40 Years Ago, A Horror Legend Released His Secret Masterpiece
Romero envisioned a final battle in which the regime is overthrown in the most gruesome bloodbath imaginable, and with the zombie plague ending as well.
40 Years Later, The Most Ambitious 'Alien' Knockoff Is Still Quietly Chilling
Perhaps the ideal fate for an obscure '80s genre film is to be rereleased as an upgraded 4K Blu-ray from a boutique label; a film's troubled production and imperfect craft are ushered into an alternative canon of reclaimed genre cinema.