EVANS CITY — Residents and those traveling through the borough will soon see The Living Dead on Main Street.

Kevin Kriess will open the museum and gift shop of the same name on Aug. 30, just in time for the weekend-long Living Deadfest to be held throughout the borough.

Kriess said the shop and museum will pay homage to the zombie film genre, with particular attention paid to “Night of the Living Dead.” The film was the first to feature the flesh-eating undead, which came to define the word “zombie” worldwide. It was shot in Evans City by director George Romero and a band of Pittsburgh film students, and premiered in 1968.

“Previously, movie monsters were Dracula and werewolves and space aliens,” Kriess said, “not your dead neighbor turning on you. My goal is to draw attention to that.”

He said patrons will pay $3 to see the virtual unfolding of the zombie in pop culture, beginning with “Night of the Living Dead” and progressing through zombie movies and publications through the years.

“This little film had an influence on everything we think of when we think of horror movies or Halloween,” Kriess said. “The landscape now would be completely different without this movie.”

The museum will demonstrate the zombie time line of events in the entertainment industry, pop culture and books. Life-size recreations of zombies from various movies also will be part of the chilling display.

Things to read, documentaries playing continuously, behind-the-scenes photos from a selection of zombie movies and props from a handful of films will also be featured at the museum.

The front of the building, which will be next to the Subway sandwich shop, will house a gift shop with zombie-themed T-shirts and other merchandise. Admission to the gift shop will be free.

Kriess plans to maintain regular hours Thursday through Sunday, with tours by appointment on other days. The specific hours have not yet been set.

Kriess operated a similar establishment for the past five years inside the Monroeville Mall, where “Dawn of the Dead,” the sequel to “Night of the Living Dead,” was filmed.

“But they have developed a following in Evans City, and it has gotten more recognized on the map,” said Kriess, who hails from the Butler area. “Hopefully the community will accept and embrace it.”

More information on Kriess’ new establishment is available at www.livingdeadmuseum.com.