Alright horror heads, let’s talk TRUTH. I LOVED the original Re-Animator a certified genre classic but let me be crystal clear: BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR goes just as hard… and in some ways, even harder. Now this splatter-drenched cult sequel is rising from the grave in a director-approved 4K UHD-HDR restoration, scanned from the original camera negative and overseen by the mad maestro himself, Brian Yuzna. And yeah this thing looks DISGUSTINGLY beautiful.
Herbert West is back, baby. Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott return eight months after the Miskatonic Massacre, kicking things off as volunteer medics in a Peruvian civil war because of course they are. But death never clocks out with West. Once back home, he dives headfirst into his most unhinged experiment yet: stitching together spare parts to create life…and resurrect Dan Cain’s late fiancée as the ultimate re-animated obsession. Romantic? Absolutely not. Iconic? 100%.
This new 4K restoration cranks everything to eleven darker, bloodier, more outrageous, with expanded color, immersive sound, and jaw-dropping clarity that lets every practical effect hit you square in the face. And those effects? PURE LEGEND. Screaming Mad George and KNB EFX Group (Evil Dead II, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Walking Dead) unleash full-on grand guignol body horror that pushes the franchise into gloriously grotesque territory.
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Newly Produced Bonus Features: Till Death Do Us Part: Making Bride of Re-Animator — a newly produced, 60-minute documentary Extended interviews with Director Brian Yuzna, Bruce Abbott, Fabiana Udenio, Jeffrey Combs, and Kathleen Kinmont Newly produced 4K release trailer Legacy Bonus Features: HD restoration of the Rated version Audio commentaries with Director Brian Yuzna, stars Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott, special effects coordinator Thomas Rainone, and the effects team including John Buechler, Mike Deak, Robert Kurtzman, Howard Berger, and Screaming Mad George. Brian Yuzna Remembers Bride of Re-Animator — the Director looks back at the making of the Re-Animator sequel Splatter Masters: The Special Effects Artists of Bride of Re-Animator — FX featurette with a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Robert Kurtzman of KNB, Screaming Mad George, Tony Doublin, and John Buechler. Getting Ahead of Horror — archive making-of featurette Meg is Re-Animated — deleted scene with behind-the-scenes footage Carnival Sequence — the cast and crew discuss this excised sequence |
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Ultimate Limited Edition Box Set $129.95 4K UHD + Blu-ray Combo Pack · EXCLUSIVE FINGER CREATURE COLLECTIBLE! Doubles as a desktop phone holder · 3-Disc Set: 4K UHD + 2 Blu-rays, region-free, housed in a deluxe digipack · Newly produced bonus features, including a 60-minute documentary · Extensive legacy bonus features on Blu-ray · Hardcover book featuring new interviews with stars Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Kathleen Kinmont, and Fabiana Udenio, with an introduction by director Brian Yuzna · 5 collector art cards · Rigid box with J-Card packaging |
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Deluxe Edition Box Set $79.95 4K UHD + Blu-ray Combo Pack · 3-Disc Set: 4K UHD + 2 Blu-rays, region-free, housed in a deluxe digipack · Newly produced bonus features, including a 60-minute documentary · Extensive legacy bonus features on Blu-ray · Hardcover book featuring new interviews with Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Kathleen Kinmont, and Fabiana Udenio, with an introduction by director Brian Yuzna · 5 collector art cards · Rigid box with J-Card packaging |
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4K UHD Standard Edition $49.95 · 2-Disc Set: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, region-free · Exclusive slipcover (Ignite-Films.com only) · Newly produced bonus features, including a 60-minute feature-length documentary · Extensive legacy bonus features on Blu-ray |
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Blu-ray Standard Edition $39.95 · 2-Disc Set: 2 Blu-rays, region-free · Exclusive slipcover (Ignite-Films.com only) · Newly produced bonus features, including a 60-minute feature-length documentary · Extensive legacy bonus features on Blu-ray |
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Pre-orders are LIVE right now at Ignite-Films.com, with a June 11, 2026 release, alongside a freshly unleashed 4K trailer. The announcement comes straight from Jan Willem Bosman Jansen (Ignite Films) and Jim Quan (Eagle Rock Pictures), continuing their killer streak of premium horror restorations.
Collectors, you’re gonna lose your minds: the film drops in four editions, including an Ultimate Limited Edition Box Set featuring an exclusive, individually hand-painted Finger Creature collectible yes, it’s horrifying AND doubles as a desktop phone holder. Limited means LIMITED. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.
Packed with newly produced bonus features, a 60-minute documentary, and a mountain of legacy extras, this release mirrors the wildly successful Re-Animator 40th Anniversary Edition and cements Ignite Films’ mission to treat horror history with the respect it deserves. After their award-winning 4K restorations of Re-Animator and Invaders From Mars (hello, SATURN Award® winner), this is their third resurrection and it’s a monster.
BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR isn’t just back it’s been reborn in its most definitive, outrageous, blood-soaked form ever. If you’re a horror fan, a physical media collector, or just someone who loves their cinema fearless and feral… this is a MUST-OWN.
Long live Herbert West. 🧪🩸 WEPA.
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