Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film2009

George A. Romero:
[talking about the 1960s and Night of the Living Dead] I thought it was about revolution. Um, you know we were '60s guys and, um, thinking in those terms sort of pissed off that the '60s revolution didn't work peace and love didn't solve anything in the end in fact sh*t was looking worse. And I said, what would be a really earth shattering thing that would revolutionary and that people would refuse to ignore. THE DEAD STOP STAYING DEAD! Oh! And there's one thing more, THEY LIKE TO EAT LIVING PEOPLE!