism but they spread their sickness to normal people very easily.

[–] jpowell180 9 years ago

Also there were other "Zombie" films in the 30s, although those were based on the Voodoo-type zombies....

[–] Jakealope 9 years ago

White Zombie

What are they doing? Why do they come here?
Some kind of instinct, memory, what they used to do.

[–] MoviemanCin 8 years ago

I had the thought too, Jakealope.

Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and / or doesn't.