When cleancut med student Dan Cain (Abbott) advertises for a roommate, little does he suspect how spectacularly his life - and the laws of creation - are about

Herbert West has a very good head on his shoulders... And another one in a dish on his desk.That pretty much sums up H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator in a nutshell, but it doesn't even begin to explore the wonderful world of the decapitated walking dead, independentantly powered intestines, reanimated cats or glowing green goo that make Re-Animator one of my favorite horror movies of all time. Nor does it even begin to hint at all the goodies packed into Elite Entertainment's Millennium Edition of this DVD!

R • 1 hour 26 min • 1985

One of the most boring experiences on Earth is a trash movie without the courage of its lack of convictions. If it only wants to be cynical, it becomes

Re-Animator is based on an H.P. Lovecraft tale [Herbert West - The Re-Animator] about a crazy scientist who brings dead bodies back to life with a special serum. Trouble is, they come back violent and ready to kill.

Read the Empire Movie review of Re-Animator. Cited by Freudian analysts as a sort of masturbation fantasy (creating life without the help of...

Re-Animator is best known for its audacious handling of sex, violence, and humor.