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The dead will soon rise in Alton, Illinois, as the town is about to become the backdrop for a new adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s Herbert West: Reanimator.<\/p>\n
According to The Telegraph<\/a>, cousins Roger Lewis and Jeff Lewis are set to begin filming the horror feature this June via their newly launched production banner Woodlake Entertainment. <\/p>\n While we don\u2019t have any plot details at this time, Lovecraft\u2019s story involves a medical student who develops a serum that can revive the dead\u2026with terrible results, of course. <\/p>\n The filmmakers intend to keep as much of the production rooted in Alton as possible.<\/p>\n Explained Roger Lewis, \u201cA year or so ago, we established a movie production firm called Woodlake Entertainment with the intention of producing films and keeping them as much in Alton as possible\u201d. <\/p>\n Jeff Lewis brings decades of Hollywood experience to the production, including six Primetime Emmy nominations for makeup work and nearly a decade working on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.<\/p>\n The filmmakers teased that recognizable actors may soon be appearing around town, as well.<\/p>\n Said Roger Lewis, \u201cI firmly believe that you will see actors in town that you know exactly who they are\u201d.<\/p>\n The production already has ties to legendary actor Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek Generations) as well as two writers behind The Haunting in Connecticut.<\/p>\n After visiting Alton months earlier, the writers reportedly decided to rewrite their project to specifically take place in Alton rather than a fictional town.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are keeping everything based in Alton,\u201d said Jeff Lewis. \u201cWe are using the actual name, and a lot of businesses have been mentioned in the script so far.\u201d<\/p>\n The production also plans to heavily involve local residents as background performers.<\/p>\n Added Jeff Lewis, \u201cIf anybody wants to be in the movie, just let us know. We are hoping that people will come out and watch and be a part.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, this won\u2019t be the first take on the classic Lovecraft story. Stuart Gordon adapted the tale in 1985 with Re-Animator, starring Jeffrey Combs (The Frighteners) as Herbert West, Barbara Crampton (From Beyond) and Bruce Abbott (Bride of Re-Animator). Brian Yuzna, who produced the original and directed the third film in the series, Beyond Re-Animator, has been trying to get another sequel off the ground for years. From what we can tell, though, he has no attachment to this version. <\/p>\n Stay tuned to Dread for more details as we learn them. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reanimator.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: H.P. Lovecraft<\/a> herbert west: re-animator<\/a> jeff lewis<\/a> roger lewis<\/a> <\/p>\n