Night of the Living Dead

Criterion's upcoming release of Night of the Living Dead is a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack. Please note that all screencaptures that are included with this article are taken from the 4K Blu-ray and downscaled...

There is only one standard audio track on this 4K Bu-ray release: English LPCM 1.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. This lossless track is identical to the one that was...

4K BLU-RAY DISCCommentary One - this archival audio commentary features George Romero, producer/actor Karl Hardman, actor Marilyn Eastman, and cowriter John Russo. It was recorded in 1994 and it has appeared...

George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailers; multiple archival interviews with cast and...

It wasn't too long ago that fans of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead were simply asking for a proper home video release of it. You can find dozens and dozens of such requests on this very site....

The previous Criterion Blu-ray was stellar, a revelation even, for a film that’s been primarily seen in bottom-of-the-barrel presentations over the years by any number of home video companies, large and...

Not only does this release draw upon many of the film's previous LaserDisc and DVD releases, but it also includes previously-thought lost material as well....

Eventually, Night of the Living Dead transformed into a full-blown sociopolitical statement masquerading as a horror film, but from a small, local group of amateur filmmakers....

It's kind of remarkable that a group of people who primarily made commercials for a living were able to pull off a film that, not only worked, but changed a part of the horror film landscape in general....

Stellar grain replication doesn’t miss, easily handling the fine-grained film stock, and compression doesn’t betray the clarity naturally held by the camera negative....

While natural limitations remove any chance Night of the Living Dead will carry much sonic range, what’s here shows great stability, general smoothness in the upper registers (with straining at the top...

A piece on the music, documentary snippet, festival chats, and a video essay continue packing the bonuses....

However, Night of the Living Dead is a sensational commentary, dripping with 1960s ethos and an ending so cruel and callous, the following decade would spend endless movies trying to replicate the same...

Consistent tension, fear, and social decay mark Night of the Living Dead, creating a masterpiece in the process....

Night of the Living Dead digs itself up for a new 2160p 1.37:1 presentation. Essentially this is the same gorgeous 4K restoration Criterion used for their Blu-ray, just in full SDR 2160p - and it is beautiful....

As with the previous Blu-ray from Criterion, this disc comes with an excellent LPCM audio track. I’ve owned this movie on a variety of formats (and with numerous copies of each format) over the years and...

The same set of extensive and highly entertaining and informative bonus features is carried over for this release. If you’ve never given these extras your attention, it’s time you dig in and have a feast!...

The bodies of the recently deceased have returned to life… and they are very hungry! For a group of survivors in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse, the nightmare is just beginning. As they struggle to understand...

I am a hardened Night of the Living Dead fan. Have been ever since the first time I watched it on a dark stormy night. I’ve been a dutiful fan of Romero’s work and the cinematic zombie apocalypse he unleashed....