Bride of Re-Animator Archives

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

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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.