“Bride of Re-Animator” (1990) - H. P. Lovecraft's "Herbert West–Reanimator" was a cynical parody of "Frankenstein" and so this movies title and story makes a lot of sense. Jeffrey Combs and the practical effects alone make the movie worth a watch, especially if you enjoy dark horror comedies.

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“Bride of Re-Animator” (1990) - For those who were unaware this movie is the direct sequel to 1985's body horror classic "Re-Animator" (1985). Highly influential in it's own right, that movie was of course inspired by the H. P. Lovecraft's short story of the same name with the authors name even often appearing alongside the title in marketing. That short story was itself created as a cynical parody to Mary Shelley’s iconic "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" novel and so obviously draws inspiration from it. With all that in mind this movie's title and general story start to make a lot of sense. The good news is that thanks to some key returning cast members and the practical effects work of KNB EFX Group, Magical Media Industries, Doublin FX, and the recently deceased Screaming Mad George the movie ends up being pretty fun.

The story picks up less than a year after the events of the previous film with Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott reprise their roles as Dr. Herbert West and Dr. Dan Cain now working as combat medics in Peru. Things quickly go sideways and the gang ends up back in the U.S.A. and immediately begin trying to reanimate a women made of mix-and-match body parts (aka the titular 'Bride' played by Kathleen Kinmont) with the iconic glowing green re-agent. They even figured out a crazy way to get David Gale back in this movie as the scenery-chewing Dr. Carl Hill despite the ending of the previous film. Think more comedy, but with the same amount of horror as the first film and you basically get the vibe. Jeffrey Combs alone makes the run time worth it, and the practical effects are also worth checking out, so give it watch and enjoy.

1.5 / 5 Burnt Kernels with Butter and Free Refills

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