Review Double Feature: Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Night of the Living Dead (1990)

It's zombie time! Another double feature, this time original vs. remake. In advance of the Spooky Picture Show's screening of the director's cut of the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead at Cinema Salem this past Saturday night, I went back and watched the 1968 original to both see how it holds up and have something to compare the remake to. Given that the original is a stone-cold classic, I think this competition is a foregone conclusion... or is it?

First, the original...

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Rated R

Salem Horror Fest 2025, Saturday: House of Ashes (2024) and Troll 2 (1990)

Third day of the Salem Horror Fest, and my second day there. It started with a screening of The Substance followed by a live episode of the Faculty of Horror podcast discussing the film, and ended with a horror trivia contest at the Bit Bar, Salem's retro barcade. (I had fun, let's just say.) In between, I checked out two additional films, the first of which wasn't nearly as good as I hoped it would be and the second of which was exactly as bad as its reputation suggested -- and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

First up...

House of Ashes (2024)

Not rated

Review: Wild at Heart (1990)

Wild at Heart (1990)

Rated R

Review: Child's Play 2 (1990)

Child's Play 2 (1990)

Rated R

Review Triple Feature: Maniac Cop (1988), Maniac Cop 2 (1990), and Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993)

In keeping with the times, I just watched a slasher trilogy that was shouting "ACAB" before it was cool.

First, the movie whose title alone lets you know what you're in for.

Maniac Cop (1988)

Rated R