![]() ![]() He drops in numerous Frankenstein references (even hinting at the poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, as Shelley did). Joshi claims that "Herbert West-Reanimator" is "universally acknowledged as Lovecraft's poorest work." According to his letters, Lovecraft wrote the story as a parody of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Today we’re looking at Herbert WestReanimator, written between June 1921 and October 1922, and first published in the February-June 1922 issues of Home Brew. The book Science Fiction-The Early Years calls "Herbert West-Reanimator" "wretched work". ![]() He also had to begin each installment with a recap of the previous episode. Moreover, he disliked the requirement that each installment end with a cliffhanger, which was unlike his normal style. Lovecraft claimed to be unhappy with the work, writing it only because he was being paid five dollars for each installment. 1-6, an amateur magazine published by his friend George Julian Houtain. Lovecraft originally serialised the story in Home Brew Vol. It is also notable as one of the first depictions of zombies as scientifically reanimated corpses, with animalistic and uncontrollable temperament. ![]() Lovecraft from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK. The story is the first to mention Lovecraft's fictional Miskatonic University. Buy Herbert West-Reanimator and Kindred Night Spawn by H.P. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film Re-Animator and its sequels, in addition to numerous other adaptations in various media. Herbert West: Reanimator is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. ![]()
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