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Because of a mistake during editing, “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) was never copyrighted. As a result, the film created zombies as we know them today, and allowed newer zombie genres to build off earlier plots and further develop these horror monsters.

May 2, 2025, 3:07 PM

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