In Providence, the beautiful and elegant Claire Ward (Jane Sibbett) hires the private investigator John March (John Terry) to investigate the whereabouts and the activities of her husband Charles Dexter Ward (Chris Sarandon). She discloses that Charles changed his behavior and became obsessed when he found several files and a painting that belonged to his ancestral Joseph Curwen, who looks like Charles. John and his team locate Charles at Toxic Valley, in a farmhouse close to a cemetery he has recently bought to carry out his secret experiments. John and his assistant Lonnie Peck (Robert Romanus) discover that Charles is buying several shipments of meat and bringing to the farmhouse. John poses as a fireman supervisor and contacts Charles at the farmhouse and he says that he is conducting experiments with dead animals. When Charles' neighbor is found murdered and eaten, the police assume that a wild animal did it, but John is not convinced. John returns with Claire to the farmhouse and they find Charles acting like a lunatic with a different voice, and she decides to intern him in a mental institution. The doctors are unable to diagnose his hunger for blood and raw meat. John goes to Charles' carriage house and finds a journal from 1771 written by his ancestral Ezra Ward and learns secrets from Joseph Curwen. He goes with Lonnie and Claire to the catacombs of the farmhouse and begins to solve the bizarre mystery of Charles and Joseph Curwen.
"The Resurrected" (1991) is a surprisingly underrated horror movie and a hidden gem. Released in Brazil only on VHS, I have just seen it again and the film is still impressive after more than thirty years from its release, with a gruesome supernatural story. The make-up of Chris Sarandon and the special effects are fantastic, considering this is a 1991 movie. The screenplay is intriguing and despite the edition of the producers of Dan O'Bannon's work, this film is almost a masterpiece with a timeless story. Deserved a Blu-ray release in Brazil. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Renascido das Trevas" ("Reborn from Darkness")
"The Resurrected" (1991) is a surprisingly underrated horror movie and a hidden gem. Released in Brazil only on VHS, I have just seen it again and the film is still impressive after more than thirty years from its release, with a gruesome supernatural story. The make-up of Chris Sarandon and the special effects are fantastic, considering this is a 1991 movie. The screenplay is intriguing and despite the edition of the producers of Dan O'Bannon's work, this film is almost a masterpiece with a timeless story. Deserved a Blu-ray release in Brazil. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Renascido das Trevas" ("Reborn from Darkness")