Chapter 1: The Man Behind the Experiment

Andrew Ure, a Scottish doctor whose name is forever linked to the unsettling quest to reanimate deceased bodies, was born in 1778. Initially, he followed a traditional career path, earning his medical degree from the University of Glasgow and working as an army surgeon. However, it was his dark fascination with the potential of electricity to bring the dead back to life that thrust him into notoriety.

In November 1818, Ure became the focal point of a grotesque experiment alongside his colleague, James Jeffray, a professor of anatomy. Together, they staged a shocking demonstration in Glasgow that would haunt observers for generations. Their unfortunate subject was Matthew Clydesdale, a convicted murderer who had been executed. Convinced that electricity could unlock the secrets of reanimation, Ure and Jeffray subjected Clydesdale's life