Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Long has it been argued exactly how one becomes a Zombie in the Romero universe!

Some believe that you must be bitten while others are of the school that you simply just have to die.

I am of the second group that believes that you need only pass on to the afterlife!

I have initiated my own research into this matter and have been sharing my findings with the fine gentlemen of Z.E.D.D. Radio via the Twitterverse.

After careful review of the original film with much time spent rewinding and pausing I have put together 3 separate segments in the movie that support my side of the age old debate!

I am including the quotes from the movie as well as where in the movie they can be found.

#1
"It has been established that persons who have recently died have been returning to life and committing acts of murder.
A widespread investigation of reports from funeral homes, morgues, and hospitals has concluded that the UNBURIED dead are coming back to life and seeking human victims"
This quote can be found at 56:20.

#2
"In the cold room at the university we had a cadaver. A cadaver from which all four limbs had been amputated. Some time early this morning it opened it's eyes and began to move it's trunk. It was dead, but it opened it's eyes and tried to move"
This quote is at 1:01:20

#3
"So long as this situation remains, Government Spokesmen warn that dead bodies will continue to transform into the flesh eating ghouls.
ALL persons who die during this crisis, FROM WHATEVER CAUSE, will come back to life, to seek human victims, unless their bodies are first disposed of by cremation"
This quote is from 1:18:05. Shortly after this statement was made, an announcement was made that the ghouls could be put down by destroying the brain.

This was simply from the first of the Romero Zombie Universe. I will be reviewing them all for similar evidence and posting my findings here for all of you.

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Until next time; Be Safe and avoid them pesky Zombies!

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