Ambitious medical student Herbert West arrives in New England, determined to prove his theory of overcoming death. He resumes his experiments, initially with dead cats and later with human cadavers, convincing his roommate Dan Cain to join him. As they delve deeper, reanimated corpses begin roaming the campus, attracting the attention of Dr. Hill, West's rival who seeks to claim the discovery.

Re-Animator
A curious couple's investigation into a medical student's activities uncovers a shocking trail of reanimated corpses, plunging them into a descent of horror and unease.