Films like Night of the Living Dead.

Night of the Living Dead (1990) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme horror / zombie, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) poster
1. The Serpent and the Rainbow1988

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Johnsons (1992) poster
2. The Johnsons1992

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) poster
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) poster
4. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Wax Mask (1997) poster
5. The Wax Mask1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Aenigma (1987) poster
6. Aenigma1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Candyman (1992) poster
7. Candyman1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) poster
8. Jeepers Creepers 22003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Blue Sunshine (1977) poster
9. Blue Sunshine1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Voices from Beyond (1991) poster
10. Voices from Beyond1991

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Jeepers Creepers (2001) poster
11. Jeepers Creepers2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dead & Buried (1981) poster
12. Dead & Buried1981

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Night of the Living Dead’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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