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

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!!
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SARAH BINION is a self-taught horror fan who has turned the simple question "What's your favorite horror movie?" into a personal mission to uncover hidden gems and overlooked masterpieces in the genre.

ANNA CERAGIOLI is a Chicagoan who lives for horror movies. From throwing horror-themed dinner parties, playing Monster Bash in her pinball league, or chilling with a Goblin vinyl, it’s all horror all the time for her.

MIKE MAYO has written several books about film and popular culture, among them VideoHound’s Horror Show and American Murder. He is also the author of the Jimmy Quinn historical suspense novels set in Prohibition-era New York. https://www.mike-mayo.com/

CHRIS WYLIE is the co-host of Deep Cuts Horror Trivia in Chicago, and an avid lover of psychological and trash horror. He believes we need to stop shaming people for not having seen certain movies, and has had his ass kicked by Batgirl on film.
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