I had the honor of meeting Jeffrey Combs a few weeks ago at a convention. Awesome guy. Really humble and loved talking with fans. He may not be as famous as Robert Englund or Doug Bradley, but he is a horror movie legend.

@adman1381

8 ай бұрын

He made the character his own. Interesting fact: Lovecraft described Herbert West as Aryan (blond hair and blue eyes and tall) but with Combs, it just fits perfectly.

@ToniMcGinty

8 ай бұрын

I met Barbara Crampton, and she's equally lovely.

@jasonlane1528

8 ай бұрын

I've met him a few times & you're absolutely right; he's awesome.

@NefariousKoel

8 ай бұрын

Seeing Combs regularly doing various characters in the two Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise, was a treat. Part of the reason I enjoyed those.

@beestingza

8 ай бұрын

He deserves a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for this movie alone. What a stupendously creepy and over the top performance. He truly carried the whole film.

At the end of the movie when they are trying to bring Megan back, the nurse who is putting in the IV is my grandmother. She is not an actress but a real nurse who worked on movie sets. She was assigned to this movie and when they were shooting the scene they realized that none of the actors knew how to put in an IV and asked her if she would be willing to be on camera and she said yes. Whenever this airs on TV she always stops to see if her scene is playing.

@TV-Tony

5 ай бұрын

Dude, that's awesome. My mom is also a nurse. You'd figure they'd have some kind of medical personnel on set as not only consultants but, you know, in case someone gets injured and they're needed.

@pukeachu

20 күн бұрын

Your granny is still walking around and speaking? I take it she was re-animated

“You’ll never get credit for my discovery, who’s going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow.”😂😂

There were some deleted scenes that actually made the story make more sense 1) Hill had some kind of hypnotic mental powers even when he was a normal human. He hypnotized the Dean into being suspicious of Dan and Herbert, that's why he overreacted to Dan telling him about their experiments and expelled them. This is also why he could control the dead bodies after Herbert reanimated him, the re-agent serum amplified his mental powers. 2) Herbert is as calm and unemotional as he is because HE regularly shoots himself up with the Re-Agent. It keeps him from needing sleep or food apparently, we see him start to act more like a normal person and then he goes to shoot up and goes back to his eerily calm self.

Jeffrey Combs is a hoot-and-a-half as the creepy unhinged character and Barbara Crampton is great as the wide-eyed innocent beauty. Jeffrey and Barbara joined up twice more in a Stuart Gordon movie : "From Beyond" and "Castle Freak".

@TheWeekinDoubt

8 ай бұрын

I love From Beyond and Reanimator, but I've never heard of Castle Freak. You just gave me a new movie to checkout! :)

@farmersteve661

8 ай бұрын

@@TheWeekinDoubtBuckle up ! 🎥🎞👍

@Matrim42

8 ай бұрын

I completely forgot Combs was in Castle Freak

@thewanderingwizard9848

8 ай бұрын

@@TheWeekinDoubt It is NOT a good movie. Probably the worst thing Jeffrey Combs was probably ever in. Just so you know... I still watch it every couple years.

@metheglynpymont8731

7 ай бұрын

Of the two, From Beyond is the much, much better film. Don't forget Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead 1978) is there, too. I really didn't like Castle Freak at all.

Ever notice when gore hits the screen, Kat's eyes light up and she gets that cute, little smile in the corner of her mouth? By george, I think she's starting to like Horror after all!

@thewanderingwizard9848

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I noticed, and every time I say something the shameless goddamn simps come out of the woodwork and are all "Our dear precious Kat isn't like that at all!" These folks need to understand that they are putting character traits on Kat that simply do not exist just because they want her to have them... anyone at all with half a brain can easily observe her and tell that she does, in fact, LOVE horror movies.

@Vixtuoso

3 ай бұрын

I agree with ya guys. No doubt about it. But I let her keep up the facade, because it's still a bit funny.

@docsavage8640

2 ай бұрын

@kiillabytez she's still not gonna date you, bro

@kiillabytez

2 ай бұрын

@@docsavage8640 LOL, what? She says she hates Horror, when obviously she doesn't. Date her? Never asked her. Awww..., did she turn you down? Not surprised.

The director's other movie, Dagon (2001), is probably the most accurate portrayal of a Lovecraft story on film. Despite the occasional budget late-90s style CGI, it hit 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' bits pretty well and still has some nice practical effects in some shocking scenes. Along with the appropriate town of mutant cultists vibe.

@m.n.goodbye9481

8 ай бұрын

Nailed it my friend. I always recommend it and I always warn of the 3 bad CGI moments but it is a top ten film for me

@Melancthon7332

8 ай бұрын

I'll put in a good word for the Call of Cthulhu silent film, it's quite impressive for its miniscule budget.

@MisterBrimm

8 ай бұрын

Dagon is super underrated.

@metheglynpymont8731

7 ай бұрын

Dagon is an excellent movie. Highly recommended.

@n2nother

7 ай бұрын

Other movie? He has several.

This movie was released unrated in 1985, you needed to be 18 to get in. I turned 18 two days before this movie was released and drove 40 miles to see it. I absolutely love every moment of this movie.😂

@petermulder7480

8 ай бұрын

Absolute killer movie for a dirty old ass theatre, good luck walking back to the car.

@petermulder7480

8 ай бұрын

I saw Henry portrait of a serial killer in a late night theatre. It's only a movie It's only a movie It's only a movie

@danielp8433

4 ай бұрын

@@petermulder7480no actually its a portrait of h.l.lucas. and otis toole ..kinda ^^

Hans Gruber would make a full recovery from his gruesome exploding-eyeball death only to tragically fall to from the top of Nakatomi Plaza three years later.

Actually Kat, The Re-Animator came out in 1985, and Pet Sematary came out in 1989, so indeed The Re-Animator is quite the original and creative screenplay, and if anything, Pet Sematary took cues from this film for its plot and screenplay. Even the original H.P. Lovecraft short story which this movie is based on was written in 1922, whereas Stephen King's first completed draft of Pet Sematary was in 1979.

Jeffrey Combs has become a legend in his body of work in horror and sci-fi TV/movies. He played numerous roles in Star Trek and also had a real cool part in Babylon 5. He also did another Lovecraft movie called: From Beyond. That one is good too!

@thewanderingwizard9848

8 ай бұрын

Two other Lovecraft movies... don't forget Castle Freak. It is very forgettable, so I understand, but still - Jeffrey Combs + Lovecraft = must watch.

@robertfitterman3777

8 ай бұрын

@@thewanderingwizard9848 Castle Freak was pretty easy to forget.

@saviourself687

7 ай бұрын

Also The Frightners.

@anacarolmsc

7 ай бұрын

From Beyond freaked me out as a kid 😅 Great practical effects

Man - I was RAISED on this movie. It was really nostalgic watching someone experience it for the first time. There's a reason that the score reminds you of Psycho - it is LITERALLY the score to Psycho with a synth remix.

Kat never disappoints her facial expressions are the best

@najwaflowers8038

8 ай бұрын

Yes they are😂❤

@nicholas201111

7 ай бұрын

Avert your gays 😂

Kat is gonna have to change her intro soon. There’s no WAY she doesn’t LOVE horror movies at this point. Secrets out, Kat 😇 (P.S. I binged all your videos in a week pls never stop)

@246kisses

Ай бұрын

I was thinking that too! She could say and I used to hate horror movies

so proud of you for coming this far. A year ago you wouldnt have been able to get the fun out of Re-Animator that it has. Thanks for being my absolute favorite horror reactor

It's great that you're checking out the classics. Director Stuart Gordon followed-up this one with another Lovecraft-inspired film using much of the same cast, "From Beyond" - also good. Trivia: the very-muscled morgue corpse was Arnold Schwartzenegger's stunt double in 'The Terminator'.

I love how supportive Kat was with West. She's all in on the madness. I love it

@timmyfoxworth6710

8 ай бұрын

She is my favorite reactor. And I love reaction channels.

"This is a horror movie. You have a green light." 😂 You're so awesome Kat. This is the kind of thing that makes you the best reactor on KZread. Another Lovecraft for you, Dunwitch Horror. Less gory than this, but very atmospheric.

@IanFindly-iv1nl

8 ай бұрын

There's also a movie from 1962 called The Brain That Wouldn't Die that I think is based on the SAME STORY that THIS one is.

Love this movie, and appreciate how you get so invested in each movie. Since you watched this, one movie with lots of Easter eggs is "From Beyond"

You need to watch From Beyond next. Made by the same team with Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton as different characters. Also a Lovecraft movie, also with practical effects.

Oh, man. This is a gem. I'm glad someone is reacting to it. 12:13 The same way they got the Predator's blood to glow. It's usually a mixture of glow stick fluid and K-Y lubricant to thicker the mixture a bit. 28:32 This might be my favorite reaction of yours. You're on it with this one! Fun fact: In the original H.P. Lovecraft story, Herbert West - Reanimator, West is blonde. But almost every modern interpretation of the character matches more closely to Combs' version of him. You also need to see From Beyond, another Jeffery Combs/Barbara Crampton/Stuart Gordon flick that dials up the crazy from HPL's original.

"Re-animate just the head and be like sucka!' LOL. This girl's reactions are the funniest.

Barbara Crampton really is something else. This film is an all timer for me. You're doing solid work.

Jeffrey Combs, the guy who played Herbert is incredible in The Frighteners (1996), it was one of Michael J Fox's last movies, and was the movie Peter Jackson, the director of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, made the initial investments on the CGI technology that allowed him to do the massive armies in Lord of the Rings. It was initially purchased to animate the cloak of the Grim Reaper.

@treetopjones737

8 ай бұрын

That's a fun movie - combo of comedy, thriller and a little touch of horror.

@vovindequasahi

8 ай бұрын

hahaha OH YES! Everytime I watch that movie and Jeffrey first pops up I burst out laughing!! THAT is how you single-handedly RULE a character role.

The go to channel for your perfect dose of horror comedy :D

Lots of fun when Kat moves from horror coaching to special effects coaching! Emergency evacuation Kat-ism: “This does feel like a time to take the stairs. This is an emergency after all.”

Fun Medical Fact: Humans are actually much stronger than we normally think. Our brains limit the amount of strength we exert all the time. Estimates are that a normal person only uses 60% of their actual strength, at most. Athletes utilize about 80% through their training. The reason our brain limits our strength is so we don't tear ligaments, muscle tissue, tendons, and break bones. Adrenaline will bypass that limit in extreme cases, which gives us "hysterical strength". Freshly dead people would probably have what would appear as super strength if that part of their brains were damaged.

Kat: (Nervous) ‘I hate horror movies’. Also Kat: ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, reanimate just the head, just the head’ 😂 Brilliant, as usual! 🙂

Lady: You killed HIM! Herbert: NO I did NOT! I gave him LIFE! No bigger mic drop moment than that.

A few creepy doll reactions, to you reacting, are always treat! Kat, I think you're going to love Braindead/Dead Alive when you get to it. Thanks for making Wednesdays awesome!

The great Jeffrey Combs, who played Herbert West, played no less that 9 characters on various Star Trek series. Most of them on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Further suggested tittles .. . Hell Night (1981) Razorback (1984) The Howling ((1981) Bug (1975) Shock Waves (1977) Horror Express (1972) Terror Train (1980) The Legacy (1979) Prophecy (1979) Dead and Buried (1981) Night of the Demons (1988) Humanoids From the Deep (1980) Silent Night Bloody Night (1973) Terrorvision (1986) Chud (1984) The Unseen (1980) The Fly (original 1958)

Great reaction as always! A couple of fun facts: 1. The reanimation juice was glowstick juice. 2. The muscular man reanimated in the morgue was played by Schwarzenegger's body double. 3. This was apparently David Bowie's favorite movie. And as always, I recommend / request Angel Heart (1987).

"She won't make that mistake again" - Great commentary :)

"You're gonna reanimate him while he is all juicy!" Classic Kat.

Now that you're seen this - you should add 'From Beyond' & 'Society' to your list. Same vein. Grotesque body horror (and a bit raunchy). Also, Bride of Re-Animator (the sequel) is very fun. 😁👌

@S3Moto

8 ай бұрын

I came here to recommend "From Beyond", forgot about "Society"!

@kaansoler1431

8 ай бұрын

Far Beyond is another Lovecraft classic!!!

@asdfasdf7199

8 ай бұрын

@@S3Moto society is so good 😂

@christophermartin1315

4 ай бұрын

Idk of she's ready for the shunting 😂😂

How you've changed from the timid, scared little rabbit of the early reactions into a blood thirsty, gut wrenching, "Kill them all" maniac. Noice :0)

It's really nice having a reaction channel that features movies seldom reacted to on KZread

Late comment but the reanimation juice was mixed with glowstick fluid which is how they got it to look like that

Man, the edits, detail, facial expressions, the humor.... Easily the best reaction channel on youtube!!! Keep it up Kat!

“They’re not roots. They’re just various guts!” Lol! You never fail to make me laugh, sucka!

There is actually an extended cut of the film with a scene where Dan catches West shooting up with his own reanimation fluid. He claims it keeps him sharp and able to work longer hours.

I love watching your reactions. Your dialogue and facial expressions are the best. You did a great job critiquing this horror flick. Big fan of your channel.

YES THANK YOU THANK YOU! I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH! AND YOUR REACTIONS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST! YAAAY!! 🎉

Who else thinks Kat would love watching The Void? Lovecraftian, cosmic horror with a big nod to The Thing and it’s awesome practical effects.

Man I may love zzavid, nick says boo petty pumpkins etc but you're my easy fave actually reacting to what we ask for not what's new. Can't wait for idle hands, bad milo, and many more on live you actually have on your list. Such a fun reaction and one of my all time favorites

You know what they say, you throw enough body part props at a wall and something is bound to stick.

The tag line for this movie was "Doctor Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders........... and another one on his desk"

Re-Animator was part of a cinematic trend in the late 1980s where the horror genre began moving away from the popular slasher movie genre of the early 80s to more H.P. Lovecraft-inspired cosmic horror, such as The Thing, From Beyond, Prince of Darkness, Hellraiser, Pumpkinhead, The Blob, Phantasm II, etc.

There's also a flick from 1962 called The Brain That Wouldn't Die which I think is based on the SAME STORY that THIS one is.

I have a dog named Rufus. I saw this movie when it came out and loved it, but then I have always been a Lovecraft fan.

I snuck into the theater to see this movie when it came out and I was only 11 years old. I had the rude awakening of a lifetime. I felt physically and mentally defiled for days afterward.

Wow, I haven't seen this in a while! I didn't even realize/remember they borrowed the theme from Psycho (1960). Another fun fact/realization was the scene when Dean Halsey asks the receptionist, "Is Mr. Cain loose in this hospital?" Receptionist: "He's in the morgue I think." Dean: "I specifically told Dr. Riley to suspend him..." That portion of dialogue was used as the opening track on rapper Big Daddy Kane's "It's A Big Daddy Thing" song, which is also the title of the 1989 album. Teddy Riley was the producer on Big Daddy Kane's biggest hit "I Get The Job Done"... I didn't realize that audio portion is from this movie until now.

It's a classic, "Re - Animator" is a personal favourite of mine along with "From Beyond" that is even better in my opinion, You can't beat 1980s horror films with their larger than life characters, practical effects and gore. These films are bursting with imagination and memorable visuals. Jeffrey Combs is was born to play the lead in this film, perfectly cast and acted. If you like the practical effects and memorable visuals in this film, you'll love - "From Beyond".👍

Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is one of my absolute favorite horror icons! I met him a few years ago and he is just awesome. FYI - Re-animator 2 isn't so good, but I highly recommend Re-animator 3! There was originally talk about Re-animator 4 where West becomes personal doctor for the President, but sadly it never happened. Well, I keep hoping but at this point, might be too late. Also, yes the theme song was inspired by Psycho. Thanks again for letting me watch with you!

I knew if you liked "Return of the Living Dead" that you'd like this one. Gory, with a sense of humor. Another good horror film directed by this same director, Stuart Gordon, and is another Lovecraft story, with the same lead actors, Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton is "From Beyond". BTW, there are two sequels to "Reanimator". Love ya, Kat.

Anybody who is anybody loves Kat. Thanks for the blast from the past. I ain't thought about this flick in years. This was a fun watch.

Another movie that goes well with this movie as a double feature is From Beyond. Also based on a Lovecraft story, also directed by Stuart Gordon & it also stars Jeffrey Combs & Barbara Crampton. The trio also made another movie called Castle Freak. I also recommend Stuart Gordon's underrated movie Dolls.

"Just go in, poke around. You have my blessing. "

Kat watches Re-Animator. And it isn't even my birthday. I love this channel.

It took me a hundred views of this movie to catch it, but the band poster in Cain's bedroom.... Talking Heads!!!!😂

The audio commentary by the actors, is as epic as the movie itself!

Please keep the Lovecraft reactions coming! Bride of Reanimator and From Beyond next?

Jeffrey Combs is such a fantastic actor and he was perfect for this role. He acts and looks just how I imagined 0 when reading the serial novel. The only difference being that in the story he was blonde. Sure, to transfer the original into a contemporary story, they had to change a lot in the plot, but West is the same "misunderstood genius".

There are three versions that of this film: R-rated with a mind control subplot, Unrated without the subplot and more violence, Combined that has everything from the other two.

Slurp! Even your corner doll gave you the WTF look :) Great reaction as always.

I've heard a story that David Gale's wife decided to visit him on set during the filming of Re-Animator. However it was the day they were shooting his disembodied head going down on Barbara Crampton, and she was a bit shocked. Great choice for reaction! One of my absolute favorites for its balance of horror with some great moments of levity, and the cast are all great too

I feel like the only logical step forward in both practical effects and gore would be to watch Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive!

_"...it was alot of little flappy pieces, and alot of gushing"_ That covers it pretty well. This was as great as I thought it would be. Kat brings a new level of immersion to horror films.

One of the best horror movies of its time with some lightly comical moments. Get pic Kat. Your reactions an remarks are hilarious.

As the song say's "Knock it off, knock it off. That's not what Herbert said! Walk it off, walk it off. With just a small syringe,. And research on the fringe,. He's a reanimator ."

. the way megan screams in the end . never left my head since 11yrs old 😮

Realistically, Hill wouldn't be able to talk as a severed head as he wouldn't have lungs to force air over his vocal cords. Actually, having his head chopped off like that would probably have destroyed his vocal cords. I've always wondered though, why is Hill the only reanimated subject to have his mind fully intact? If only his body hadn't been so bad at fastening straps... :)

Kat is one of the top reactors on YT for sure. She's amazing at this. Night of the Creeps, next?

@johnw8578

8 ай бұрын

And then Slither!

Jeffrey Coombs is such an awesome actor.

The fictional New England town of Arkham appears in many of H.P. Lovecraft's stories, and was the inspiration for Arkham Asylum in Batman comics.

Kat, just found your channel and been binge watching. You say to leave suggestions in the comments so here are mine. Saw (2004) Jeepers Creepers (2001) Cabin Fever (2002) Dawn of the Dead (2004) Zach Snyder version Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) Black Christmas (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) The Hills Have Eyes (2006) 30 Days of Night (2007) High Tension (2003) Planet Terror (2007) REC (2007) Hostel (2005) Psycho 2 (1983) The Faculty (1998) As Above So below (2014) Funny Games (2007) The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) You're Next (2011) The Relic (1997) Class of 1984 (1982)

Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton are gifts to this world

You're gonna wanna check out Stuart Gordon's other Lovecraft adaptations: FROM BEYOND (1985) is my favorite, and there are two more RE-ANIMATOR sequels (BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR from 1989 and BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR from 2002) though Gordon didn't direct them, his long time friend and producer Brian Yuzna did. CASTLE FREAK (1996) is a loose adaptation of Lovecraft's short story, "The Outsider," and DAGON (2002) is an adaptation of Lovecraft's novella, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." Gordon directed both of those. And finally he did an adaptation of "Dreams In The Witch-House" as a one-hour episode for the first season of the cable anthology horror series Masters Of Horror (2005-2007).

@DeltasArbiter

8 ай бұрын

Honestly I think Stuart Gordon is one of the most underrated horror directors… I also got to meet him a couple of times before he passed and he was the nicest guy ever

The eyes popping out of the statue behind you when you pretended to slurp up the brains made me spit take on my keyboard.

Barbara Crampton is great in these movies. She's still active too, having voiced the character of "Mom" in Back 4 Blood, a co-op zombie FPS, and the upcoming (in one day) character of Virginia for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game.

It's only very loosely based on an HP Lovecraft story. The same goes for From Beyond. And yes, the title music is from Psycho.

Your reactions are great. Practical effects are always the best. xx

You seem to be a lot less terrified of horror movies, Kat. This seems to be therapeutic. You go girl. Fun reaction.

You just got yourself a NEW subscriber! Halloween is all year round for me!

I had a cat named Rufus! He was the best guy!

"ah yes.. perfect. I shall Re-animate here" xd

Bit of trivia: The muscular reanimant is played by Peter Kent, who frequently stunt doubled for Arnold Schwarzenegger. His short haircut is from appearing in The Terminator.

Hit him with the science thingy 🔬 🔬!

"This music reminds me of Psyco a little bit, eh?" Yes. How they never got sued is beyond me.

Kat love when you said you're going to bring them back juicy ? can't stop😂😂😂

This is one of a series of HP Lovecraft inspired movies by Stuart Gordon starring Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton. This is her smallest role in the series with her others being primary ones.

For someone that "Hates horror movies" you sure smile, get hyped and enjoy them a lot Kat...

My friends and I wore out the VHS of this movie. We loved it.

I just imagine that as they were writing this, someone said "What if he literally gives head?" and everyone cheered.

according to the replica prop forum the glowing stuff is most likely just glowstick juice that's been microwaved or heated with a hairdryer. that's what they did for the alien blood in Predator.

Kat watching eyes popping out while grinning maniacally and rolling her eyes.... I think we broke her lads... 😉

@Greenwood4727

7 ай бұрын

i choose to think we fixed her being a horror nut ourselves

The beautiful Barbara Crampton is so cute in this and unlike a lot of actresses, she completely embraces the genre and still really enjoys talking to fans about it. She's still gorgeous today.

22:56 "Who's the head scientist now? uh?"

This is a classic , i watched this movie when a i was 12 years old ...