With its allegorical connection to both race relations and the Vietnam War, Night of the Living Dead changed horror movies forever. Other filmmakers made, and continue to make, memorable entries in niche offshoots of the genre — be they of the vampire, werewolf, slasher or other monster persuasion. George Romero‘s shoestring-budgeted 1968 independent film, however, fundamentally redefined the modern zombie movie, altering the very DNA of such films. Rob Kuhns’ new documentary Birth of the Living Dead, then, has plenty to chronicle, and engagingly merits its existence — both from the legitimate perspective of academic-leaning film historians as well as more casual horror fans. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. (First Run Features/Glass Eye Pix, unrated, 76 minutes)