Stuart Gordon: Re-Visited

This week, we are going mad over Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator (1985) and From Beyond (1986).These aren't your typical cosmic horror stories; they are trashy, neon-soaked adaptations that dragged H.P. Lovecraft kicking and screaming into the zenith of '80s practical effects gore. We analyze how Lovecraft's deeply paranoid, insular worldview, coupled with his fear of the modern world and puritanical hang-ups, inadvertently created the template for cosmic terror. Then, we look at how Stuart Gordon took that unspeakable, abstract cosmic dread and dragged it onto the stage, soaking it in…