“The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” (1962) is a cult classic horror film that follows Dr. Bill Cortner, a brilliant but obsessed scientist who, after his fiancée is decapitated in a car accident, keeps her head alive in a laboratory.
Driven by grief and a twisted desire to preserve her, Dr. Cortner embarks on a series of increasingly bizarre and disturbing experiments, blurring the lines between science, obsession, and madness. The film is known for its low-budget, campy aesthetic, its shocking imagery, and its exploration of themes like the nature of life and death, the dangers of unchecked ambition, and the ethical implications of scientific experimentation.