The Grand Illusion

40th anniversary!

H.P. Lovecraft and Lucio Fulci did not team up to make the most amazing gore-sex grotesquerie of 1985. But thanks to RE-ANIMATOR, they didn't have to. Feeling like an amalgam of FRANKENSTEIN, THE BEYOND, and REVENGE OF THE NERDS, RE-ANIMATOR is where science meets chaos to produce an hyperactive overdose of gruesome insanity.

Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a new student at Miskatonic University. He also moonlights as a mad scientist, intent on perfecting a serum that “re-animates” corpses. Soon, everyone wants a piece of the action, including an evil professor and his army of slime-covered deadites. With berserker direction from Stuart Gordon, career-defining roles from horror icons Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs, and a scene of two adults chasing an undead cat in a basement, RE-ANIMATOR isn’t just a masterpiece of the horror genre -- it’s a masterpiece of life.

Part of our Farewell to 1403 series.

“Re-Animator is splatter heaven. Based on the sci-fi novel by H.P. Lovecraft, Re-Animator’s gore is exceeded only by its wit.” Paul Attanasio, The Washington Post

“It’s simply the best, funniest Grand Guignol horror picture to come along in ages.” Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times