Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures are now taking preorders for new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc editions of the 1991 horror comedy sequel Bride of Re-Animator that will be released June 11.
Set eight months after the Miskatonic Massacre depicted in the 1985 original Re-Animator, doctors Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) resume their experiments working as volunteer medics in a Peruvian civil war. After returning home, they seek to create life from spare parts and resurrect Cain’s late fiancée. The cast also includes Claude Earl Jones, Fabiana Udenio, David Gale and Kathleen Kinmont.
The new home entertainment editions of the film will offer a new 4K restoration, approved by director Brian Yuzna, from the original camera negative.
Bride of Re-Animator will be available in four different configurations: two 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack gift sets, a standard-edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray combo pack, and a standard-edition regular Blu-ray Disc. Bonus materials available with all editions include a new 60-minute documentary and legacy extras.
A deluxe-edition boxed set ($79.95) will be a three-disc set containing the film on both 4K and regular Blu-ray discs, and a Blu-ray of bonus materials, packed in a rigid box with J-card packaging containing five collector art cards and a hardcover book featuring interviews with the cast and director.
‘Bride of Re-Animator’ deluxe-edition boxed set
The ultimate limited-edition boxed set ($129.95) will contain the deluxe-edition plus an exclusive individually hand-painted finger creature collectible that doubles as a desktop phone holder. Quantities are extremely limited and won’t be restocked once sold out.
‘Bride of Re-Animator’ ultimate limited-edition boxed set with exclusive individually hand-painted finger creature collectible
The standard 4K Ultra HD edition ($49.95) is a two-disc set with the film on a 4K disc and a regular Blu-ray Disc of extras. The standard Blu-ray Disc edition ($39.95) includes two regular Blu-ray Discs, one with the film and one with bonus materials. Ignite-Films.com orders of the standard editions will include an exclusive slipcover.
‘Bride of Re-Animator’ standard 4K Ultra-HD and Blu-ray Disc editions and exclusive slipcover with Ignite-Films.com orders
Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures are now taking preorders for new 70th Anniversary Blu-ray and 4K disc editions of the noir classic The Big Combo due March 30, 2026.
‘The Big Combo’ original poster art
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis (Gun Crazy) with cinematography by John Alton, the 1955 film follows obsessive police lieutenant Leonard Diamond (Cornel Wilde) as he wages a personal crusade against the elusive and sadistic crime boss Mr. Brown (Richard Conte). Diamond’s pursuit draws him into the shadows of a corrupt city, and into the orbit of Brown’s mistress, Susan Lowell (Jean Wallace, Wilde’s real-life wife). The cast also includes Brian Donlevy, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman and Helen Walker.
‘The Big Combo’ newly commissioned box art
“The Big Combo is another gem in the Ignite Films collection written by Philip Yordan. Movies that made an impact and are long overdue to get the full restoration treatment. Now they look how they were intended and film noir never looked better,” said Jan Willem Bosman Jansen, CEO and Founder of Ignite Films.
The 70th anniversary editions of The Big Combo are presented with a new 4K digital restoration undertaken by Ignite Films, working from a 35mm fine grain answer print and a 35mm optical sound negative. The picture was restored in 4K by The Grainery, while the audio was sourced from an UCLA restoration funded by The Film Foundation. The color grading was carried out by Gosia Grzyb under the supervision and approval of Scott MacQueen.
The restored version of The Big Combo will be available in four editions: a Steelbook with original poster art, a Steelbook with newly commissioned artwork, a standard 4K combo pack release, and a standard Blu-ray release.
‘Big Combo’ Steelbook editions with original poster art and new artwork options
All editions will include five lobby cards; a booklet feauturing the written introduction “Art in a Boiling Pot” by Eddie Muller, the “Czar of Noir” and founder of the Film Noir Foundation, plus commissioned essays by Ben Sachs, Alonso Duralde, Katie Stebbins, Scout Tafoya and Garrett Clayton; and the bonus feature The Crooked Way, a 1949 noir film also featuring cinematography by Alton.
Newly produced bonus materials include an audio commentary by film historian Imogen Sara Smith; an interview with author and critic Philippe Garnier; and “How a Man Makes a Living — How a Little Combo Made The Big Combo,” a video essay by Scout Tafoya.
‘Big Combo’ standard 4K/Blu-ray edition with reversible cover
Legacy extras include an audio commentary with Muller,; a reflection on the film by author Geoff Andrew; “Wagon Wheel Joe,” a video appreciation of Lewis’s dynamic camerawork and recurring motifs, tracing his evolution from ‘B’-movie craftsman to master stylist.
The Steelbook editions, with slipcovers, will be three-disc sets containing 4K and regular Blu-ray discs of The Big Combo and the new extras, and a regular Blu-ray Disc of legacy extras and The Crooked Way.
The standard 4K Ultra HD edition will be a two-disc set with reversible artwork (containing both the original poster art and the newly commissioned artwork) and slipcover, with a 4K disc of The Big Combo and the new extras, and a regular Blu-ray Disc of legacy extras and The Crooked Way.
The regular Blu-ray Disc edition will be a two-disc set with reversible artwork (containing both the original poster art and the newly commissioned artwork) and slipcover, with The Big Combo and the new extras on one disc, and legacy extras and The Crooked Way on the other.
Just weeks after the 4K Ultra HD debut of the 1985 cult comedy-horror classic Re-Animator, Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures are working on the 4K restoration of the film’s sequel, 1990’s Bride of Re-Animator, for release in early 2026.
The 4K UHD edition of Re-Animator is now available for purchase at Ignite-Films.com.
Restoration plans for Brian Yuzna’s sequel were announced by Jan Willem Bosman Jansen of Ignite Films and Jim Quan of Eagle Rock Pictures at the Fantastic Pavilion at the Marché du Film in Cannes.
Bride of Re-Animator will receive the same treatment as the Re-Animator: 40th Anniversary Edition — packed with exclusive new bonus features, limited collector’s packaging, and fan-favorite surprises.
Bride is set eight months after the Miskatonic Massacre, a fictional school shooting. Doctors Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) are back — working as volunteer medics in a Peruvian civil war. But death is only the beginning: Once home, West resumes his experiments, this time with a twisted new goal — to create life from spare parts and bring Dan’s late fiancée back as the ultimate re-animated creation.
The film was hailed for its jaw-dropping practical effects from Screaming Mad George and KNB EFX Group, the renowned special makeup effects studio behind Evil Dead II, From Dusk Till Dawn, and “The Walking Dead.”
Aside from Combs and Abbott, Bride of Re-Animator stars Claude Earl Jones, Fabiana Udenio, David Gale and Kathleen Kinmont.
The upcoming 4K UHD release of Bride of Re-Animator is the third foray into the restoration and preservation of sci-fi horror classic films for Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures. Their 40th anniversary 4K UHD release of Re-Animator was released earlier this month, while the 70th anniversary 4K UHD restoration and release two years ago of Invaders From Mars was honored with many awards, including the 2024 Saturn Award for Best Classic Film Home Media Release. The release also won the Best Rediscovery of a Forgotten Film from the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards 2023 and the Hollywood Professional Association’s Inaugural Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration.
Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures are preparing an elaborate 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of 1985’s Re-Animator to mark the cult horror classic’s 40th anniversary.
Based on a tale from H.P. Lovecraft, director Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator follows Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), a brilliant yet unhinged medical student who creates a serum that reanimates the dead with horrifying consequences. The cast also includes Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale and Robert Sampson.
The film will make its 4K Ultra HD debut with a new restoration approved by producer Brian Yuzna.
“I’m excited about the 40th Anniversary 4K UHD Blu-ray release of Re-Animator — it looks great! Especially if you have a big screen! An excellent restoration, it is like seeing it for the first time again,” Yuzna said. “Stuart Gordon would have been super proud, and so happy that Re-Animator is still connecting with horror audiences and that this restoration is re-animating the movie in all its glorious madness — just as Herbert West intended!”
Fans can choose from four configurations of the 40th anniversary Re-Animator release, all of which include both newly produced bonus materials and legacy extras.
The two-disc standard editions will offer the film in either regular Blu-ray Disc or 4K Ultra HD formats, and include a slipcover.
New bonus materials include:
“Re-Animator at 40” — A Conversation with Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Brian Yuzna”;
“Piece By Piece: Cutting Re-Animator” — A New Interview with Editor Lee Percy;
“The Horror of It All: The Legacy and Impact of Re-Animator”;
“I Give Her Life: A Look Back at Re-Animator: The Musical”;
“Re-Animating a Horror Classic: The 4K Restoration of Re-Animator”;
The Organic Theater Company of Chicago — A 1977 documentary featuring Stuart Gordon
New 40th anniversary 4K UHD trailer
Legacy bonus materials include:
The 105-minute “Integral Version”
An isolated score track
Audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and actors Graham Skipper and Jesse Merlin of Re-Animator: The Musical
Audio commentary with Stuart Gordon
Audio commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott, and Robert Sampson
“Re-Animator: Resurrectus” — A feature-length documentary on the making of the film featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew.
Interviews with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna, writer Dennis Paoli, composer Richard Band and former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone
A music discussion with composer Richard Band
“The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and The Organic Theater” — Director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage.
“Theater of Blood — Re-Animator: The Musical“ lyricist Mark Nutter on adapting the cult classic for musical theater
Extended scenes
Deleted scene
Trailer & TV spots
Stills gallery
“Barbara Crampton In Conversation” — The Re-Animator star sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning 2015 interview.
“A Guide to Lovecraft Cinema” — Chris Lackey, host of the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, provides a comprehensive look at the many cinematic incarnations of Lovecraft’s work.
“Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers” — Jeffrey Combs reads H.P. Lovecraft’s original story, Herbert West, Re-Animator
A “Deluxe Edition Box Set” will include a combo pack with both the 4K and Blu-ray versions, collector’s art cards, and a 150-page hardcover book featuring interviews with Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, writer Dennis Paoli and composer Richard Band, with essays by Scout Tafoya, Kate Rife, Will Sloan, Alex Kittle and Ben Sachs, and a preface by Brian Yuzna.
The “Ultimate Limited Edition Box Set” will include everything in the Deluxe Edition, plus a limited-edition hand-painted Dr. Hill collector’s bobblehead. A select number of fans who order the Ultimate Edition will discover green “re-agent” in their order — an exclusive poster signed by Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Brian Yuzna, plus a special Re-Animator gift pack from the Middle of Beyond online shop.
Pre-orders for the sets began Dec. 16 at the Ignite Films website, where they will be exclusively available for the entire 40th Anniversary Year, until 2026, announced Jan Willem Bosman Jansen of Ignite Films and Jim Quan of Eagle Rock Pictures. The sets will be available beginning April 3, 2025.
“Working with Brian Yuzna on this 40th Anniversary 4K UHD release of Re-Animator has been an incredible experience. His passion and dedication to the film made the entire process a real pleasure. Seeing this horror classic look better than ever is so exciting, and we can’t wait for fans to celebrate this milestone with us. It’s a true celebration of a film that continues to captivate audiences 40 years later.” Quan said.
The companies also touted the 4K release with a new 40th Anniversary trailer that was directed and produced by animator Ben Clarkson.
The 40th Anniversary celebration will also include screenings, appearances, signings, new merch, and more, throughout 2025, which will be shared at Ignite-Films.com and on social media. An officially licensed collection of Re-Animator products will arrive in 2025 from Fright-Rags, which created the neon green serum 40th Anniversary Re-Animator logo.
“People love this film! Over time, Re-Animator has only gained more fans who understand its evergreen appeal of an outrageous story, told with humor and horror in a grand and almost operatic way” Crampton said. “To see the beautiful new 4K restoration in all its cult glory is a sight to behold. I know cinephiles will enjoy it for years to come.”
Ignite Films is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1953 sci-fi cult classic Invaders From Mars with theatrical screenings in Los Angeles and New York and a just-issued DVD of the restored film.
Jimmy Hunt
In January, Ignite released Invaders on Blu-ray Disc and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The restoration process was spearheaded by renowned film preservationist Scott MacQueen, former head of preservation at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Ignite Films is a Dutch company founded in 2005 by Jan Willem Bosman Jansen.
Also newly available, on the Ignite Films website, are enamel pins featuring the film’s most iconic green Martian, The Supreme Intelligence, and a limited number of autographed posters signed by the film’s star, Jimmy Hunt. Ignite Films also is offering fans a 20% discount through the end of April on all merchandise and the three disc editions.
Invaders From Mars was directed by William Cameron Menzies and in addition to Hunt stars Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Morris Ankrum, Leif Erickson, and Hillary Brooke. It was produced by Edward L. Alperson Jr. and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
In the film, a young boy named David MacLean (Hunt) is awakened during a thunderstorm and witnesses a brightly lit flying saucer dive into a large sandpit behind his house. When his father investigates, he returns a changed man; soon, David’s mother, a neighbor girl, and others begin to act in the same way. David’s begs the police for help, but he isn’t taken seriously until he is overheard by Dr. Pat Blake, who takes him to astronomer Dr. Stuart Kelston. David soon convinces Kelston, who comes to believe that this is an invading vanguard from Mars.
The 4K UHD edition of Re-Animator is now available for purchase at Ignite-Films.com.
Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures are preparing an elaborate 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release of 1985’s Re-Animator to mark the cult horror classic’s 40th anniversary.
