October 1, 1968 –
Night of the Living Dead premiered in Pittsburgh on this date.
When the zombies are eating the bodies in the burnt-out truck, they were actually eating roast ham covered in chocolate sauce. The filmmakers joked that it was so nausea-inducing that it was almost a waste of time putting the makeup on the zombies as they ended up looking pale and sick anyway.
The Haus of Dcaligari 