When Tina Romero set out to make a zombie movie, she knew she’d follow some of her father’s rules for the undead.

First, the zombies would be slow and shuffling, unlike the running ghouls of “ 28 Days Later ” or the fast-moving hordes of “ World War Z .”

Second, to kill them, you’d have to kill their brain.

Third, a single bite from a zombie would turn you into one.

In that way, Romero would carry on the family legacy of making films with shambling, flesh-eating menaces.

But the director’s New Jersey-filmed feature debut, “ Queens of the Dead ,” wouldn’t exactly be a movie in the mold of her famous dad.

George A. Romero was known as the father of zombie cinema . He died in 2017, at 77.

His zombies generally couldn’t be found on dance floors in sky-high heels, big hair and

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