The Resurrected (also known as The Ancestor and Shatterbrain) is a 1992 American horror film directed by Dan O'Bannon, and starring John Terry, Jane Sibbett, Chris Sarandon and Robert Romanus. It is an adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Originally intended for a theatrical release, the film had a brief theatrical run before going direct to video in 1992.