Oh, and by the way- NOTLD is public domain, so don’t get tricked into buying it on a shoddy DVD. The film still holds up well, especially in its moody cinematography and stark, black-and-white images of zombie arms reaching through the windows of a rural farmhouse. There hasn’t been a zombie movie made in the last 50-plus years that hasn’t been influenced by it in some way, and you can barely hold a conversation on anything zombie-related if you haven’t seen it-so go out and watch it, if you haven’t. Romero’s impact on zombies is of that exact same caliber. It’s essentially the horror equivalent of what Tolkien did for the idea of high fantasy “races.” After The Lord of the Rings, it became nearly impossible to write contrarian concepts of what elves, dwarves or orcs might be like. Those rules essentially categorize every single zombie movie from here on out-either the film features “Romero-style zombies,” or it tweaks with the formula and is ultimately noted for how it differs from the Romero standard. The only way to kill a zombie is to destroy the brain. Zombies are unthinking, tireless and impervious to injury. Zombies are compelled to eat the flesh of the living. More importantly, it established all of the genre rules: Zombies are reanimated corpses. George Romero’s cheap but momentous movie was a quantum leap forward in what the word “zombie” meant in pop culture, despite the fact that the word “zombie” is never actually uttered in it. What more can be said of Night of the Living Dead? It’s pretty obviously the most important zombie film ever made, and hugely influential as an independent film as well. ![]() Stars: Judith O’Dea, Duane Jones, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Judith Ridley, Keith Wayne Ultimately, though, the Swedish original is still the superior film thanks to the strength of its two lead performers, who vault it up to become perhaps the best vampire movie ever made. The film received an American remake in 2010, Let Me In, which has been somewhat unfairly derided by film fans sick of the remake game, but it’s another solid take on the same story that may even improve upon a few small aspects of the story. At the same time, it’s also a chilling, very effective horror film whenever it chooses to be, especially in the absolutely spectacular final sequences, which evoke Eli’s terrifying abilities with just the right touch of obstruction to leave the worst of it in the viewer’s imagination. As Oskar slowly works his way into her life, drawing ever-closer to the role of a classical vampire’s human “familiar,” the film questions the nature of their bond and whether the two can ever possibly commune on a level of genuine love. Let the Right One In centers around the complicated friendship and quasi-romantic relationship between 12-year-old outcast Oskar and Eli, a centuries-old vampire trapped in the body of an androgynous (although ostensibly female) child who looks his same age. Vampires may have become cinema’s most overdone, watered-down horror villains, aside from zombies, but leave it to a Swedish novelist and filmmaker to reclaim frightening vampires by producing a novel and film that turned the entire genre on its head. Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Ika Nord, Peter Carlberg Here are the 40 best horror movies on Amazon Prime: The best horror movies streaming on Shudder. The best horror movies streaming on Hulu. ![]() The best horror movies streaming on Netflix. You may also want to consult the following horror-centric lists: Therefore, fall back on our list of films that are worth your time for one reason or another-just don’t expect to find them via browsing. Sure, it’s no surprise that something like Train to Busan or The Black Phone is now on Amazon Prime, but the service is also packed with more obscure 1980s slashers than you can wave a machete at. ![]() The trick is realizing those movies are there at all. Slowly but surely, they’ve built one of the biggest (and most random) horror streaming libraries. That said, Amazon subscribers have access to a wealth of riches, many of them hiding in plain sight. If you’ve been paying attention, then you know this is only compounded by the fact that the “browse” function on Amazon Video is completely and utterly broken. But we’ve never really experienced a library with just as much junk and treasure in it as the Amazon movie library. After drawing up huge rankings of the best horror movies on Netflix and the best horror movies on Hulu, it’s safe to say we’ve gotten used to the challenge of diving through the refuse of a streaming service and searching for the gems.
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