https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6IDNqHuHmE The Movie: George Romeros original 1968 zombie magnum opus may seem dull by todays standards, but it is still quite the effective film. The story follows a group of strangers, who through a series of events end up trapped together in a secluded farmhouse; this is of course after the dead start to rise. The Ending: The lone survivor of a night of zombie mayhem, Ben (Duane Jones), awakens to gunfire outside. It's a bunch of police-sanctioned, armed men clearing the area of its reanimated corpses. Ben slowly inches toward the window with his rifle. Outside, one of the hunters tells his superior that he's heard a noise. Without taking a second to investigate, the superior tells him to shoot whatever's inside the house in its head. Boom, Ben's dead. What follows is an end credits sequence with still-frame images of the hunters removing Ben's body from the house, tossing it onto a pile of shot-down zombies, and setting his lifeless body on fire. Keep in mind that Night Of The Living Dead was made in 1968, a time when black actors didn't get leading parts. The film's ending evokes lynchings and mobs, right down to the sight of white men proudly disposing of an innocent black man. Romero certainly wanted to make a scary movie, but he also wanted to spark much-needed conversations. What's your favorite horror movie ending? Let us know in the comment section below.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com