10 Horror Movie Scenes You Remember Totally Wrong

10. Zombies Eat Brains - Night Of The Living Dead

Back in 1960, small-time director George A. Romero made a small film called Night of the Living Dead. Little was expected to come from it, but Romero's indie feature successfully spawned a whole new subgenre of horror.

Even though zombies are among the most iconic movie monsters, there's one trait about the undead flesh-eaters everyone gets wrong. Contrary to popular belief, the zombies from the Dead series don't just eats brains. Sure, they have no aversion to chomping on a brain or two, but they're just as inclined as gobbling down a liver or a heart.

This misconception is tied so deeply to zombie lore, Romero was compelled to speak out about it.

During an interview with Vanity Fair, he said:

"Whenever I sign autographs, they always ask me, 'Write "Eat Brains!"' I don't understand what that means. I've never had a zombie eat a brain. But it's become this landmark thing."

The idea that zombies target grey matter, stems from the 1985 horror-comedy, Return of the Living Dead, which isn't connected with Romero's franchise. Because the title is similar, it's easy to understand how fans conflated the two.