Night of the Living Dead
The first horror I saw, or at least which I remember, was about … vampires. I remember watching it with my older cousin, and the scene in which bloodsuckers attacked one of the characters and killed her stayed with me for a long time. Unfortunately, I have no idea what was the title of that production and I actually only remember this one moment, so it will be difficult for me to find this production. Therefore, instead of her, I will write about the second horror movie that I saw and this time I remember. It was the Night of the Living Deaddirected by George Romero in 1968. In my childhood, like many of you, I loved watching Cartoon Network. However, as you perfectly remember, there was a moment when she ended broadcasting and TNT appeared in her place. Instead of going to sleep after the animation series was finished, I decided to stay at the TV (I can boast that I had my own in my room) and watch the movie. And it was just the aforementioned horror movie. I will not say that I was particularly afraid then. Although the story itself drew me in, the fate of the characters intrigued me, and since then I liked productions about the zombie apocalypse. However, lest you think that I was such a daredevil, I must admit that while I had no fear during the screening or during the following nights, it was a vision of going to the cemetery, especially alone, I was concerned about it. When Grandma sent me to go to the cemetery and light Grandpa a candle, I took a friend or two with me for a long time. I was also nervous to check if there was any suspect lurking between the graves. Anyway, we did not leave our bikes at the gate, just in case, we only took them with us, so that we could run away faster if necessary.
Finally, I would like to add that the Night of the Living Dead influenced me for a long time. Of course, I also saw the 1990 version, which I thought was even better than the original. By the way, this title was one of the ones I discussed during the high school graduation presentation, and the photos of the living dead I presented at that time probably impressed the committee, which assessed my speech (and let us boast again) at 100%! – Piotr Markiewicz
Source: nytimes.com