Extracts from "Book of the Dead" by Jamie Russell

'Night of the Living Dead was a watershed movie. It played for years after its initial release' 'It established the "midnight movie" trend - late-night film screenings which privileged cult, low-budget horror films - and it reminded American filmmakers that exploitation cinema could be socially progressive, radical and even revolutionary.'
These extracts tell me that this film was greatly appreciated by the public. The fact that it was screened for years shows it had a major effect on cinema at the time. People were even going to watch it at midnight so it must have had a great impact on them. The second extract told us that it reminded American filmmakers that this type of cinema could be revolutionary, which obviously encouraged cult movies at that time.