Zürich

Zürich is a city in the country of Switzerland. It is the largest city in the country with a total land area of 33.93 square miles. It boasts a population of more than 383,000 people. is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich.

In the horror genre, Zürich plays a minor role in the Re-Animator film series. The Universität Zürich, or University of Zurich is located here. The city, and the university appear in the opening scenes of the first installment in the series, Re-Animator in 1985. This was where the ambitious young genius, Herbert West, attended school, before returning to the United States to continue his studies at Miskatonic University.