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The Resurrected (1992)

The Resurrected poster
Directed by
Dan O'Bannon
Genre
horror film, neo-noir
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
18
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 135 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man hires a detective to investigate his wife's strange behavior. She is involved with a reclusive scientist who is performing disturbing experiments in an old house. The detective uncovers a secret involving resurrection and a dangerous family history.

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What happens

The Resurrected (also known as The Ancestor and Shatterbrain) is a 1991 American supernatural horror film directed by Dan O'Bannon, and starring John Terry, Jane Sibbett, Chris Sarandon, and Robert Romanus. It is an adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Originally intended for a theatrical release, the film was shown at various film festivals before being released direct-to-video in 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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