ZOMBIE FILM RULES - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Every genre has cliches, but how well do Romero's Living Dead films follow the Zombie film rules?

Dawn of the Dead (1978) is George Romero's semi-official follow-up to Night of the Living Dead.

The following analysis may contain spoilers for

DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)

SLASHER FILM RULES - Halloween

John Carpenter's 1978 film Halloween considered important in bringing the Slasher film to public attention and has the first appearance of many of the genres tropes.  It may have established some of the rules, but did it follow them?