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I just have a feeling that tonight's the night I'm finally going to find my

dream job.

Preferably one I can do laying down.

Let's see.

Computer programmer.

Oh, that's too nerdy.

Girl Friday.

Nope, I need something full time.

Oh, wait a minute. What's this?

Great job opportunity for the right attractive female.

High pay, short hours, no experience or references necessary.

Darn, that is perfect.

Hours, 9 a .m. to 5.

Oh, right, like I'm supposed to work during the day. I'm so sure.

Oh, hello, darling.

Yes, it's me, that queen of the macabre who can't find a job.

Elvira, Mr. Sosa, whatever.

Oh, man, you know, times are tough out there. I mean, when someone as

gorgeous, and obviously overqualified as myself can't find a job, you know it's

bad.

Oh, well, I'm not going to let it get me down.

I'll just check out the obits. That always cheers me up.

I figure if my name ain't in them, that's a good day.

It's not a good day.

Former star of stage and screen, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, quietly faded

into oblivion yesterday at the age of 29.

Her manager, Manny Sackowitz, said, quote, Elvira was more than just a great

of boobs. She was also an incredible pair of legs.

That is true.

She was known for her sarcastic wit and huge ratings.

She will always be remembered by two simple words.

Any two.

As long as they're simple.

I just can't believe this.

I mean, this is outrage.

I am calling the editor of this rag and giving him a piece of my mind.

Not that I have that much to spare.

Hello, Times? Yes, this is Elvira, Miss Without a Dark. And no, I am not dead.

No, that's why I'm calling.

Yes, I read the obituary, but I... Yes, I know I haven't been on TV in a while,

but I'm still...

Yes, I know, and I have a pulse, and I don't care who was bumped so I could

a spot, because I'm... This is terrible.

Now everyone thinks I'm dead.

I mean, I suppose the Jehovah's Witnesses will leave me alone now, and I

can probably keep all those DVDs I rented, but still, I liked being alive.

I liked being me.

Hey, I know.

Like gum I could put on a show.

Sure, I'll get Mr. McGee, who runs the soda fountain, to do the camera. And

little Billy from down the lane to run the lights.

Oh, and I just know Cousin Skipper would leap at the chance to do my hair and

makeup. He'd love that.

We could do it right here in the barn.

The basement.

Why, it'll be the best show ever.

Movie Macabre's back on the air.

Now I just gotta pick my movie for tonight.

I'm sure I must have something here in my dusty old box.

Hmm. Now, what would be the perfect movie to resurrect my career?

Let's see.

It's night, and I'm still living, and I thought I was dead.

That's it!

I can show my favorite all -time classic movie of all time, Night of the Living

Dead! Is that perfect or what?

That's right. Tonight I'm digging up the original zombie masterpiece, Night of

the Living Dead, written and directed by the also -not -dead George Romero. Old

Georgie boy is a pioneer of the zombie genre, and he cast this film with some

the most unique actors of the day.

Method actors.

Child actors.

Actors who were on a strict scenery -chewing diet.

And a very young Barack Obama.

You can be the boss down there. I'm boss up here.

This was a very important film for so many reasons. And tonight, it's here to

tell the world that Elvira is alive and kicking.

Well,

if I'm going to do my show from this hellhole, I mean this adorable little

hellhole, I'm going to have to work making this place look a little more

inhospitable. So, while I get busy, why don't you sit back and enjoy the show?

It's Night of the Living Dead, right here on Movie Macaw.

They ought to make the day the time changes, the first day of summer.

What? Well, it's 8 o 'clock and it's still light.

A lot of good the extra daylight does us.

Now, we've still got a three -hour drive back. We're not going to be home until

after midnight.

Well, if it really bugged you, Johnny, you wouldn't do it.

You think I want to blow Sunday on a scene like this?

You know, I figure we're either going to have to move Mother out here or move

the grave into Pittsburgh.

She can't make a trip like this.

Oh, I know that she can.

Is there any of that candy left?

No. Look at this thing. We still remember.

I don't. You know, I don't even remember what the man looks like. Johnny, it

takes you five minutes.

Yeah, five minutes to put the wreath on the grave and six hours to drive back

and forth.

Mother wants to remember, so we trot 200 miles into the country and she stays at

home. Well, we're here, John, all right?

Nothing wrong with the radio.

Must have been a station.

Which row is it in?

or sleep on the time chain.

I think you complain just to hear yourself talk.

There it is.

Check it out, darling. I want you to rigor mortis till we get back.

Hello, darling, and welcome back to Movie Macabre.

Damn, it feels good to say that.

I hope you're enjoying Night of the Living Dead as much as I am, and that

not bored.

Speaking of bored, I'm gussying up the old basement and getting back to classic

Movie Mac decor.

I'll be trading spaces all night long while you enjoy more flesh -eating fun.

I wonder what happened to the one from last year.

Each year we spend good money on these things. We come out here and the one

last year is gone.

Well, the flowers die and the caretaker or somebody takes them away.

Yeah, a little spit and polish, you can clean this up.

Sell it next year.

Yep, that's been my motto for years, pal.

Hey, come on, Barb. Church was this morning, huh?

Hey, I mean, praying's for church, huh?

Come on.

I haven't seen you in church lately.

Well, there's not much sense in my going to church.

Do you remember one time when we were small, we were out here?

It was from right over there.

I jumped out at you from behind the tree, and Grandpa got all excited, and

shook his fist at me, and he said, Boy, you'll be damned to hell.

Remember that? Right over there.

Well, you used to really be scared here.

Johnny.

You're still afraid.

Stop it now. I mean it.

They're coming to get you, Barbara.

Stop it.

You're ignorant.

They're coming for you, Barbara.

Stop it. You're acting like a child.

They're coming for you.

Look, there comes one of them now.

He'll hear you. Here he comes now.

I'm getting out of here. Johnny.

Now, if this were a typical schlocky horror film, this girl would fall right

about now, but... Oh.

Hello? Hello?

Ow! Hey, can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

Oh, rude much?

Don't worry about him. I can handle him.

Probably be a lot more of them as soon as they find out about us.

The truck is out of gas.

This pump out here is locked. Is there a key?

We can try to get out of here if we can get some gas. Is there a key?

I

suppose

you've cried this.

Do you live here?

Jesus.

We've got to get out of here.

We have to get to where there's some other people.

Maybe we better take some food.

I'll see if I can find some food.

What's happening?

What's happening?

Two of them.

There are two of them out there. Have you seen any more around here? I can

care of those two.

I don't know. I know you're afraid, but we have to... I don't know!

I don't know!

What's happening?

You think I know, sister?

I can't make heads or tails of this movie.

Thank you.

I know we're in here now.

Damn straight we do.

You know, I'm just looking over this issue of Martha Stewart dying to give me

some ideas on how to make this place more disrespectful.

It says here, for that real, authentic, non -lived -in look, use real spiders

for your spiderwebs.

Oh, yeah, right, like I'm going to set up a little spider sweatshop or

something.

Ah, that Martha, she is such a stickler for details.

We'll be right back after this.

I guess Martha Stewart was right.

Anyway, welcome back, darling.

We're hungry for brains.

I mean, seriously.

Everyone in this movie is dumb.

D -U -M -M. Dumb.

But hey, looks like you're still sticking around to watch it.

I'm just saying.

Of course, I took the cheap way out with the spiderwebs.

And well, I guess you get what you pay for.

It's a bad thing.

Well, I got myself untwisted.

That's going to take forever. Why don't you enjoy more of the Night of the

Living Dead on Movie Macabre?

We were riding in the cemetery, Johnny and me.

Johnny.

We came to put a wreath on my father's grave.

Johnny. And then he said, can I have some candy?

Barbara.

And we didn't have any.

And... Oh, it's hot in here.

Hot.

And he said, oh, it's late.

Why did we start so late?

And I said, Johnny, if you'd gotten up earlier, we wouldn't be late.

Johnny asked me if I were afraid.

And I said, I'm not afraid, Johnny.

And then this man started walking up the road.

He came slowly.

And Johnny kept teasing me and saying, he's coming to get you, Barbara.

And I laughed at him and said, Johnny, stop it.

And then Johnny ran away.

And I went up to this man and I was going to apologize.

Why don't you just keep calm?

And I looked up and I said, good evening.

this man.

I got so afraid I ran.

I ran.

I want to run.

And Johnny didn't come.

We've got, we have to wait for Johnny.

Maybe we better go out and get him.

He's out there.

Yeah, give her a shot for me too.

Because of the obvious threat to untold numbers of citizens and because of the

crisis which is even now developing, this radio station will remain on the

day and night.

This station and hundreds of other radio and TV stations throughout this part of

the country are pooling their resources through an emergency network hookup to

keep you informed of all developments.

At this hour, I repeat, these are the facts as we know them. There is an

epidemic of mass murder being committed by a virtual army of unidentified

assassins. The murders are taking place in villages, cities, rural homes, and

suburbs with no apparent pattern or reason for the slayings. It seems to be

sudden general explosion of mass homicide.

We have some descriptions of the assassins.

Eyewitnesses say they are ordinary -looking people. Some say they appear to

in a kind of trance.

Others describe them as being...

So, at this point, there is no really authentic way for us to say who or what

look for and guard yourself against.

Mischapen monsters.

Reaction of law enforcement officials is one of complete bewilderment at this

hour. So far, we have been unable to determine that any kind of organized

investigation is yet underway.

Police, sheriff deputies, and emergency ambulances are literally deluged with

calls for help. The scene can best be described as mayhem.

Mayors of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Miami.

along with the governors of several eastern and midwestern states, have

indicated the National Guard may be mobilized at any moment, but that has

happened as yet.

The only advice our reporters have been able to get from official sources is for

private citizens to stay in their homes behind locked doors.

Do not venture outside for any reason until the nature of this crisis has been

determined and until we can advise what course of action to take.

Keep listening to radio and TV.

any special instructions as this crisis develops further.

Thousands of office and factory workers are being urged to stay at their places

of employment, not to make any attempt to get to their homes.

However, in spite of this urging and warning, streets and highways are packed

with stranded people trying to rescue their families or apparently to flee

anywhere. To repeat, the safest course of action at this time is simply to stay

where you are.

with the sudden epidemic of murder which has seized the eastern third of the

state. The meeting is scheduled to convene within the hour. Members of the

presidential cabinet will be joined by officials of the FBI and will be behind

closed doors.

The White House spokesman in announcing this conference says there will be an

official announcement as soon as possible following that meeting.

Boy, this movie's a real knockout.

Don't go away. The hits just keep on coming here on Movie Macaw.

Welcome back, you fiendish fans of flesh -eating fun.

I'm doing what I can to get the old Dungeon Hall HD ready.

That's high -definition.

You know, I thought I'd just dig around and see if I have any old tchotchkes to

jazz this place up. And in the meantime, just donate some of this treasure to

charity.

Let's see what I've got here.

Fluffy!

Perfect for the second -hand store.

Well, we're in the throngs of an all -night zombie -thon.

Well, okay, maybe just a two -hour zombie -thon, minus commercials and my

shameless plugs.

Okay, so we're in the middle of a 94 -minute zombie -thon. Big deal.

Back to the carnage.

This is the latest dispatch just received in our newsroom.

Latest word also from National... Press Services in Washington, D .C., now tells

us that the emergency presidential conference, which we've just mentioned,

include high -ranking scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

Spoiler! Something's behind that door!

All radio stations,

including the ones you're listening, have joined their facilities in an

emergency network.

to bring you this news as it develops. We urge you to stay tuned to radio and

and to stay indoors at all costs.

Late reports reaching this newsroom tell of frightened people seeking refuge at

churches, schools, and government buildings, demanding shelter and

from wholesale murder, which apparently is engulfing much of the nation.

for God's sake, to get off the streets. Tell them to go home and lock their

doors and windows up tight. We don't know what kind of murder -happy

we have here.

End quote.

The Chief Dunmore of Camden, North Carolina.

So far, the only descriptions, the only clues anyone has for the killers come

from frightened witnesses of some of the slaves.

These eyewitness accounts very often describe the murderers as ordinary

people, misshapen monsters, people who look like they're in a trance, and

that... ...look like people, but act like animals.

Some eyewitnesses tell of seeing victims who look as though they had been torn

apart. This whole ghastly story began developing two days ago with the report

the slaying of a family of seven in their rural home near Gulfport.

And then, the reports of such sexist killings began snowballing in a reign of

terror which has hopscoted and wrecked, disconnected, well, much of the eastern

Midwest of the United States.

Seem to indicate a general spreading from the extreme southeastern United

to the north and west.

Our newsmen have been on the telephone talking with officials in other cities

and have determined that none of this kind of mass murder has yet been

west of the Mississippi River except in the extreme southeastern portion of

Texas. Similar killings have been reported around the Houston and

areas, but nothing like... I found a gun and some bullets out there.

Or in these.

This place is boarded up pretty solid now.

We ought to be all right here for a while.

We have a gun and bullets.

Food and radio.

Sooner or later someone is bound to come and get us out.

Hey, that's us. We're doing all right.

Look,

I don't know if you're hearing me, but I'm going upstairs now.

If anything should try to break in here, I can hear it from up there. I'll be

down to take care of it.

Everything is all right for now. I'll be back to reinforce the windows and doors

later. But you'll be all right for now, okay?

Okay.

Civil defense officials in Cumberland have told newsmen that murder victims

evidence of having been partially devoured by their murderers.

Partially devoured?

Wow. Talk about a movie with good taste.

Well, darling, all this talk about devouring is making me hungry.

I'll grab a snack and meet you back here in a few.

Oh, welcome back, you mindless minions of the macabre.

It's me, that piece that everyone is dying to rest in, Elvira.

And we're back with more of the movie masterpiece, Night of the Living Dead.

And so this incredible story becomes... More ghastly with each report. It's

difficult to imagine such a thing actually happening. But these are the

we have been receiving and passing on to you. Reports which have been verified

as completely as is possible in this confused situation.

It is happening. And it would appear that no one is safe from this wave of...

Hold

it!

Don't shoot!

We're coming down! A radio!

Pennsylvania, the Butler County Sheriff has verified that reports of murder

victims being partially eaten by their slayers is true.

No further details available at this time.

How long have you guys been down there? I could use some help up here. That's

the cellar. It's the safest place.

You mean you didn't hear the rackets we were making up here?

How were we supposed to know what was going on?

Could have been those things for all we knew. That girl was screaming.

Sure you must know what a girl screaming sounds like. Those things don't make

any noise. Anybody would know somebody's been using help.

Look, it's kind of hard to hear what's going on from down there.

We thought we could hear screams, but for all we knew, that could have meant

those things were in the house afterwards.

And you wouldn't come up and help?

Well, if there were more, the racket sounded like the place was being ripped

apart. How were we supposed to know what was going on?

Now, wait a minute.

You just got finished saying you couldn't hear from down there. Now you

sounded like the place was being ripped apart. It would be nice if you'd get

your story straight, man. All right, now you tell me.

I'm not going to take that kind of a chance when we've got a safe place.

We luck into a safe place, and you're telling us we've got to risk our lives

just because somebody might need help, huh?

Yeah, something like that.

All right, why don't we settle this deal, mister?

We came up. Okay, we're here.

Now I suggest we all go back downstairs before any of those things find out

we're in here. They can't get in here.

You got the whole place boarded up? Yeah, most of it.

I'll do the few spots upstairs.

They won't be hard to fix. You're insane.

The cellar's the safest place.

I'm telling you, they can't get in here.

And I'm telling you, those things turned over our car.

We were damn lucky to get away at all. Now you tell me those things can't get

through this lousy pile of wood?

His wife and kids downstairs.

The kids heard.

Well, I still think we're better off up here.

We could strengthen everything up, Mr. Cooper.

With all of us working, we can fix this place up in no time. We have everything

we need up here.

We can take all that stuff downstairs with us. Man, you're really crazy, you

know that? You've got a million windows up here. All these windows. You're going

to make them strong enough to keep these things out, huh? I told you, those

things don't have any strength. I smashed three of them and pushed another

out the door.

Did you hear me when I told you they turned over our car?

Oh, hell, any good five men can do that. That's my point.

Only there's not going to be five or even ten.

There's going to be 20, 30, maybe 100 of those things. And as soon as they know

we're here, this place is going to be crawling with them.

Well, at that minute, they'll probably get us wherever we are.

Look.

The cellar. The cellar, there's only one door, right? Just one door, that's all

we have to protect.

Tom and I fixed it so it locks and boards from the inside.

But up here, all these windows, why, we'd never know where they were going to

hit us next.

You got a point, Mr. Cooper.

But down in the cellar, there's no place to run to. I mean, if they did get in,

there'd be no back exit. We'd be done for.

We can get out of here if we have to. And we've got windows to see what's

on outside.

But down there, with no windows, if a rescue party did come, we wouldn't even

know it. But the cellar is the strongest place.

The cellar is a death trap.

I don't know, Mr. Cooper.

I think he's right.

You know how many's out there?

Maybe six or seven. Look, you two can do whatever you like.

I'm going back down to the cellar, and you better decide, because I'm going to

board up that door, and I'm not going to unlock it again, no matter what

happens. Now, wait a minute, Mr. Cooper. No, I'm not going to wait.

I've made my decision, now you make yours.

Now, wait a minute.

Let's think about this.

We can make it to the cellar if we have to.

And if we do decide to stay down there, we'll need some things from up here.

So let's at least consider this a while.

If you box yourself into selling those things to get in the house, you've had

it. At least up here you have a fighting chance.

Yeah, it looks like about eight or ten out there now.

Just more than there were.

There are a lot out back, too.

These boards.

You're crazy.

Those things are going to be in every window and door in this place.

We've got to get down into the cellar. Go down into that damn cellar. Get out

here.

I'm taking the girl with me. Leave her here.

Keep your hands off her. And everything else is up here, too. Because if I stay

up here, I'm fighting for everything up here. And the radio and the food is part

of what I'm fighting for.

Now, if you're going down in the cellar, get.

The man's insane.

He's insane.

We've... We've got to have food down there. We've got to write.

This is your house. We've got to write.

You're going down there with him?

Well, yes or no. This is your last chance. No beating around the bush.

Listen, I've got a kid down there.

She can't possibly... I couldn't bring her up here. She can't possibly take all

the racket and those things smashing through the windows.

Well, you're her father.

If you're stupid enough to go die in that trap, that's your business.

am not stupid enough to follow you.

It is tough for the kid. That old man is so stupid.

Now, get the hell down in the cellar.

You can be the boss down there.

I'm boss up here.

You bastards.

You know, I want to open this door again.

I mean it.

Mr. Cooper, with your help, we can... With my help.

Let him go, man.

His mind is made up. Just let him go.

Wait a minute.

Judy, come on up here, honey.

Well,

we're safe now. It's boarded up tight.

What about Tom and Judy?

Um, isn't that Tom and Jerry and punts and Judy?

Two other people upstairs.

A man and a girl.

We heard the screaming.

Yeah, but I didn't know who they were and I wasn't about to take any

chances. Of course not, Harry.

Is she all right?

I don't know what it is.

She feels warm.

Maybe it's shock.

Where'd you get the bandage?

Some laundry in a basket. I tore a sheet.

Let them stay upstairs.

Let them.

Too many ways those monsters can get in up there.

We'll see who's right.

We'll see when they come begging me to let them in down here.

That's important, isn't it? What?

To be right, everybody else to be wrong.

What do you mean by that?

Does anyone up there know why we're being attacked?

Whatever it is, it isn't just happening here. It's some kind of mass murder.

It's going on everywhere.

The radio said to stay inside. Radio?

Radio upstairs. I heard a news bulletin. There's a radio upstairs and you

boarded us in down here?

I know what I'm doing. What did it say?

Nothing. Nothing.

They don't know anything yet.

There's mass murder everywhere and people are supposed to look for a safe

to hide.

Take the boards off that door.

We are staying down here, Helen. Harry, that radio is at least some kind of

communication.

If the authorities know what's happening, they'll send people for us.

tell us what to do.

How are we going to know what's going on if we lock ourselves in this dungeon?

We may not enjoy living together, but dying together isn't going to solve

anything.

Those people aren't our enemies.

Mr. Cooper.

Mr. Cooper, Ben found a television set upstairs.

Let's go up.

Tom?

Yes?

If Judy would come downstairs for a few minutes, Harry and I could come

upstairs.

Will you do it?

Do I have to?

Look, honey, nothing's going to get done with them down there and the fuck here.

Do this for me.

Take good care of her, Helen.

She's all I have.

Why don't you go upstairs now?

Her brother was killed.

Hey, give me a hand with this thing.

I gotta go help Ben with the television.

Babs, it's just a doily. I mean, if you want one that bad, I'll have my grandma

knit you one.

Jeez.

Don't be afraid of me.

I'm Helen Cooper, Harry's wife.

This place is ridiculous.

Look at this.

There's a million weak spots up here.

Give me one of those.

Her brother was killed.

And they talk about these windows.

I can't see a damn thing.

There could be 15 million of those things out there. That's how much good

windows are.

Why don't you do something to help somebody?

Here I have it. Drag a couple of those chairs together.

There's the socket over here.

You better watch this and try to understand what's going on.

I don't want anyone's life on my hands. Is there anything I can do to help? I

don't want to hear any more from you, mister. If you stay up here, you take

orders from me.

And that includes leaving the girl alone.

It's all right. It's all right.

There's no sound.

Play with the rabbit ears.

It reports, incredible as they seem, are not the results of mass hysteria. Mass

hysteria. What do they think we're imagining all this? Shut up!

The wave of murder which is sweeping the eastern third of the nation.

is being committed by creatures who feast upon the flesh of their victims.

First eyewitness accounts of this grisly development came from people who were

understandably frightened and almost incoherent.

Officials and newsmen at first discounted those eyewitness descriptions

beyond belief.

However, the reports persisted. Medical examinations of some of the victims bore

out the fact that they had been partially devoured.

I think we have some late word of just arriving, and I'll interrupt to bring

this to you.

This is the latest disclosure in a report from National Civil Defense

Headquarters in Washington.

It has been established that persons who have recently died have been returning

to life and committing acts of murder.

A widespread investigation of reports from funeral homes, morgues, and

has concluded that the unburied dead are coming back to life.

and seeking human victims.

It's hard for us here to believe what we're reporting to you, but it does seem

to be a fact.

When this emergency first began, radio and television was advising people to

stay inside, behind locked doors, for safety.

Well, that situation has now changed, and we're able to report a definite

of action for you.

Civil defense machinery has been organized to provide rescue stations

shelter, medical treatment, and protection by armed National Guardsmen.

Stay tuned to the broadcasting stations in your local area for this list of

rescue stations.

This list will be repeated throughout our news coverage.

Look for the name of the rescue station nearest you and make your way to that

location as soon as possible.

So we have that truck. If we can get some gas, we can get out of here.

pump out by the shed. I know that's why I pulled in here, but it's locked.

Called this afternoon by the president.

Since convening this conference of the presidential cabinet, the FBI, the Joint

Chiefs of Staff, the CIA, has not produced any public information.

Why are space experts being consulted about an Earth -bound emergency?

So far...

All the betting on the answer to that question centers on the recent Explorer

satellite shot to Venus.

That satellite, you'll recall, started back to Earth, but never got here.

That's the space vehicle which orbited Venus and then was purposely destroyed

NASA when scientists discovered it was carrying a mysterious high -level

radiation with it.

Could that radiation be somehow responsible for the wholesale murders

suffering?

Newsman Don Quinn in Washington has posed those questions... It's obvious

best move is to try to get out of here.

How are you going to get over to that pump?

Look!

You're coming from a meeting regarding the explosion of the Venus probe, is

right?

Yes, yes, that was the subject of the meeting. You feel there is a connection

between this and the phenomenon?

There's a definite connection.

We're hoping to get some further explanation of this. We've heard all we

know. We have to try to get out of here.

These are the rescue stations and doctors and medical supplies.

If we could get Karen there, we could get help for her.

Willard. I thought I'd find the kid, Willard.

It's only about 17 miles from here.

You know this area? You from around here?

Judy and I are both from around here.

We were on our way up to the lake to go swimming.

And Judy had a radio, and we heard the first reports about this.

So we knew the old house was here, and we came in and found the lady upstairs

dead.

Then these other people came.

We went down into the basement and...

put a bar across the door, and it is pretty strong.

How could we possibly get away from here?

We've got a sick child, two women, one woman out of her head, three men, and

place is surrounded with these things.

Dr. Grimes, your entire staff, I know, has been working very hard to find some

solution to these things that are happening.

Do you have any answers at this time?

Yes, we have some answers.

But first, let me stress the importance of seeking medical attention for anyone

who's been injured in any way.

We don't know yet what complications might result from such injuries.

How bad has your kid been hurt?

Look,

you go down there and tell Judy.

Yeah, you tell Judy to come up here and you stay with the kid, all right?

had a cadaver cadaver from which all four limbs had been amputated sometime

early this morning it opened its eyes and began to move its trunk it was dead

but it opened its eyes and tried don't move a muscle unless of course you're a

reanimated corpse and then you probably can't help it movie macabre will be

right

Hello, darling.

Just doing a little dusting while you enjoy Night of the Living Dead by the

immortal George A. Romero. And by immortal, I mean, like, never gonna die.

Hmm, I wonder what the A stands for.

Oh, well.

Things are almost in place here on the new and improved movie macabre, and I

couldn't be happier. The world will know that Elvira walks among them.

Children and old people will once again run in fear.

Well, we'll be back with more of Night of the Living Dead on Movie Macabre. And

the night will never be the same again.

Is there a fruit seller here?

Yes. We need some bottles or jars. Make bottle -top cocktails and hold them up

while we try to escape.

Hey, there's a big can of kerosene down there. I'll see what I can find.

I'll look for the bottles.

There's a big key ring down there.

There may be a key to the gas pump on it.

I'll check.

We can toss the cocktails from a window upstairs.

In the meantime, a couple of us can go out and try to get the gas. You can come

back for the rest of the people. But that'll leave the door open someplace.

Yeah, that's right.

It better be this door.

It's closer to the truck.

Before we go, I'll put some supplies behind the cellar door. While we're

the rest of you can hold up in there.

I found some fruit jars in the cellar.

And there's a key on here that's labeled for the gas pump out back.

I'm not really that used to the truck. I found it abandoned.

I can handle the truck with no sweat.

You're it, then.

You and I will go.

We'll put whatever lumber we find behind the cellar door.

You can go upstairs and toss the cocktails in the window.

Tom, you and I will have to unboard this door.

After you toss the cocktails, you'll also back down here and lock this door.

It's no good to board it up because we'll have to get back in quickly.

After we get the gas and get back into the house, then we'll worry about you.

Indications are that before this emergency is over, we'll need many, many

such rescue stations.

on, honey. We got to move.

Tom, are you sure about the phone? The phone is dead out.

All you get is a recorded message.

If I could only call the folks, they're going to be so worried about us.

Everything will be all right.

As soon as we get to Willard, we'll call them. They might even be there.

Are you sure we're doing the right thing, Tom?

What, about getting out of here?

Yeah. Well, the television said that's the right thing to do. We've got to get

to a rescue station.

I don't know.

Come on, honey, you're starting to sound like Mr. Cooper now.

But why do you have to go out there?

Look, I know how to handle that truck, and I can handle the pump.

Ben doesn't know anything about that stuff.

But we're safe in here.

For how long, honey?

We're safe now.

But there's going to be more and more of those things. I know. I know all that.

Hey, listen.

Remember when we had the big flood?

Remember how difficult it was for us to convince you that it was right to leave?

Remember? Remember we had to go to Willard then?

This isn't a passing thing, honey.

It's not like just a wind passing through.

We've got to do something, and fast.

I just don't want you to go out there, that's all.

Hey, smiley.

Where's that big smile for me?

Boy,

you can't be sure no one used it all, are you?

We've got work to do, honey.

And you...

We have to go downstairs now, Barbara.

She's right.

You have to go downstairs now, just for a little while, until we get back.

Then we can all leave.

Oh, I'd like to leave.

Yes.

Thank you.

Get back in the cellar. Don't! Wait!

This key won't work.

Watch it.

Cut the tape!

Come on, come on.

My jacket's gone.

I'll drag you out there and feed you those things!

Isn't it three o 'clock yet?

There's supposed to be another broadcast at three o 'clock.

Ten minutes.

Oh, only ten more minutes?

We don't have very long to wait.

We can leave.

Well, we'd better leave soon.

Ten minutes to three.

You know anything about this area at all?

I mean, is Willard the nearest town?

I don't know.

We were... just trying to get to a motel before

dark.

You said those things turned your car over.

You think we can get it back on its wheels and drive it? Where is it?

Seems like it was pretty far away.

Seems like we ran.

Forget it. It's at least a mile.

Johnny has the keys.

You gonna carry that child a mile through that army of things out there? I

carry the kid.

What's wrong with her? How'd she get hurt?

One of those things grabbed her.

Bit her on the arm.

What's wrong?

Who knows what kind of disease those things carry.

Is she conscious?

Barely. She can't walk. She's too weak.

Well, one of us could try to get to the car you're gonna turn it over by

yourself you can't start the car Johnny has the keys

You have a car where where is it?

Yeah, yeah, I know but where is it?

closely by scientists at all the radiation detection stations.

At this hour, they report the level of the mysterious radiation continues to

increase steadily.

So long as this situation remains, government spokesmen warn that dead

will continue to be transformed into the flesh -eating ghouls. All persons who

die during this crisis from whatever cause will come back to life to seek

victims unless their bodies are first disposed of by cremation.

Our news cameras have just returned from covering such a search and destroy

operation against the ghouls. This one conducted by Sheriff Conan McClellan in

Butler County, Pennsylvania.

So now let's go to that film report.

All law enforcement agencies and the military have been organized to search

and destroy the marauding ghouls. The Survival Command Center at the Pentagon

has disclosed that a ghoul can be killed by a shot in the head or a heavy blow

to the skull.

Officials are quoted as explaining that since the brain of a ghoul has been

activated by the radiation, the plan is kill the brain and you kill the ghoul.

What do you think of the supply wagon, Gus? Uh, no. Official spokesman declined

to speculate just how long it may take to kill off all the flesh eaters, so

as the heavy rate...

Is the fuse box in the cellar?

I don't know.

It isn't the fuse.

The power lines are down.

Helen, I have to get that gun.

Haven't you had enough?

What? Two people are dead already on account of that guy.

Take a look out that window.

You want to stay up here now?

Helen, get this over here.

Get this over now!

Hey, Vince, well, you want to get about four or five men and a couple of dogs?

There's a house over here behind those trees. We want to go check it out.

You stay here, Bill.

Yeah, Chief, we're going to stay with it until we meet up with the National

Guard. Where'd you get the coffee?

One of the volunteers. You're doing all the work. You take it. Thank you. We

should be wrapped up here about three or four more hours, and we'll probably get

into Willard then. I guess you can go over there and meet the National Guard.

Nick, you and the rest of these men want to come with me?

Well, Bill, let's check in the office and see what's happening.

All right, Steve, tell them we're going to stay with it, and everything appears

to be under control.

I need you down there by the barn.

Okay.

I'm sure you guys can follow the wagon down. I only need a few men to check out

the house.

Somebody had a cookout here, Vince.

Yeah, sure looks like it, cop.

dead one. Get up here.

Nick, Tony, Steve, you want to get out in that field and build me a bonfire?

You, drag that out of here and throw it on the fire.

Nothing down here?

All right, go ahead down and give him a hand.

Let's go check out the house. There's something there. I heard a noise.

Right between the eyes.

Good shot.

Okay, he's dead. Let's go get him. That's another one for the fire.

Well, darling, they just don't make them like that anymore, do they?

Thank God.

But to be fair, we wouldn't have Day of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the

Dead, Diary of the Dead, or Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead without the

visionary work of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

Tonight is the start of a whole new life for me. Not only am I back, I'm front,

too.

Yeah, there's enough of me to spread across decades of bad movies.

So I'll be waiting right here for you on the old sofa macabre to make the

unwatchable unmissable.

Until next time, darling.

Unpleasant dreams.

Thank you.