Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey.

Jeffrey Combs' Herbert West remains a wickedly devious presence, but Bride of Re-Animator can't revive the original's anarchically inventive spark, making it a fitfully entertaining but greatly diminished sequel.