Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.
Directed by Stuart Gordon
experiment
insanity
overdose
black humor
mad scientist
decapitation
reanimation
laboratory
severed head
hospital
zombie
intestines
death
black cat
based on short story
dead cat
surgical operation
reanimated corpse
medical student
medical school
lovecraftian
amused
Rank
#22 in 1985·#1748 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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Cast
Jeffrey Combs
Herbert West
Bruce Abbott
Dan Cain
Barbara Crampton
Megan Halsey
David Gale
Dr. Carl Hill
Robert Sampson
Dean Alan Halsey
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Dr. Harrod
Peter Kent
Melvin the Re-Animated
Ian Patrick Williams
Swiss Professor
Bunny Summers
Swiss Woman Doctor
James Ellis
Psycho Ward Guard #1
Gerry Black
Mace
Crew
Stuart Gordon
Director
Dennis Paoli
Writer
Stuart Gordon
Writer
Richard Band
Original Music Composer
Lee Percy
Editor
Mac Ahlberg
Director of Photography
Brian Yuzna
Producer
H.P. Lovecraft
Story
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Robert A. Burns
Art Direction
John Carl Buechler
Special Effects Makeup Artist
H.P. Lovecraft
Novel
Popular Reviews
1205 reviews
vi
7.0★ · 06/07/19
gay boy herbert west
gay boy herbert west
9
Gabby
6.3★ · 10/16/25
Very silly and unique. I love a movie that really goes off the deep end in the third act. Fun gore. Not scary though, just absurd. And VERY homoerotic
Very silly and unique. I love a movie that really goes off the deep end in the third act. Fun gore. Not scary though, just absurd. And VERY homoerotic
2
Jack
7.8★ · 07/31/25
2
Brayden
8.0★ · 02/22/26
How do you lose a fight to a corpse and a decapitated head?
How do you lose a fight to a corpse and a decapitated head?
1
pip
10.0★ · 06/03/24
Daniel: “you’re not doing this on people?” Herbert: “:3”
Daniel: “you’re not doing this on people?” Herbert: “:3”
