H.P. Lovecraft, a Rhode Island native and recluse, wrote a large number of short stories, most of which were published only in lurid pulp magazines like
Weird Tales. He has since been acclaimed as the most important and influential writer of horror and fantasy to appear post-Poe and
pre-King. Several attempts to film Lovecraft's eerie tales of monsters and madness have been made, ranging from DIE, MONSTER, DIE to THE DUNWICH HORROR. While RE-ANIMATOR fails as a faithful adaptation of Lovecraft, it is an incredibly demented movie in its own right that combines a plethora of
downright disgusting grand guignol with disturbing black humor. Herbert West (Jeffrey ...
Released:
1985
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins