SPLICED Magazine Issue 06 August/September 2014 | Page 11

SPLICED STUFF / ISSUE 06 FEATURE / THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE “Beat ‘em or burn ‘em” The concept of the walking dead might date back to ancient times, but it only really hit the pop charts with the release of George A. Romero’s The Night of the Living Dead in 1968. The film tore the box office to pieces, grossing over $40 million worldwide with a budget of only $114,000. Many critics of the time disliked th