Re-Animator (1985)

Obsessed with defeating death itself, Herbert, a strange medical student, involves his skeptical classmate Dan and his girlfriend in his perverse experiment. As they attempt to resurrect the dead with a neon green formula, they attract the attention of Herbert's old rival, setting the stage for inevitable and terrifying mayhem. Known for its cult status, this twisted gore and humorous debut feature from Stuart Gordon is an adaptation of a Lovecraft novel that revitalized 1980s horror cinema.