By Marquee Editorial5 entries
The Night of the Living Dead 3D group of horror films features standalone adaptations, related storylines, and thematic homages centered on flesh-eating zombie outbreaks. Several entries, such as the 1990 and 2026 films titled Night of the Living Dead, share identical premises where survivors barricade themselves in a Pennsylvania farmhouse. Night of the Living Dead 3D and its follow-up Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation connect through the presence of morticians during zombie uprisings. Meanwhile, Mimesis focuses on horror fans trapped in a homage game. Strict chronological continuity does not govern the entire set, so following release order provides the clearest overview.

Night of the Living Dead
Movie, 1990
Start here to see the classic setup where survivors barricade inside an old Pennsylvania farmhouse against flesh-eating ghouls. It establishes the baseline survival scenario repeated later in the list.

Night of the Living Dead 3D
Movie, 2006
This entry places a woman, a collegian, flesh-eating zombies, and a malevolent mortician inside a farmhouse. It introduces the mortician element that reappears in the subsequent release.

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Mimesis
Movie, 2011
Coming next in release order, this entry shifts focus to horror fans caught in a role-playing game honoring a classic horror film, offering a distinct variation on the zombie theme.

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation
Movie, 2012
Watch this after the 2006 film to revisit the mortuary setting. A pyrophobic mortician accidentally triggers a zombie outbreak with toxic waste just as his brother arrives seeking inheritance.

Night of the Living Dead
Movie, 2026
Conclude with this 2026 release, which returns to the premise of a ragtag group barricaded inside an old Pennsylvania farmhouse trying to survive flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
| # | Title | Type | Year | Rating | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night of the Living Dead | Movie | 1990 | ★ 6.9 | Not yet |
| 2 | Night of the Living Dead 3D | Movie | 2006 | ★ 4.0 | Not yet |
| 3 | Mimesis | Movie | 2011 | ★ 4.6 | Not yet |
| 4 | Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation | Movie | 2012 | ★ 6.1 | Not yet |
| 5 | Night of the Living Dead | Movie | 2026 | ★ 4.9 | Not yet |
Average audience ratings, in watch order.
A newcomer should begin with the 1990 film Night of the Living Dead. It introduces the core premise of a ragtag group barricaded in a Pennsylvania farmhouse to survive a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Release order is not mandatory because several entries stand alone with their own stories. However, watching in release order is helpful to view Night of the Living Dead 3D before Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation, as both feature morticians dealing with zombies.
None need to be skipped if the goal is to view the entire set of films. Viewers interested only in traditional farmhouse sieges can focus on the 1990 and 2026 releases, but every entry offers a distinct zombie scenario.
Watch in this order: 1. Night of the Living Dead, 2. Night of the Living Dead 3D, 3. Mimesis, 4. Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation, 5. Night of the Living Dead.
This guide lists 5 entries, released between 1990 and 2026.
Night of the Living Dead has the highest average rating in this guide, at 6.9 out of 10.