Review: In 'The Lazarus Effect,' Young Scientists Play God

When has the attempted reanimation of a corpse ever ended well? Not quite a zombie movie, The Lazarus Effect explores the negative side-effects of messing with nature. Interestingly, Jiro Dreams Of Sushi director David 

Produced by the same crew at Blumhouse Pictures that created such unexpectedly profitable chiller franchises as Insidious and The Purge (both with third chapters in the works), The Lazarus Effect is one hoary horror story that would've been best left 

The researchers in “The Lazarus Effect” devise a serum that resurrects the dead by stimulating brain activity. The film itself seems best watched with as few neurons firing as possible. Perhaps having not read Mary Shelley, the scientists are near a 

Just watched the trailer for "The Lazarus Effect" (watch it above), and I'm happy to report that its No. 5 placement on my ranked list of 2015 horror movies so far appears to be justified. At the very least, I predict a serviceable 

At one point in The Lazarus Effect, Evan Peters (playing the lab's resident stoner), does his best Dr. Frankenstein impression. “It's alive!” he says, looking into the eyes of a dog his colleagues have managed to resurrect from the dead. Following this