Night of the Living Dead(1990)
1990 · Tom Savini · 88 min
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Horror
6.91k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How scary is Night of the Living Dead?
Night of the Living Dead builds its fear through claustrophobia and group tension as much as through the monsters outside. Most of the runtime is people trapped together making bad decisions under pressure, with the dread of the horde outside always humming in the background. When the violence hits, it hits hard and bloody, since this version isn't shy about showing the damage. It's more grim and tense than jumpy, good for viewers who like siege stories with real bite.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Night of the Living Dead rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 70 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A tense siege that starts uneasy and keeps ratcheting up, with only brief breathers before a punishing, all-out final stretch.
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