RE-ANIMATOR (1985) AT 40: GREEN, GOO, GUTS, AND GAGS!!

RE-ANIMATOR (1985) d. Stuart Gordon (USA)
BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990) d. Brian Yuzna (USA)
BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR (2003) d. Brian Yuzna (Spain)

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Stuart Gordon’s debut feature Re-Animator is a fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek blend of horror, sci-fi, and dark comedy that helped define the splatter subgenre of the 1980s. Loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s serialized novella and set at the fabled Miskatonic University, the wildly intense Herbert West (deliciously played by Jeffrey Combs) embarks on a series of experiments to bring the dead back to life—with increasingly chaotic and outrageous results.

Re-Animator leans fully into its mad-scientist premise, delivering practical effects that are by turns grotesque, absurd, and weirdly funny. Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, Robert Sampson, and David Gale round out the cast, grounding the onscreen madness with enjoyably full-blooded characterizations.

Balancing horror and satire with sanguinary flair, Re-Animator is gleefully macabre and wickedly entertaining. Its over-the-top tone, energetic pacing, and fearless style earned it cult status, two sequels, a stage musical, and enduring adoration from genre fans of all ages. It’s a manic, fluorescent-green celebration of science-gone-wrong—and it still feels delightfully messy, manic, and totally unpredictable—a dizzing rollercoaster of science-gone-wrong that still feels fresh, funny, and furiously unhinged.

Join AC and his dazzling panel of guests (Sarah Binion, Anna Ceragioli, Mike Mayo, Chris Wylie) as we celebrate 40 years of RE-ANIMATOR!! (including Ignite Films' new 4K UHD release)!!

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