Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Joseph Morgan & Katie Cassidy Star in 'Herbert West: Reanimator'
Joseph Morgan and Katie Cassidy are starring in a new movie called 'Herbert West: Reanimator'.
It's a scary story about a doctor who wants to bring dead people back to life.
Joseph plays the doctor, and Katie plays a pathologist who helps him.
They are making the movie in Illinois.
Both actors are excited to be in a horror movie again.
The story is based on a very old book by H.P. Lovecraft.
There are also other actors in the movie, and it's being directed by Michael Grossman.
The movie is about a doctor who wants to bring dead people back to life, but it might not be a good idea.
Joseph Morgan and Katie Cassidy star in 'Herbert West: Reanimator', a contemporary reimagining of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1922 short story.
Morgan plays Herbert West, a surgeon obsessed with creating a serum to reanimate the dead, while Cassidy plays a pathologist with a troubled past who joins his efforts.
The movie is currently in production in Alton, Illinois, with Michael Grossman directing and Jeff Lewis producing.
Both Morgan and Cassidy are serving as executive producers, and the screenplay is by Jade Sandberg Wallace.
The film's extended synopsis reveals a dark and complex story about the consequences of trying to conquer death.
- Who
- Joseph Morgan and Katie Cassidy
- What
- Filming of 'Herbert West: Reanimator'
- When
- Currently in production
- Where
- Alton, Illinois
- Why
- To reimagine H.P. Lovecraft’s 1922 short story
- Stars
- Joseph Morgan, Katie Cassidy
- Director
- Michael Grossman
- Producer
- Jeff Lewis
- Screenplay
- Jade Sandberg Wallace
- Production Location
- Alton, Illinois
- Original Story
- H.P. Lovecraft’s 1922 short story
- Genre
- Horror
- Production Company
- Woodlake Entertainment