Before George A. Romero, zombies were typically depicted as mindless slaves controlled by voodoo. Romero shifted the lore to reanimated corpses that hungered for human flesh.
If you are new to the genre, these films by George A. Romero defined the "rules" of modern zombies: reanimated corpses, slow movement, and a need to destroy the brain. zombie list of movies
Shot in black and white on a shoestring budget, this film is terrifyingly perfect. It introduced the “ghouls” (they never say zombie) who crave brains. Beyond the scares, its critique of racism (the sole survivor, Ben, is killed by a white posse) remains devastatingly sharp. Before George A