Stephen King Now Says the Scariest Horror Movie of all Time is this Free-to-Stream Indie Classic
Variety recently published a list of their picks for the 100 scariest horror films ever made. In support of that endeavor, prolific author Stephen King contributed an essay about the film that he personally regards as the scariest of all time. King speaks regarding a handful of films that have chilled him to his core, but he settles on one that eclipses all others —and it’s a tried-and-true classic.
What does Stephen King consider the scariest movie of all time?
King’s essay reads, in part: “My conclusion is that the “scariest” varies according to the viewer’s age. As a kid of 16, the scariest movie was The Haunting (directed by Robert Wise). As an adult, it was The Blair Witch Project, with that building sense of doom and those truly horrible last 35 seconds. But overall, I’d have to say Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero’s low-budget masterpiece.”
That’s what I like to call an enthusiastic endorsement. And it’s worth its weight in gold coming from a man who knows plenty about crafting terror. I presume you’ve already seen George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, dear reader. But if you have missed out on this iconic fright film (or perhaps you merely want to pay it a repeat visit in light of King’s recent endorsement), fear not. Night of the Living Dead is streaming on no less than 10 (that’s right, 10) ad-supported VOD platforms as of the publication of this post. So, take your pick and get to watching.
The setup for Night of the Living Dead goes like this:
A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour. The pragmatic Ben (Duane Jones) does his best to control the situation, but when the re-animated bodies surround the house, the other survivors begin to panic. As any semblance of order within the group begins to dissipate, the zombies start to find ways inside. One by one, the living humans become the prey of their deceased counterparts.
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