Seriously, does George A. Romero's 1968 horror masterpiece Night of the Living Dead really need any introduction? It is, I guess, just possible there are those out there not familiar with the film, and for those I offer this press release outline.

Whilst placing flowers at the grave of her father, Barbra is attacked by a lumbering, mysterious figure. She flees the scene, seeking sanctuary at a nearby farmhouse where she meets Ben, who has arrived in a pickup truck. They soon realise that they are not alone as the farmhouse is surrounded by more mysterious figures – all of them want in and all of them are hungry and not at all alive...

In 1968, a 28–year-old director with a shoestring budget and a pitch black imagination, unleashed upon the unsuspecting public the dark vision of a world where the dead does not return as the lost loved ones, but flesh-eating, unfeeling zombies who appear only to have one goal – to hunt ceaselessly for the next piece of human flesh in order to sate their seemingly endless hunger. Night of the Living Dead launched the career of director George A. Romero and brought zombies very firmly into the pubic consciousness. Many a theoretical debate has been made and essays written on the social commentary that is believed to be beneath the gruesome façade of Night of the Living Dead: ardent critique of 1960s American society, International Cold War politics, domestic racism, disillusionment with government and patriarchal nuclear family, even the horrors of the Vietnam War.

41 years after its original cinema release, Night of the Living Dead is to be released on UK Blu-ray by Network at the RRP of £14.99. The disc will feature in a brand new transfer taken from original 35mm film elements.