Why ‘Night of the Living Dead’ is still scary

56 years on, Romero’s zombies remain terrifying.

A few weeks back, my son asked if I could show him a “real” scary movie. That’s not an easy request with a 12-year-old. He’s a bit too young for anything R-rated and gory (even though I was sneaking downstairs to watch Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street at his age). We’ve had a bit of success with some horror-hybrids like Goosebumps, The Mummy …