While Romero’s films are social satires, The Return of the Living Dead is a cynical scream. It ends on one of the most bleakly funny notes in horror history, suggesting that no matter how hard you fight, the bureaucracy of the military and the persistence of chemistry will eventually turn everyone into a snack.
You have a gang of punks (including the iconic Trash and Suicide) hanging out in a cemetery, providing a sharp, cynical contrast to the "aw-shucks" medical supply warehouse employees who accidentally start the outbreak. The Return of the Living Dead
They can use radios to "send more paramedics" and coordinate ambushes. While Romero’s films are social satires, The Return